This season has been rough for Metal Kharkiv so far, while Zorya have played well. Will the visiting team triumph again at Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist?
- Metal Kharkiv have the most conceded goals in the second half (25) in Premier League
- Zorya haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Metal Kharkiv form and stats
Metal Kharkiv's struggle is real here at Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist with only 11 points collected from 12 Premier League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-5-5.
A nice win for Kharkiv last time playing, versus Lviv. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Priadun scoring for the victors. This was their first victory after 17 consecutive league games without winning!
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-5 away at Dnipro-1.Metal Kharkiv are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 12 games. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 21 goals have been conceded.
Zorya form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 7 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats. Impressively, the visitors are on a five-match winning run which they hope continue versus Metal Kharkiv.
Zorya have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Oleksandr Saputin. It's been 226 minutes since they last conceded in Premier League.
The followers enjoyed Zorya's previous fixture versus Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (placed 10th), a 3-0 win played at home.
Before that, Zorya secured a home win against Veres with the score 1-0.Zorya has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 19 goals from 12 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Zorya have conceded 14 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The latest H2H encounter ended Zorya - Metal Kharkiv 3-2, played this season.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Priadun 9 goals |   N. Rusyn 9 goals | S. Buletsa 6 goals |
Metal Kharkiv missing players
Zorya missing players
| Metal Kharkiv | Zorya | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 26 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 9 | 19 | 52 |
| 44 | 21 | 10 | Conceded | C | 5 | 14 | 28 |
| 84% | 75% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 58% | 76% |
| 52% | 42% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 58% | 72% |
| 32% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 42% | 52% |
| 24% | 25% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 17% | 20% |
| 52% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 56% |
| 20% | 33% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 42% | 32% |
| 44% | 42% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 3.5 | 4.1 | 2.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5 | 5.7 |
| 7 | 7.2 | 8.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5 | 4.8 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 6.2 | 4.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.7 | 10.3 | 11.6 |
| 2.6 | 2.6 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
| 41% | 42% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 32% | 39% |
| 11 | 9.8 | 10.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 7.1 | 7.7 |
| 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.7 |
- Metal Kharkiv have the most conceded goals in the second half (25) in Premier League
- Zorya haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 58 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 40 | 60 |
| 2 | Dnipro-1 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 35 | 57 |
| 3 | Zorya | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 24 | 55 |
| 4 | Dynamo Kyiv | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 17 | 50 |
| 5 | Oleksandria | 24 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 36 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| 6 | Kolos Kovalivka | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -6 | 33 |
| 7 | Hirnyk | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -7 | 32 |
| 8 | Vorskla | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 23 | -6 | 30 |
| 9 | Inhulets | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | -9 | 27 |
| 10 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 25 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 15 | -18 | 27 |
| 11 | Chornomorets | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | -7 | 26 |
| 12 | Minai | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -9 | 26 |
| 13 | Veres | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 38 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 18 | -8 | 24 |
| 14 | Rukh Vynnyky | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -9 | 24 |
| 15 | Metal Kharkiv | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -18 | 22 |
| 16 | Lviv | 25 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 44 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 23 | -26 | 13 |
