Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Balkany Zorya & Mykolaiv face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Ukrainian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Balkany Zorya form and stats
Balkany was eliminated in the 16th finals last season in the Ukrainian Cup.Balkany Zorya's struggle is real here with only 15 points collected from 15 Persha Liga games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-6-6. The trend of drawing games is also valid regardless of arena as Balkany has four draws from their last four matches. Two draws in a row at home now for Balkany.
Balkany have scored 13 league goals here from 15 matches, not a lot. Balkany's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Mykolaiv form and stats
They also participated in Ukrainian Cup last season. This ended in the 8th finals.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Mykolaiv so far with only 15 points returning home. The records show 3-6-6 (win-draw-lose).
As mentioned above, Mykolaiv was the only team on the pitch versus Cherkashchyna-Akademiya in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
Mykolaiv have scored 20 goals on their travels this season, from 15 away games in the league. Mykolaiv have conceded 23 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last eight meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Balkany, two draws and three wins for Mykolaiv. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  V. Voytsekhovskiy 6 goals | V. Yavorskiy 6 goals | S. Kravchenko 5 goals |
Balkany Zorya missing players
Mykolaiv missing players
| Balkany Zorya | Mykolaiv | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 11 | ||
| 22 | 10 | Scored | S | 14 | 38 | ||
| 41 | 14 | Conceded | C | 14 | 37 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 84% | ||
| 44% | 18% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 20% | ||
| 44% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 20% | ||
| 40% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 32% | ||
| 3.4 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.9 | ||
| 3.6 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.1 | 4.9 | ||
| 1.9 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 86 | 39 | Total Shots | T S | 55 | 154 | ||
| 30 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 23 | 64 | ||
| 20% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 30% | ||
| 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 |