Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Inhulets & Metalurh Zaporizhya face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Ukrainian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Inhulets have less rest than Metalurh Zaporizhya in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Persha Liga game only three days ago. This match was also played here at Stadion Zirka. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Metalurh Zaporizhya have had more rest.
Inhulets form and stats
Last season, Inhulets's Ukrainian Cup journey ended in the 3rd round.Inhulets's previous game was also played at home, ending 5-0 versus SK Poltava. The home side are looking to build on that result. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Inhulets played a great game against SK Poltava and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
A Premier League - Playoffs defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at LNZ Cherkasy.With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Inhulets friendly games in pre-season: Inhulets played five friendlies, won 5, drew 0 and lost 0. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Inhulets scored {20 goals} and conceded 6 in these five games.
Metalurh Zaporizhya form and stats
Metalurh Zaporizhya's mission in Ukrainian Cup last season failed in the 2nd round.Metalurh Zaporizhya's last game was the home draw against Kremin' (0-0).
Before that, Zaporizhya secured a home win against Veres with the score 1-0.It's a day of discovery for Metalurh Zaporizhya as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Metalurh Zaporizhya have played one with the results W0-D0-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games Metalurh Zaporizhya has scored {0 goals} and conceded 2 times.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the preceeding two meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Inhulets, zero draws and zero wins for Metalurh Zaporizhya. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: one game. The games between these sides have had a tendency to be "violent", having seen 2 red cards from the last two duels.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Mogylnyi 3 goals |  S. Basov 1 goals | D. Krapyvnyi 1 goals |
Inhulets missing players
Metalurh Zaporizhya missing players
| Inhulets | Metalurh Zaporizhya | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 6 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 38 | 27 | Scored | S | 16 | 24 | ||
| 25 | 12 | Conceded | C | 18 | 27 | ||
| 88% | 87% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 60% | ||
| 44% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 8% | ||
| 16% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 4% | ||
| 36% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 32% | ||
| 40% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 32% | ||
| 3.3 | 3.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.1 | 2.7 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.9 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.9 | 4.4 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 1.9 | ||
| 70% | 104% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 71% | 50% | ||
| 6.9 | 5.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.6 | 6.6 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.6 | ||
