Second League: Group B match prediction and preview for Metalurh Zaporizhya vs Cherkashchyna-Akademiya clash

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Competition: Ukraine Second League: Group B
Competition: Wed 24.March
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)

It's advantage Metalurh Zaporizhya so far with their 3rd position in the Second League: Group B table, welcoming Cherkashchyna-Akademiya who are placed 5th.

Insights:
  • Metalurh Zaporizhya have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Cherkashchyna-Akademiya have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

Metalurh Zaporizhya's stadium has a grass surface. Cherkashchyna-Akademiya have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Cherkashchyna-Akademiya when playing on grass; 5 wins, 5 draws and 15 losses from 25 matches. They have scored 23 goals in these games and conceded 42.

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Metalurh Zaporizhya form and stats

The story so far in the Second League: Group B for Metalurh Zaporizhya at their home stadium is 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeat. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting MSK Dnipro Cherkasy.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Zaporizhya, as the Second League: Group B home game vs Nikopol is only four days away.

Zaporizhya have proved capable of finding the net in their games here with 7 goals in 4 league matches. Zaporizhya have conceded 6 from these games.

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Cherkashchyna-Akademiya form and stats

Playing away, Cherkashchyna-Akademiya have won 1 game, drawn 2 and suffered 1 defeat in the Second League: Group B this season.

Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Hirnyk.

Cherkashchyna-Akademiya has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 6 goals from 4 games. Cherkashchyna-Akademiya have conceded 5 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Last two meetings between the teams: Zaporizhya won one, Cherkashchyna-Akademiya won zero and one draw. one game with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Cherkashchyna-AkademiyaI. Nechay
I. Nechay
3 goals
Cherkashchyna-AkademiyaY. Maley
Y. Maley
3 goals

Metalurh Zaporizhya missing players

Cherkashchyna-Akademiya missing players

Metalurh Zaporizhya Cherkashchyna-Akademiya
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
11 5 3 Played P 1 4 10
6 1 1 Won W 0 1 5
3 3 2 Drew D 0 2 4
2 1 0 Lost L 1 1 1
17 7 4 Scored S 1 6 14
8 6 0 Conceded C 2 5 7
82% 60% 33% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 90%
64% 60% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 80%
45% 60% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 30%
27% 60% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 10%
9% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
18% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 50%
73% 60% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 50%
27% 40% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 10%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.8 2.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 2
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
4.7 3.3 7 Shots (avg) S ( 0 10 4.7
1.7 2 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2 1.3
50% 50% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 100% 125%
Key stats in Second League: Group B this season:
  • All of Cherkashchyna-Akademiya's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Cherkashchyna-Akademiya have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Cherkashchyna-Akademiya have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Cherkashchyna-Akademiya haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Metalurh Zaporizhya have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Metalurh Zaporizhya have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

  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 11 9 2 0 26 2 5 4 1 0 12 1 6 5 1 0 14 1 24 29
2 Tavriya 10 7 2 1 19 7 4 3 1 0 5 2 6 4 1 1 14 5 12 23
3 Metalurh Zaporizhya 10 6 2 2 17 8 4 1 2 1 7 6 6 5 0 1 10 2 9 20
4 Hirnyk 10 5 4 1 21 9 5 3 2 0 13 3 5 2 2 1 8 6 12 19
5 Cherkashchyna-Akademiya 10 5 4 1 14 7 6 4 2 0 8 2 4 1 2 1 6 5 7 19
6 Peremoga 9 3 5 1 9 6 5 3 2 0 7 2 4 0 3 1 2 4 3 14
7 Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka 10 4 2 4 16 17 5 2 1 2 11 8 5 2 1 2 5 9 -1 14
8 Real Pharm 11 3 0 8 7 21 6 2 0 4 6 9 5 1 0 4 1 12 -14 9
9 MSK Dnipro Cherkasy 9 1 5 3 7 12 5 0 2 3 3 9 4 1 3 0 4 3 -5 8
10 Nikopol 10 2 2 6 8 18 7 1 2 4 4 9 3 1 0 2 4 9 -10 8
11 Balkany Zorya 10 2 1 7 9 16 4 2 0 2 8 6 6 0 1 5 1 10 -7 7
12 Yarud Mariupol' 10 1 3 6 9 23 5 0 2 3 4 12 5 1 1 3 5 11 -14 6
13 Mykolaiv II 12 1 2 9 7 23 5 0 0 5 2 10 7 1 2 4 5 13 -16 5

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.