Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Metalurh Zaporizhya & Avanhard face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Ukrainian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
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.
Metalurh Zaporizhya form and stats
Last season, Zaporizhya's Ukrainian Cup journey ended in the 2nd round.When playing at home in the Persha Liga, Metalurh Zaporizhya have managed 5 wins, 2 draws and suffered 8 defeats from 15 games.
Metalurh Zaporizhya are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 15 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Zaporizhya defense is not exactly impregnable. 27 goals conceded from 15 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Avanhard form and stats
They also participated in Ukrainian Cup last season. This ended in the 2nd round.As the visiting team in Persha Liga matches, Avanhard have produced an overall stat of 5-2-8 so far. It's a growing despair in Avanhard as they have recorded three consecutive losses. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Avanhard are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Avanhard aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 276 league minutes without a goal. R. Miroshnyk was the last player to find the net.
Avanhard lost away at Rukh Vynnyky (0-4) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. A loss against Minai was the result prior to that, in a Persha Liga home game.
As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Rukh Vynnyky was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Avanhard as they have only managed to score 14 times from 15 away games in the league. Avanhard struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 24 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last three games between these two teams, there's one Zaporizhya victory, zero draws and two Avanhard wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Senytskyy 3 goals | R. Miroshnyk 3 goals | A. Murza 1 goals |
Metalurh Zaporizhya missing players
Avanhard missing players
| Metalurh Zaporizhya | Avanhard | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 15 | 6 | Lost | L | 7 | 10 | ||
| 25 | 16 | Scored | S | 12 | 29 | ||
| 42 | 21 | Conceded | C | 20 | 32 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 72% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 56% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 48% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 24% | ||
| 3.9 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.9 | 3.1 | ||
| 6.6 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 3.8 | ||
| 2.6 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.4 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 119 | 87 | Total Shots | T S | 49 | 113 | ||
| 52 | 40 | Shots on Target | S O | 24 | 45 | ||
| 27% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 38% | ||
| 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 |