Vorskla manager Skripnik looking for three points in Metalist 1925 Kharkiv showdown

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Competition: Ukraine Premier League
Competition: Sat 18.March
Match begins: 11:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Vorskla im. Oleksiya Butov'skogo (24795 seats)

Vorskla and Metalist 1925 Kharkiv have delivered a "par" performance up to now, to use a golfing expression. Both occupy mid-table places in the Premier League.

Insights:
  • Vorskla have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Premier League
  • Metalist 1925 Kharkiv have the most conceded goals (28) in Premier League

This should be an exciting game with lots of fun and energy as both contenders are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Get ready!

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Vorskla form and stats

The story so far in the Premier League for Vorskla at their home stadium (Stadion Vorskla im. Oleksiya Butov'skogo) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

Vorskla drew their last game, 2-2 away at Veres (placed 11th). The hosts have an in-form goalscorer in Seferi, having found the net in three matches in a row.

Before that game, the home loss against Zorya with the scoreline 2-3.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Vorskla handle that role? We have found 5 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

Both teams to score: YES! That has happened in 5 league matches in a row for this side. Could it happen again?

Vorskla has scored 9 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches.

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Metalist 1925 Kharkiv form and stats

Playing away, Metalist 1925 Kharkiv, who have the most conceded goals (28) in Premier League, have won 1 game, drawn 6 and suffered 1 defeat in the Premier League this season. One point away has become something of a habit for Metalist 1925 Kharkiv who have played out draws in their last three away games.

Metalist are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Chornomorets (placed 14th).

The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-7 defeat against Shakhtar Donetsk.

Metalist 1925 Kharkiv are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 4 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of 9 matches.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Metalist 1925 Kharkiv as they have only managed to score 7 times from 8 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Vorskla and Metalist 1925 Kharkiv have played each other already this season: Metalist 1925 Kharkiv - Vorskla 3-2. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: one - zero - two (Vorskla wins - draws - Metalist 1925 Kharkiv wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

VorsklaT. Sulejmanov
T. Sulejmanov
8 goals
Metalist 1925 KharkivR. Rusyn
R. Rusyn
4 goals
VorsklaM. Conceição Oliveira
M. Conceição Oliveira
3 goals

Vorskla missing players

Metalist 1925 Kharkiv missing players

Vorskla Metalist 1925 Kharkiv
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
17 8 0 Played P 1 8 17
5 3 0 Won W 1 1 4
4 2 0 Drew D 0 6 8
8 3 0 Lost L 0 1 5
22 9 0 Scored S 2 7 17
25 8 0 Conceded C 0 8 28
94% 88% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 62% 76%
71% 62% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 62% 71%
53% 38% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 47%
35% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 29%
24% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 24%
65% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 38% 41%
24% 38% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 50% 35%
18% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 47%
 
5.3 5.6 0 Corners for (avg) C F 7 4.1 4
4.2 3.8 0 Corners against (avg) C A 3 7.5 6.9
2.8 2.1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2 1.9
4 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
6.6 6.6 0 Shots (avg) S ( 5 5.5 5.5
3.6 3.4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.5 2.7
35% 33% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 100% 35% 32%
 
8.8 8.4 0 Shots against (avg) S A 3 12.4 12
4.4 3.4 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1 4.8 4.9
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Metalist 1925 Kharkiv have the most conceded goals (28) in Premier League
  • Metalist 1925 Kharkiv have the most conceded goals in the first half (13) in Premier League
  • Vorskla have the most conceded goals in the second half (18) in Premier League
  • Vorskla have the most dropped points from leading position (11) 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 16 12 3 1 43 12 9 6 3 0 19 8 7 6 0 1 24 4 31 39
2 Dnipro-1 16 11 3 2 33 13 8 6 1 1 16 5 8 5 2 1 17 8 20 36
3 Zorya 17 10 4 3 38 25 8 5 3 0 21 12 9 5 1 3 17 13 13 34
4 Dynamo Kyiv 17 10 3 4 25 15 10 5 3 2 14 8 7 5 0 2 11 7 10 33
5 Oleksandria 16 7 6 3 29 25 9 5 3 1 20 13 7 2 3 2 9 12 4 27
6 Kolos Kovalivka 17 6 5 6 15 19 8 4 2 2 9 6 9 2 3 4 6 13 -4 23
7 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 17 6 3 8 12 19 9 4 2 3 6 8 8 2 1 5 6 11 -7 21
8 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 17 4 8 5 17 28 9 3 2 4 10 20 8 1 6 1 7 8 -11 20
9 Vorskla 17 5 4 8 22 25 8 3 2 3 9 8 9 2 2 5 13 17 -3 19
10 Inhulets 16 5 4 7 16 19 8 4 0 4 8 8 8 1 4 3 8 11 -3 19
11 Veres 17 5 3 9 20 25 7 0 2 5 6 13 10 5 1 4 14 12 -5 18
12 Rukh Vynnyky 16 4 5 7 19 24 9 2 3 4 12 13 7 2 2 3 7 11 -5 17
13 Metal Kharkiv 17 4 4 9 17 27 7 1 2 4 6 13 10 3 2 5 11 14 -10 16
14 Chornomorets 17 3 6 8 14 22 9 1 3 5 5 13 8 2 3 3 9 9 -8 15
15 Minai 17 3 6 8 12 21 8 1 3 4 5 10 9 2 3 4 7 11 -9 15
16 Lviv 16 3 3 10 11 24 7 2 1 4 7 12 9 1 2 6 4 12 -13 12

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The Ukrainian Premier League is the highest division of football in Ukraine. It was created in 1991 as Ukraine declared independence from the Soviet Union. Twelve teams play each other twice in a 22 match regular season to create a league table. The table then splits in half resulting in a Championship round and a Relegation round, each playing ten more fixtures.