A total of nine league matches have been played and Metalist 1925 Kharkiv are 4 points ahead of Minai. What happens?
- Metalist 1925 Kharkiv have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Minai have the fewest scored goals (1) away in Premier League
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv and Minai 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 played 4 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-0-2 (wins-draws-losses). The Metalist manager V. Kryventsov might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Happy days for Metalist in their previous game, a Premier League match away at Desna (placed 7th) that ended with a 2-1 victory.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Epitsentr Dunayivtsi and winning 1-0.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 Metalist have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found four games) they have won one time, drawn two and lost one.
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Oblasny SportKomplex Metalist with 6 goals in 4 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Metalist defense is not exactly impregnable. 7 goals conceded from 4 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Minai form and stats
0-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Minai, who have the fewest scored goals (1) away in Premier League, in their Premier League matches away. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Minai have lost on their last two travels.
Minai failed to get anything from their last game, a Premier League home match vs Lviv (placed 14th) that ended with defeat 1-2.
It was a Ukrainian Cup defeat before that one as the away game against Alians Lypova Dolyna wasn't a success with a 2-3 loss.Minai are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, one draw and three defeats. From a total of four matches.
Goals are few and far between in Minai's away league games. Only 1 goal from 4 travels. Minai's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 6 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Metalist zero wins, zero draws and Minai two victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Batyushin 2 goals | M. Conceição Oliveira 2 goals |  A. Baidal 2 goals |
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv missing players
Minai missing players
| Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | Minai | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | 6 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 75% |
| 44% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 11% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 11% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 44% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 50% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 56% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 75% | 38% |
| 3.8 | 2.8 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| 5.1 | 4.8 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 4 | 3.9 |
| 2.6 | 2.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6.1 | 6 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 6.8 | 6.9 |
| 2.2 | 3.2 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 40% | 46% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 17% | 38% |
- All of Metalist 1925 Kharkiv's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Metalist 1925 Kharkiv have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Metalist 1925 Kharkiv have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Metalist 1925 Kharkiv have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Minai have scored away.
- Metalist 1925 Kharkiv have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Metalist 1925 Kharkiv haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Minai have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Minai have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Minai have the fewest scored goals (1) away in Premier League
- Minai have yet to win a game away.
- Minai 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 | Dynamo Kyiv | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 25 |
| 2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 18 | 22 |
| 3 | Vorskla | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 4 | Zorya | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 17 |
| 5 | Oleksandria | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 17 |
| 6 | Dnipro-1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
| 7 | Desna | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 16 |
| 8 | Veres | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 11 |
| 9 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 10 |
| 10 | Inhulets | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 8 |
| 11 | Rukh Vynnyky | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 8 |
| 12 | Kolos Kovalivka | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -8 | 8 |
| 13 | Minai | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 6 |
| 14 | Lviv | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 6 |
| 15 | Chornomorets | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -12 | 6 |
| 16 | Mariupol | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -11 | 4 |