Metalist 1925 Kharkiv have come here for an entertaining fight against the hosts Vorskla. Get smart on the match with this in-depth Premier League preview!
- Vorskla have the most scored goals (8) at home 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!
Vorskla form and stats
Seven points from three Premier League home games is a great start for Vorskla, who are hoping to build on that form here at Stadion Vorskla im. Oleksiya Butov'skogo. Vorskla has recorded two wins in a row here at Stadion Vorskla im. Oleksiya Butov'skogo, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
The home team returns to Stadion Vorskla im. Oleksiya Butov'skogo after being equal after 90 minutes with Veres (placed 12th) on their last time out; the Premier League game ended 1-1.
Before that game, the 4-1 home victory against Lviv.Vorskla are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (8 goals in 3 games). Vorskla have conceded 3 in these home matches.
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv form and stats
It's not happening yet for Metalist 1925 Kharkiv on their Premier League travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different? With two straight losses from their last two away games, Metalist are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Metalist, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-2 versus Shakhtar Donetsk (placed 3rd).
Prior to that match, a home win 3-2 against Chornomorets.0 goals so far away for Metalist 1925 Kharkiv, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  R. Stepanyuk 4 goals | O. Thill 2 goals |  Y. Batyushin 2 goals |
Vorskla missing players
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv missing players
| Vorskla | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | 8 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 75% |
| 50% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 50% | 67% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 75% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 5.5 | 6.3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 4 | 3.8 |
| 7 | 6.7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 5.5 | 5.2 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 10.7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3 | 5.5 | 7 |
| 5 | 6.3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| 45% | 42% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 45% |
- Vorskla have the most scored goals (8) at home in Premier League
| Vorskla | Last season | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 26 | 13 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 8 | 16 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | ||
| 37 | 25 | Scored | S | 18 | 36 | ||
| 30 | 16 | Conceded | C | 10 | 22 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 73% | 83% | ||
| 73% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 53% | ||
| 42% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 47% | 40% | ||
| 23% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 7% | 10% | ||
| 12% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | ||
| 46% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | ||
| 31% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 53% | 43% | ||
| 31% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 33% | ||
| 4.3 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.3 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.8 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 8.1 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.4 | 5.5 | ||
| 3.6 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.1 | 2.8 | ||
| 40% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 37% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Desna | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | Dynamo Kyiv | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 3 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | Vorskla | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | Dnipro-1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Oleksandria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 8 | Zorya | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Kolos Kovalivka | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Minai | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Rukh Vynnyky | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 12 | Veres | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 2 |
| 13 | Mariupol | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 14 | Lviv | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 1 |
| 15 | Chornomorets | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 0 |
| 16 | Inhulets | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -7 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 59 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 44 | 65 |
| 2 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 54 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 35 | 54 |
| 3 | Zorya | 26 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 22 | 50 |
| 4 | Kolos Kovalivka | 26 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 41 |
| 5 | Vorskla | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 41 |
| 6 | Desna | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 38 |
| 7 | Dnipro-1 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 23 | -2 | 30 |
| 8 | Oleksandria | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 22 | -4 | 29 |
| 9 | Lviv | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 51 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 28 | -26 | 29 |
| 10 | Rukh Vynnyky | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 27 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -12 | 28 |
| 11 | Mariupol | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 41 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -14 | 26 |
| 12 | Inhulets | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 39 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 26 | -15 | 26 |
| 13 | Olimpik Donetsk | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 48 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 25 | -20 | 22 |
| 14 | Minai | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 47 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 26 | -31 | 18 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Veres | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 35 | 68 |
| 2 | Chornomorets | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 45 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 22 | 61 |
| 3 | Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 30 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 56 |
| 4 | Mykolaiv | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 49 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 26 | 53 |
| 5 | Ahrobiznes Volochysk | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 52 |
| 6 | Alians Lypova Dolyna | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 46 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 51 |
| 7 | Volyn | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 46 |
| 8 | Obolon'-Brovar | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 44 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 43 |
| 9 | Hirnyk-Sport | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 43 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 22 | -2 | 38 |
| 10 | VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 30 | 48 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 23 | -18 | 37 |
| 11 | Polessya | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 37 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 18 | -5 | 35 |
| 12 | Avanhard | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 51 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 25 | -19 | 32 |
| 13 | Nyva Ternopil' | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 30 | 50 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 33 | -20 | 31 |
| 14 | Prykarpattia | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 45 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 29 | -20 | 30 |
| 15 | Kremin' | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 50 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 30 | -27 | 24 |
| 16 | Krystal | 30 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 61 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 30 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 31 | -40 | 13 |