Premier League prediction and pre-match guide: Zorya moderate thought to overpower Metal Kharkiv

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Competition: Ukraine Premier League
Competition: Sat 05.November
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Dynamo im. Valery Lobanovsky (16873 seats)

A look at the Premier League standings shows that this is top- against mid-table, but there's a lot more data available. Read our Zorya - Metal Kharkiv guide!

Insights:
  • Zorya have the most scored goals in the first half (12) in Premier League
  • Metal Kharkiv have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Premier League

This looks to be an appealing fixture with lots of fun and excitement as both squads are well refreshed since they last played a game. Let's start!

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Zorya form and stats

Seven points from three Premier League home games is a great start for Zorya, who are hoping to build on that form here at Stadion Dynamo im. Valery Lobanovsky.

Zorya are confident in defense, having played 285 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

A good away victory last time out for Zorya, who won 3-0 against Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (placed 10th).

In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Veres.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Zorya handle that role? We have found 4 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 2 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats.

Zorya are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Inhulets awaits in three days.

Zorya 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). Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 5 goals have been conceded.

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Metal Kharkiv form and stats

Playing away, Metal Kharkiv have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 1 defeat in the Premier League this season.

Kharkiv has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Lviv for a 1-1 draw.

Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Dnipro-1.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Metalist 1925 Kharkiv in just three days.

The travelling fans enjoy Metal Kharkiv's attacking play in away games, having scored 8 goals in 5 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Metal KharkivM. Priadun
M. Priadun
6 goals
ZoryaN. Rusyn
N. Rusyn
3 goals
ZoryaI. Kyryukhantsev
I. Kyryukhantsev
3 goals

Zorya missing players

Metal Kharkiv missing players

Zorya Metal Kharkiv
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
9 3 2 Played P 2 5 9
6 2 2 Won W 1 3 4
1 1 0 Drew D 0 1 2
2 0 0 Lost L 1 1 3
20 8 6 Scored S 3 8 13
13 5 3 Conceded C 2 5 15
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
89% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 80% 78%
89% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 60% 56%
67% 100% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 20% 33%
22% 33% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 22%
56% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 80% 78%
33% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
11% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 20% 22%
 
4.8 3 1.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 3.4 3.1
6.4 6.7 9 Corners against (avg) C A 5 6.6 7
1.9 1.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.2 2.3
1 1 1 Red cards R C 2 3 4
 
10.5 10 10 Shots (avg) S ( 7 5.6 5.2
4.8 6 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.8 2.6
45% 44% 55% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 57% 57%
 
9.8 11.7 13 Shots against (avg) S A 9 9 10
5.4 4.7 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4 4.6
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • All of Zorya's home-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
  • Metal Kharkiv have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Metal Kharkiv have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Metal Kharkiv have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Metal Kharkiv have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Premier League
  • Metal Kharkiv haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Zorya have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
  • Zorya have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Zorya have the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in Premier League
  • Zorya have the most matches over the total-line (7) in Premier League
  • Zorya have the most scored goals in the first half (12) in Premier League
  • Zorya have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • 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 9 8 1 0 21 4 5 4 1 0 11 2 4 4 0 0 10 2 17 25
2 Shakhtar Donetsk 8 6 2 0 18 5 6 4 2 0 11 4 2 2 0 0 7 1 13 20
3 Zorya 9 6 1 2 20 13 3 2 1 0 8 5 6 4 0 2 12 8 7 19
4 Oleksandria 8 5 2 1 13 8 4 3 0 1 7 4 4 2 2 0 6 4 5 17
5 Kolos Kovalivka 9 4 3 2 8 7 6 4 2 0 7 1 3 0 1 2 1 6 1 15
6 Veres 10 4 2 4 11 12 3 0 1 2 3 5 7 4 1 2 8 7 -1 14
7 Metal Kharkiv 9 4 2 3 13 15 4 1 1 2 5 10 5 3 1 1 8 5 -2 14
8 Dynamo Kyiv 8 4 1 3 12 11 5 3 1 1 8 5 3 1 0 2 4 6 1 13
9 Vorskla 10 3 2 5 12 14 5 2 1 2 5 4 5 1 1 3 7 10 -2 11
10 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 9 2 4 3 8 12 6 2 2 2 7 8 3 0 2 1 1 4 -4 10
11 Minai 9 2 3 4 6 9 4 0 2 2 2 4 5 2 1 2 4 5 -3 9
12 Rukh Vynnyky 9 2 2 5 10 15 5 1 1 3 7 8 4 1 1 2 3 7 -5 8
13 Hirnyk 9 1 3 5 5 11 4 1 2 1 2 2 5 0 1 4 3 9 -6 6
14 Lviv 9 1 3 5 7 15 4 0 1 3 4 10 5 1 2 2 3 5 -8 6
15 Inhulets 8 0 4 4 7 11 3 0 0 3 2 5 5 0 4 1 5 6 -4 4
16 Chornomorets 9 0 3 6 5 14 4 0 1 3 2 8 5 0 2 3 3 6 -9 3

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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.