Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Sumy & Metalurh Zaporizhya face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Ukrainian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There have been little to rest for the team playing at home, as they performed in a Second League: Group B fixture only four days ago. This match was also played here. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Metalurh Zaporizhya have had more rest.
Sumy form and stats
Sumy was eliminated in the 16th finals last season in the Ukrainian Cup.Sumy's previous game was a Second League: Group B match also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Enerhiya Nova Kakhovka. The home side are looking to build on that result.
0-0 away at Krystal before that.Sumy are traveling soon after this match as the Second League: Group B match at Mykolaiv awaits in three days.
Metalurh Zaporizhya form and stats
They also participated in Ukrainian Cup last season. This ended in the 2nd round.It's three draws from Zaporizhya's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
Zaporizhya are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Skoruk Tomakivka.
Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Balkany Zorya.Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  P. Milesin 1 goals | M. Aseev 1 goals | Y. Kovalevskyy 1 goals |
Sumy missing players
Metalurh Zaporizhya missing players
| Sumy | Metalurh Zaporizhya | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 6 | ||
| 17 | 11 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Scored | S | 14 | 45 | ||
| 81 | 42 | Conceded | C | 11 | 26 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 15% | 48% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 36% | 29% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 48% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 40% | ||
| 60% | 64% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 16% | ||
| 6.3 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.9 | ||
| 2.7 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 4.4 | ||
| 2.3 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 10.3 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.8 | 5.4 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.1 | 2.4 | ||
| 25% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 64% | ||