We have to say that both teams are capable in this league, Zorya holding a 6 point edge on Metalist 1925 Kharkiv in the tables. Let's get started!
- Metalist 1925 Kharkiv have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Zorya have the most scored goals in the first half (10) in Premier League
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv form and stats
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv have collected 8 points from their Premier League home games so far after 2-2-1.
Metalist drew their last game, 1-1 away at Rukh Vynnyky (placed 12th).
Ahead of that match, Metalist 1925 Kharkiv lost 0-1 at home to Minai.Metalist has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches.
Zorya form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Zorya are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
The Zorya goalkeeper Dmytro Matsapura is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 195 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Two trips in a row for Zorya, whose coach van Leeuwen could celebrate last time after the win against Veres. Antyukh came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Veres last time out, making the manager van Leeuwen feel like a tactical genius.
Prior to that result Zorya won their away game at Chornomorets. The scoreline was 4-0.Zorya are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 5 away games so far. Zorya have conceded 8 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  N. Rusyn 3 goals |  I. Kyryukhantsev 3 goals |   R. Rusyn 2 goals |
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv missing players
Zorya missing players
| Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | Zorya | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 17 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 13 |
| 75% | 80% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 62% | 60% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 80% | 88% |
| 38% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 80% | 88% |
| 25% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 60% | 75% |
| 12% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 25% |
| 38% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 62% |
| 38% | 40% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 25% |
| 50% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 12% |
| 4.4 | 3.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.5 | 4.4 |
| 8.4 | 10 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 7.5 | 7.1 |
| 1 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4.4 | 2.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10.8 | 10.4 |
| 2 | 1.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
| 30% | 67% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 40% | 42% |
| 12.8 | 11 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 9.2 | 10.3 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 6 | 5.4 |
- Metalist 1925 Kharkiv have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
- Metalist 1925 Kharkiv have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Metalist 1925 Kharkiv have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Zorya have scored more than double the goals of Metalist 1925 Kharkiv.
- Zorya have the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in Premier League
- Zorya have the most scored goals in the first half (10) in Premier League
- Zorya have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- 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 | Dnipro-1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 22 |
| 2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 19 |
| 3 | Oleksandria | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | Zorya | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 16 |
| 5 | Veres | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 6 | Metal Kharkiv | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | -2 | 13 |
| 7 | Kolos Kovalivka | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 11 |
| 8 | Dynamo Kyiv | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| 9 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 10 |
| 10 | Minai | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
| 11 | Vorskla | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 8 |
| 12 | Rukh Vynnyky | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 8 |
| 13 | Lviv | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 5 |
| 14 | Inhulets | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 15 | Hirnyk | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 3 |
| 16 | Chornomorets | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -8 | 2 |
