MSK Dnipro Cherkasy vs Balkany Zorya match preview

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Competition: Ukraine Second League: Group B
Competition: Fri 28.May
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)

MSK Dnipro Cherkasy have taken 14 of their 24 in total here at their home ground. How will they do against Balkany Zorya?

Insights:
  • MSK Dnipro Cherkasy haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Balkany Zorya have yet to win a game away.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

Cherkasy are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Balkany are struggling to avoid relegation.

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MSK Dnipro Cherkasy form and stats

4 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what MSK Dnipro Cherkasy have to build on here in the Second League: Group B. Ever since the Metalurh Zaporizhya game Cherkasy has been unbeatable here producing four straight wins.

The fans are hoping that Cherkasy will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-4 away loss in the Second League: Group B game against Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka (placed 5th). Cherkasy were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Yarud Mariupol' in a game that was won 1-0.

Cherkasy aren't scoring a lot here in the league, with only 8 goals from 9 games. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 10 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Balkany Zorya form and stats

Balkany Zorya have only collected 3 points from their away games in the Second League: Group B, after 0-3-6 (9 played). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Balkany have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone eleven consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Prykarpattia game.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Balkany, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-3 versus Metal Kharkiv (placed 1st).

A draw for Balkany before that, at their own venue hosting Hirnyk (1-1).

Balkany Zorya are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 3 goals from 9 away games. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Balkany have conceded 15 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Balkany Zorya - Cherkasy 0-1.

MSK Dnipro Cherkasy missing players

Balkany Zorya missing players

MSK Dnipro Cherkasy Balkany Zorya
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
19 9 3 Played P 3 9 19
6 4 2 Won W 0 0 4
6 2 0 Drew D 2 3 5
7 3 1 Lost L 1 6 10
14 8 3 Scored S 1 3 15
28 10 2 Conceded C 5 15 26
89% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 89% 89%
53% 44% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 67% 68%
42% 33% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 22% 32%
32% 22% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 22% 26%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
32% 33% 33% BTTS BTTS 33% 33% 37%
32% 33% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 11% 21%
47% 33% 33% Failed to Score F T 67% 67% 53%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 1.8 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.4 2.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
6.4 5.8 10 Shots (avg) S ( 0 5.8 5.8
2.3 2.2 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1.4 1.4
30% 31% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 29% 29%
Key stats in Second League: Group B this season:
  • Balkany Zorya have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Balkany Zorya have yet to win a game away.
  • MSK Dnipro Cherkasy have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Balkany Zorya have scored away.
  • MSK Dnipro Cherkasy haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 20 18 2 0 60 4 10 9 1 0 34 2 10 9 1 0 26 2 56 56
2 Hirnyk 20 14 5 1 50 11 11 9 2 0 33 3 9 5 3 1 17 8 39 47
3 Metalurh Zaporizhya 19 12 4 3 39 16 9 6 2 1 24 9 10 6 2 2 15 7 23 40
4 Tavriya 19 10 5 4 32 20 9 4 4 1 13 8 10 6 1 3 19 12 12 35
5 Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka 20 7 3 10 26 32 10 4 2 4 19 13 10 3 1 6 7 19 -6 24
6 MSK Dnipro Cherkasy 19 6 6 7 14 28 9 4 2 3 8 10 10 2 4 4 6 18 -14 24
7 Peremoga 19 4 7 8 16 22 10 4 2 4 12 12 9 0 5 4 4 10 -6 19
8 Yarud Mariupol' 19 5 4 10 19 37 10 3 3 4 10 15 9 2 1 6 9 22 -18 19
9 Balkany Zorya 19 4 5 10 15 26 10 4 2 4 12 11 9 0 3 6 3 15 -11 17
10 Real Pharm 19 4 3 12 10 34 9 3 1 5 8 12 10 1 2 7 2 22 -24 15
11 Nikopol 18 3 5 10 14 34 9 1 3 5 5 11 9 2 2 5 9 23 -20 14
12 Mykolaiv II 19 1 5 13 9 40 9 0 3 6 4 16 10 1 2 7 5 24 -31 8
13 Cherkashchyna-Akademiya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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.