Metal Kharkiv - Lviv: Premier League basement teams desperate for points and greatness. Read all the interesting stats and tables before the game!
- Metal Kharkiv have the most conceded goals (44) in Premier League
- Lviv have the the worst goal difference (-25) in Premier League
It's no vacation for neither Kharkiv nor Lviv as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Metal Kharkiv form and stats
Metal Kharkiv's struggle is real here at Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist with only 8 points collected from 11 Premier League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-5-5. With eight home Premier League games in a row without a win, the Metal Kharkiv fans could feel they are not getting value for their money.
No payout for Metal Kharkiv in their previous match, an away game at Dnipro-1 that ended in defeat 0-5. As you see from the result above, Metal Kharkiv suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
Preceding that match was the home game against Dynamo Kyiv that was lost 1-3.Kharkiv are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 11 games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Metal Kharkiv defense is not exactly impregnable. 21 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Lviv form and stats
There's been little loot from Lviv's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 12 away games in the Premier League. Lviv only have 1 win to counter their 9 defeats and 2 draws. Lviv are generally in trouble as the list of consecutive losses is growing into an ugly monster. Regardless of home/away, the visitors have now lost seven in a row. It's been 7 weeks since they last avoided defeat. (The Hirnyk game.)
Lviv failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Oleksandria (placed 5th) that ended with defeat 0-1.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Veres wasn't a success with a 2-3 loss.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Lviv playing away and similar expectations, we found 7 relevant matches. Results were 3 Lviv wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Lviv as they have only managed to score 8 times from 12 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Lviv have conceded 22 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. When Lviv is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Lviv, Rukh Vynnyky, Minai, Veres and Metalist 1925 Kharkiv.
Head 2 Head
The previous head-to-head match ended Lviv - Metal Kharkiv 1-1, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Priadun 8 goals |  V. Buhai 4 goals | S. Panasenko 3 goals |
Metal Kharkiv missing players
Lviv missing players
| Metal Kharkiv | Lviv | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| 25 | 12 | 6 | Scored | S | 5 | 8 | 18 |
| 44 | 21 | 7 | Conceded | C | 5 | 22 | 43 |
| 83% | 73% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 62% | 55% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 58% | 67% |
| 54% | 45% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 33% | 42% |
| 33% | 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 33% | 29% |
| 25% | 27% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 17% | 12% |
| 54% | 55% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 33% | 42% |
| 17% | 27% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 17% | 12% |
| 46% | 45% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 58% | 50% |
| 3.5 | 4.1 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 2.5 | 3 |
| 7.2 | 7.5 | 6.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5.8 | 5.8 | 8.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 4.4 | 5.6 |
| 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| 40% | 41% | 55% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 30% | 30% |
| 11 | 9.8 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 8.4 | 9.1 |
| 5.3 | 4.6 | 5.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4 |
- Lviv have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Lviv have the fewest points (5) away in Premier League
- Lviv have the most conceded goals in the first half (20) in Premier League
- Lviv have the the worst goal difference (-14) away in Premier League
- Lviv have the the worst goal difference (-25) in Premier League
- Lviv have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Lviv is in the worst form (0-0-6)
- Metal Kharkiv have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Metal Kharkiv have the most conceded goals (44) in Premier League
- Metal Kharkiv have the most conceded goals in the second half (25) in Premier League
- Metal Kharkiv have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Premier League
| 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 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 57 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 40 | 59 |
| 2 | Dnipro-1 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 34 | 54 |
| 3 | Zorya | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 21 | 52 |
| 4 | Dynamo Kyiv | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 44 |
| 5 | Oleksandria | 23 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 35 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 37 |
| 6 | Hirnyk | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 31 |
| 7 | Vorskla | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 21 | -3 | 30 |
| 8 | Kolos Kovalivka | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -7 | 30 |
| 9 | Chornomorets | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | -6 | 26 |
| 10 | Inhulets | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -6 | 26 |
| 11 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -15 | 26 |
| 12 | Veres | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 18 | -7 | 24 |
| 13 | Minai | 24 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -11 | 23 |
| 14 | Rukh Vynnyky | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -12 | 20 |
| 15 | Metal Kharkiv | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -19 | 19 |
| 16 | Lviv | 24 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 22 | -25 | 13 |
