Second League: Group B duel: Close contest expected between Balkany Zorya and MSK Dnipro Cherkasy

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Competition: Ukraine Second League: Group B
Competition: Wed 21.April
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Balkany Zorya are in the 7th position while the guesting MSK Dnipro Cherkasy worry at 10th.

Insights:
  • Balkany Zorya have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • MSK Dnipro Cherkasy have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Balkany Zorya form and stats

Balkany Zorya have collected 13 points from their Second League: Group B home games so far after 4-1-3.

This is expected to be a close game, with Balkany Zorya perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Balkany Zorya as a small favourite), we find two games. Balkany Zorya has won one of these, drawn one and lost zero.

Balkany Zorya has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. Balkany's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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MSK Dnipro Cherkasy form and stats

MSK Dnipro Cherkasy have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Second League: Group B, after 1-4-2 (7 played).

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Cherkasy playing away and similar expectations, we found one relevant match. Results were one MSK Dnipro Cherkasy win, zero draws and zero defeats.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the MSK Dnipro Cherkasy manager I. Stolovytsky as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Peremoga.

The attacking power of Cherkasy when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 7 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 9 goals have been conceded by Cherkasy in these games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

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Balkany Zorya missing players

MSK Dnipro Cherkasy missing players

Balkany Zorya MSK Dnipro Cherkasy
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
16 8 3 Played P 2 7 14
4 4 2 Won W 0 1 3
4 1 1 Drew D 2 4 6
8 3 0 Lost L 0 2 5
14 11 6 Scored S 2 4 10
21 9 1 Conceded C 2 9 19
88% 88% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 57% 79%
69% 75% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 43% 50%
38% 50% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 43% 43%
25% 38% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 29% 29%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 7%
38% 38% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 29% 36%
25% 38% 67% Clean Sheets C S 50% 43% 29%
50% 38% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 71% 57%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.3 1.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
6.8 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 6 5.3
1.5 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2.3 1.9
33% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 29% 31%
Key stats in Second League: Group B this season:
  • Balkany Zorya have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Balkany Zorya have scored at least twice as many goals at home as MSK Dnipro Cherkasy have scored away.
  • MSK Dnipro Cherkasy have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Metal Kharkiv 16 14 2 0 46 2 8 7 1 0 26 1 8 7 1 0 20 1 44 44
2 Metalurh Zaporizhya 16 11 3 2 36 13 8 5 2 1 22 9 8 6 1 1 14 4 23 36
3 Hirnyk 16 10 5 1 37 11 9 7 2 0 26 3 7 3 3 1 11 8 26 35
4 Tavriya 16 9 4 3 26 17 7 4 3 0 10 5 9 5 1 3 16 12 9 31
5 Cherkashchyna-Akademiya 10 5 4 1 14 7 6 4 2 0 8 2 4 1 2 1 6 5 7 19
6 Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka 16 5 3 8 21 25 8 3 2 3 15 11 8 2 1 5 6 14 -4 18
7 Balkany Zorya 16 4 4 8 14 21 8 4 1 3 11 9 8 0 3 5 3 12 -7 16
8 Yarud Mariupol' 15 4 4 7 18 27 8 2 3 3 9 13 7 2 1 4 9 14 -9 16
9 Peremoga 15 3 6 6 11 18 7 3 2 2 8 9 8 0 4 4 3 9 -7 15
10 MSK Dnipro Cherkasy 14 3 6 5 10 19 7 2 2 3 6 10 7 1 4 2 4 9 -9 15
11 Real Pharm 16 4 1 11 10 32 9 3 1 5 8 11 7 1 0 6 2 21 -22 13
12 Nikopol 16 2 3 11 11 34 8 1 2 5 5 11 8 1 1 6 6 23 -23 9
13 Mykolaiv II 16 1 3 12 8 36 6 0 1 5 3 11 10 1 2 7 5 25 -28 6

Read more about Second League: Group B

The Ukrainian Second League (Druha Liha) is the third highest level in the Ukrainian football league pyramid. It is divided into two groups with ten teams each. Each team plays 27 fixtures to decide a final league table, with the winner of each group earning promotion. The final format of this league is yet to be decided.