Can Nikopol defeat Sumy in Stadion Elektrometalurh-NFZ clash?

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Competition: Ukraine Second League: Group B
Competition: Sun 05.September
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Elektrometalurh-NFZ (7200 seats)

Nikopol are ready for Sumy with hopes of taking all three points. Can they? Read our match guide!

Insights:
  • Nikopol have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Sumy have the fewest scored goals (5) in Second League: Group B

Both participants have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an in-your-face game!

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Nikopol form and stats

Nikopol must be fairly happy with 5 points from their first three Second League: Group B games here at Stadion Elektrometalurh-NFZ.

The Nikopol crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-3 to Tavriya here at Stadion Elektrometalurh-NFZ in a Ukrainian Cup match.

In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Viktoriya Mykolaivka.

Goals decide football matches and Nikopol are scoring many of them at home; 6 on target from 3 league matches. Nikopol have conceded 5 from these games.

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Sumy form and stats

The Second League: Group B season is young and Sumy have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 2 defeats so far. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in twelve away games in a row.

Sumy's previous game was their home loss versus Vovchansk (1-2). Sumy were so close to getting something from the game against Vovchansk, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal four minutes into overtime.

Preceding that game, the 0-4 loss visiting Mykolaiv's place.

Goals are few and far between in Sumy's away league games. Only 0 goals from 3 travels. The Sumy manager V. Kutsenko has some worries about the defense as 7 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

NikopolB. Gora
B. Gora
3 goals
NikopolM. Rogulin
M. Rogulin
2 goals
NikopolK. Matveev
K. Matveev
2 goals

Nikopol missing players

Sumy missing players

Nikopol Sumy
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
6 3 1 Played P 1 3 6
3 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
2 2 1 Drew D 0 1 1
1 0 0 Lost L 1 2 4
11 6 2 Scored S 0 0 5
10 5 2 Conceded C 4 7 13
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 67% 83%
83% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 83%
83% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 83%
50% 67% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 33% 33%
17% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 17%
67% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 33%
17% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 33%
17% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 100% 50%
 
7.5 7 0 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4.5 5.4
4.5 4 0 Corners against (avg) C A 8 4.5 4.4
4 5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.5 1.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12 11.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 4 6.5 8.4
7.5 6.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.5 4.2
27% 31% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 24%
Key stats in Second League: Group B this season:
  • All of Nikopol's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Nikopol have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Nikopol have scored more than double the goals of Sumy.
  • Nikopol haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sumy have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Sumy have failed to score a single goal away.
  • Sumy have the fewest scored goals (0) away in Second League: Group B
  • Sumy have the fewest scored goals (5) in Second League: Group B
  • Sumy have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Sumy have yet to win a game 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 Mykolaiv 6 4 2 0 16 7 3 1 2 0 7 3 3 3 0 0 9 4 9 14
2 Balkany Zorya 6 3 3 0 12 4 2 1 1 0 5 0 4 2 2 0 7 4 8 12
3 Metalurh Zaporizhya 6 3 3 0 9 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 4 1 3 0 5 2 7 12
4 Skoruk Tomakivka 6 3 2 1 9 6 3 1 1 1 4 5 3 2 1 0 5 1 3 11
5 Nikopol 6 3 2 1 11 10 3 1 2 0 6 5 3 2 0 1 5 5 1 11
6 Peremoga 6 3 1 2 9 4 4 1 1 2 6 3 2 2 0 0 3 1 5 10
7 Vovchansk 6 3 1 2 10 6 3 2 1 0 7 2 3 1 0 2 3 4 4 10
8 Tavriya 6 2 3 1 10 7 3 2 1 0 6 2 3 0 2 1 4 5 3 9
9 Yarud Mariupol' 6 2 2 2 10 9 4 1 1 2 6 8 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 8
10 Viktoriya Mykolaivka 6 2 1 3 7 10 3 1 0 2 3 5 3 1 1 1 4 5 -3 7
11 SK Poltava 6 2 1 3 7 11 4 1 1 2 6 5 2 1 0 1 1 6 -4 7
12 Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka 6 2 0 4 8 14 3 1 0 2 4 5 3 1 0 2 4 9 -6 6
13 Krystal 6 1 2 3 8 10 3 1 2 0 7 1 3 0 0 3 1 9 -2 5
14 Trostianets 6 1 2 3 8 10 2 1 0 1 3 3 4 0 2 2 5 7 -2 5
15 Sumy 6 1 1 4 5 13 3 1 0 2 5 6 3 0 1 2 0 7 -8 4
16 Real Pharm 6 0 0 6 8 24 3 0 0 3 4 11 3 0 0 3 4 13 -16 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.