Second League: Group B: Top level against subpar, at least according to the table. Tavriya - Nikopol. Home win as expected or a surprise result?
- Tavriya have the most matches over the total-line (4) in Second League: Group B
- Nikopol have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Second League: Group B
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!
Nikopol are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.
Tavriya form and stats
Tavriya have collected 19 points from their Second League: Group B home games so far after 5-4-1.
A good away victory last time out for Tavriya, who won 3-0 against Real Pharm (placed 11th). Nobody expected Tavriya to beat Real Pharm in the last match, but sometimes David beats Goliath. P. Chmelenko was on the receiving end of a red card in the Tavriya-Real Pharm match, being sent off in the 22nd minute. The game was drawn at that point, but the home side still managed to pull off a 3-0 victory.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Peremoga that ended 1-1.A decent goal production from Tavriya in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 10 league matches. Tavriya have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Nikopol form and stats
There's been little loot from Nikopol's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 10 away games in the Second League: Group B. Nikopol only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 2 draws.
Nikopol are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Mykolaiv II (placed 13th).
Preceding that game was the away victory against Peremoga with the score of 2-1.The visitors have scored 9 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Nikopol's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 25 goals in 10 travels.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Nikopol - Tavriya 0-2. Numbers for the last nine meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Tavriya, four draws and one win for Nikopol. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: eight games.Top Goalscorers
  S. Mandrovskiy 9 goals |   A. Makarchenko 3 goals |
Tavriya missing players
Nikopol missing players
| Tavriya | Nikopol | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 34 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 14 |
| 21 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 16 | 25 | 36 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 84% |
| 90% | 80% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 79% |
| 50% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 60% | 47% |
| 25% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 30% | 16% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 20% | 11% |
| 45% | 60% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | 42% |
| 40% | 30% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 21% |
| 15% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 40% | 53% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 0.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 2.7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 1 | 3.8 | 5.6 |
| 2.7 | 0.7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| 70% | 200% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 200% | 50% | 37% |
- Nikopol have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Nikopol have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Nikopol have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Second League: Group B
- Tavriya have scored more than double the goals of Nikopol.
- Tavriya have the most matches over the total-line (4) in Second League: Group B
- Tavriya haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 47 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 35 | 45 |
| 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 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 38 |
| 5 | MSK Dnipro Cherkasy | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -10 | 24 |
| 6 | Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -10 | 22 |
| 7 | Peremoga | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 20 |
| 8 | Cherkashchyna-Akademiya | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 |
| 9 | Balkany Zorya | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 17 | -12 | 17 |
| 10 | Yarud Mariupol' | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -20 | 16 |
| 11 | Real Pharm | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 21 | -25 | 15 |
| 12 | Nikopol | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 25 | -22 | 14 |
| 13 | Mykolaiv II | 19 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 26 | -29 | 8 |