Match Report
Avanhard, 5th with 45 points, sat 29 points above Sumy (14th, 16). Avanhard's recent output outran their position: 1st on form over five rounds, 5th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 0.75/3.25 for Sumy and 1.63/0.96 for Avanhard (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.36.
Defeat had followed defeat for Sumy — three in succession. The five-game form split read 2/15 points for Sumy against 9/15 for Avanhard.
4 meetings are on record — 2 won by Sumy, 1 by Avanhard, 1 drawn, at 4 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 75% of the meetings. History points to goals: 75% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
Stadion Yuvilejnyj in Sumy staged the fixture, a ground that holds 30,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Avanhard led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-3.