Both Metalist 1925 Kharkiv and Dynamo Kyiv are hungry for points in this game, in spite of the away team carrying a 28 point advantage from earlier matches.
- Metalist 1925 Kharkiv have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Dynamo Kyiv have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Premier League
Relegation threatens Metalist 1925 Kharkiv who should definitely be looking for some points here.
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv and Dynamo Kyiv should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv form and stats
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv have collected 16 points from their Premier League home games so far after 4-4-6.
Metalist haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 202 minutes ago. Chyruk scored that one.
The Metalist 1925 Kharkiv regulars got no joy from their last match, also played here at Stadion NTK im. B. M. Bannikova: A 0-2 defeat against Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih (placed 7th).
A 0-0 draw away before that, with Inhulets the opponent.It should be taken into account that a peek at the 12 latest league matches shows that 11 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
Metalist aren't scoring a lot here at Stadion NTK im. B. M. Bannikova in the league, with only {12 goals} from 14 games. Metalist 1925 Kharkiv have conceded 25 from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. When Metalist 1925 Kharkiv hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Lviv, Rukh Vynnyky, Metal Kharkiv, Veres and Inhulets), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.
Dynamo Kyiv form and stats
Dynamo Kyiv have an excellent away record in the Premier League so far with 11-1-2 from 14 games. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Dynamo Kyiv's record of five away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Rukh Vynnyky game.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Dynamo goalkeeper Georgiy Bushchan is eager to challenge this, with his 230 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Dynamo Kyiv won their last game, 3-0 versus Veres played at home. Which player has bagged at least one goal three matches in a row for the away side? The correct answer is Voloshyn and that is quite the feat!
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Kolos Kovalivka at their stadium, the result 3-0.They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far). 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 two combatants have battled earlier this season: Dynamo Kyiv - Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 0-0. Metalist 1925 Kharkiv-Dynamo Kyiv H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Metalist 1925 Kharkiv zero wins, Dynamo Kyiv one win, one draw. zero of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  V. Buyalskyy 12 goals |  V. Vanat 12 goals |  R. Rusyn 4 goals |
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv missing players
Dynamo Kyiv missing players
| Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | Dynamo Kyiv | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 29 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | 18 |
| 13 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 22 | 12 | 0 | Scored | S | 9 | 28 | 50 |
| 41 | 25 | 13 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 24 |
| 72% | 79% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 66% | 71% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 71% | 72% |
| 38% | 50% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 57% | 52% |
| 17% | 29% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 29% | 24% |
| 14% | 21% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 10% |
| 28% | 29% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 50% | 41% |
| 41% | 36% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 50% | 48% |
| 59% | 57% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 6.7 | 6.3 |
| 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| 1.9 | 2.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5.7 | 4.9 | 6.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | 4.1 |
| 28% | 26% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 50% | 42% |
| 11.5 | 10.5 | 13.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| 4.7 | 4.5 | 5.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.7 |
- Dynamo Kyiv have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Dynamo Kyiv have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Dynamo Kyiv have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Dynamo Kyiv have scored more than double the goals of Metalist 1925 Kharkiv.
- Dynamo Kyiv have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Premier League
- Dynamo Kyiv have the most points (34) away in Premier League
- Dynamo Kyiv haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Metalist 1925 Kharkiv have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
- Metalist 1925 Kharkiv have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| 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 | 29 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 68 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 10 | 49 | 72 |
| 2 | Dnipro-1 | 29 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 60 | 27 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 33 | 64 |
| 3 | Zorya | 29 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 61 | 31 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 30 | 64 |
| 4 | Dynamo Kyiv | 29 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 50 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 26 | 59 |
| 5 | Oleksandria | 29 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 42 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 43 |
| 6 | Vorskla | 29 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 0 | 42 |
| 7 | Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih | 29 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 16 | -3 | 41 |
| 8 | Minai | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -8 | 33 |
| 9 | Kolos Kovalivka | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -14 | 33 |
| 10 | Chornomorets | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 40 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | -8 | 32 |
| 11 | Rukh Vynnyky | 29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 22 | -6 | 31 |
| 12 | Inhulets | 29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -11 | 31 |
| 13 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 29 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 22 | 41 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -19 | 31 |
| 14 | Veres | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 34 | 45 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 23 | -11 | 28 |
| 15 | Metal Kharkiv | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 55 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 27 | -28 | 22 |
| 16 | Lviv | 29 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 51 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 25 | -33 | 13 |
