Second League: Group B match prediction and preview for Metalurh Zaporizhya vs Tavriya clash

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Competition: Ukraine Second League: Group B
Competition: Sat 26.September
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Slavutych-Arena (11983 seats)

It's still early in the Second League: Group B season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Metalurh Zaporizhya - Tavriya preview!

These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Second League: Group B. That game was an away game at Mykolaiv II, so at least Zaporizhya are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Metalurh Zaporizhya form and stats

The first Second League: Group B game here at Slavutych-Arena resulted in a draw. Last season Metalurh Zaporizhya's home game statistics were 5 victories, 2 draws and 8 defeats from 15 games.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Zaporizhya, as their goalkeeper has completely shut out the opponents for 350 minutes in the Second League: Group B.

At Slavutych-Arena, Metalurh Zaporizhya has the goal stats of 0-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Tavriya form and stats

Only one away game in the Second League: Group B so far for Tavriya and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 1 victory, 1 draw and 8 losses from 10 travels.

The Tavriya goalkeeper Vitaly Onopko is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 186 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Tavriya have the goal stats of 2-0 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Metalurh Zaporizhya, zero draws and six wins for Tavriya. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

TavriyaA. Makarchenko
A. Makarchenko
3 goals

Metalurh Zaporizhya missing players

Tavriya missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Metalurh Zaporizhya Tavriya
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 0 1 3
2 0 0 Won W 0 1 2
1 1 0 Drew D 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
4 0 0 Scored S 0 2 4
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
67% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
33% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 67%
33% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 33%
100% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 100% 67%
33% 100% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.5 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
14 7 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 0
7 4 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 0
14% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Key stats in Second League: Group B this season:
  • Tavriya has the most dropped points from leading position (2) in Second League: Group B
Metalurh Zaporizhya Last season Tavriya
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
29 15   Played P   10 20
6 5   Won W   1 5
4 2   Drew D   2 3
19 8   Lost L   7 12
28 17   Scored S   3 12
55 27   Conceded C   21 32
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   90% 95%
76% 80%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   70% 70%
52% 53%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   40% 35%
34% 40%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   10% 5%
21% 20%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   10% 5%
52% 67%   BTTS BTTS   20% 25%
7% 7%   Clean Sheets C S   20% 30%
41% 27%   Failed to Score F T   70% 50%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2.6 2.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.6 1.9
4 2   Red cards R C   2 2
 
119 87   Total Shots T S   14 60
52 40   Shots on Target S O   4 28
27% 28%   Goal Efficiency G E   50% 18%

  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 3 3 0 0 12 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 2 2 0 0 6 0 12 9
2 Metalurh Zaporizhya 3 2 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 4 7
3 Tavriya 3 2 1 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 7
4 Hirnyk 3 2 0 1 7 2 1 1 0 0 6 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 5 6
5 Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka 3 2 0 1 5 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 1 6
6 Peremoga 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
7 Balkany Zorya 3 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 4
8 Cherkashchyna-Akademiya 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 4
9 Yarud Mariupol' 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 1
10 MSK Dnipro Cherkasy 2 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 -4 1
11 Mykolaiv II 3 0 0 3 1 7 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 -6 0
12 Real Pharm 3 0 0 3 0 9 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 6 -9 0
13 Nikopol 3 0 0 3 1 11 2 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 1 1 6 -10 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 Minai 30 19 5 6 51 27 15 12 2 1 26 11 15 7 3 5 25 16 24 62
2 Inhulets 30 17 9 4 47 22 15 10 5 0 27 10 15 7 4 4 20 12 25 60
3 Ahrobiznes Volochysk 30 19 3 8 52 30 15 11 2 2 32 10 15 8 1 6 20 20 22 60
4 Rukh Vynnyky 29 17 7 5 48 21 14 11 1 2 28 8 15 6 6 3 20 13 27 58
5 Volyn 30 17 6 7 57 36 15 12 2 1 34 12 15 5 4 6 23 24 21 57
6 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 30 15 6 9 44 34 15 9 3 3 23 11 15 6 3 6 21 23 10 51
7 Obolon'-Brovar 30 14 9 7 40 31 15 7 7 1 26 16 15 7 2 6 14 15 9 51
8 Avanhard 30 13 6 11 37 40 15 8 4 3 23 16 15 5 2 8 14 24 -3 45
9 Chornomorets 30 10 9 11 40 37 15 6 5 4 24 17 15 4 4 7 16 20 3 39
10 Hirnyk-Sport 30 12 3 15 42 48 15 8 1 6 25 21 15 4 2 9 17 27 -6 39
11 Mykolaiv 30 8 10 12 45 45 15 5 4 6 25 22 15 3 6 6 20 23 0 34
12 Prykarpattia 30 9 3 18 44 51 15 5 1 9 21 20 15 4 2 9 23 31 -7 30
13 Kremin' 30 7 6 17 35 57 15 6 3 6 21 21 15 1 3 11 14 36 -22 27
14 Balkany Zorya 30 5 10 15 26 51 15 3 6 6 13 17 15 2 4 9 13 34 -25 25
15 Metalurh Zaporizhya 29 6 4 19 28 55 15 5 2 8 17 27 14 1 2 11 11 28 -27 22
16 Cherkashchyna-Akademiya 30 1 4 25 23 74 15 1 2 12 15 40 15 0 2 13 8 34 -51 7
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 VPK-Ahro Shevchenkivka 20 15 3 2 48 15 10 9 1 0 31 5 10 6 2 2 17 10 33 48
2 Alians Lypova Dolyna 20 15 2 3 51 12 10 8 1 1 25 5 10 7 1 2 26 7 39 47
3 Krystal 20 15 2 3 47 17 10 8 1 1 23 7 10 7 1 2 24 10 30 47
4 Hirnyk 20 10 3 7 33 22 10 6 1 3 20 10 10 4 2 4 13 12 11 33
5 Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka 20 6 7 7 25 26 10 4 1 5 16 18 10 2 6 2 9 8 -1 25
6 Nikopol 20 6 6 8 22 24 10 3 5 2 11 8 10 3 1 6 11 16 -2 24
7 Mykolaiv II 20 5 8 7 18 32 10 2 5 3 8 16 10 3 3 4 10 16 -14 23
8 Tavriya 20 5 2 13 12 35 10 4 1 5 9 11 10 1 1 8 3 24 -23 17
9 Real Pharm 20 4 4 12 10 38 10 2 1 7 3 22 10 2 3 5 7 16 -28 16
10 Avanhard II 20 3 5 12 18 38 10 2 3 5 9 14 10 1 2 7 9 24 -20 14
11 Chornomorets II 20 3 4 13 17 42 10 1 3 6 11 19 10 2 1 7 6 23 -25 13

Table
  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 3 3 0 0 12 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 2 2 0 0 6 0 12 9
2 Metalurh Zaporizhya 3 2 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 4 7
3 Tavriya 3 2 1 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 7
4 Hirnyk 3 2 0 1 7 2 1 1 0 0 6 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 5 6
5 Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka 3 2 0 1 5 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 5 2 1 6
6 Peremoga 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
7 Balkany Zorya 3 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 4
8 Cherkashchyna-Akademiya 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 4
9 Yarud Mariupol' 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -2 1
10 MSK Dnipro Cherkasy 2 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 -4 1
11 Mykolaiv II 3 0 0 3 1 7 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 -6 0
12 Real Pharm 3 0 0 3 0 9 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 6 -9 0
13 Nikopol 3 0 0 3 1 11 2 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 1 1 6 -10 0

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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.