Premier League: What this match might miss in elegance it should compensate in energy and enthusiasm. Bring on Kolos Kovalivka - Minai!
- Minai have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both contenders have had a decent time to rest since their previous match. Let's look for an in-your-face match!
Kolos Kovalivka form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League for Kolos Kovalivka at their home stadium (Obolon' Arena) is 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Kolos Kovalivka, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
Kovalivka are returning here after visiting Rukh Vynnyky and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Orikhovskyi scored the goal(s).
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Kolos Kovalivka have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 8 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 3 and lost 2.
The Kolos Kovalivka fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 8 matches. From these home matches, Kovalivka have conceded only 6 goals. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Minai form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Minai so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-4 (win-draw-lose).
Minai delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Oleksandria (placed 5th) in their previous fixture.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Lviv's place.We have checked recent matches where Minai have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 7 games were 0 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats.
Low-scoring game? 12 of this team's most recent 14 league fixtures have seen two or less goals.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Minai as they have only managed to score 7 times from 9 away games in the league. 11 goals have been conceded by Minai in these games.
Head 2 Head
Kolos Kovalivka have managed a streak of 5 consecutive games without defeat (1-4-0) when playing Minai.The participants have played each other previously this season, with the result Minai - Kolos Kovalivka 1-1 registered in the official records.
Top Goalscorers
  P. Orikhovskyi 5 goals |  V. Milko 3 goals |  E. Tverdokhlib 3 goals |
Kolos Kovalivka missing players
Minai missing players
| Kolos Kovalivka | Minai | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 17 |
| 6 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 15 | 9 | 6 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 19 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 89% | 94% |
| 59% | 62% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 59% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 33% | 24% |
| 18% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 11% | 12% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 35% | 38% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 56% | 53% |
| 47% | 62% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 22% | 18% |
| 29% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 35% |
| 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| 3.9 | 2.8 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.4 |
| 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| 41% | 41% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 29% | 24% |
| 6.8 | 4.6 | 4.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 9.1 | 8.8 |
| 3.1 | 2 | 1.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
- Minai have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 31 | 39 |
| 2 | Dnipro-1 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 20 | 36 |
| 3 | Zorya | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 34 |
| 4 | Dynamo Kyiv | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 33 |
| 5 | Oleksandria | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 27 |
| 6 | Kolos Kovalivka | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -4 | 23 |
| 7 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 21 |
| 8 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -11 | 20 |
| 9 | Vorskla | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -3 | 19 |
| 10 | Inhulets | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 19 |
| 11 | Veres | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | -5 | 18 |
| 12 | Rukh Vynnyky | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 17 |
| 13 | Metal Kharkiv | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -10 | 16 |
| 14 | Chornomorets | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -8 | 15 |
| 15 | Minai | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -9 | 15 |
| 16 | Lviv | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -13 | 12 |
