Match Report
Chornomorets went into the game 11th in the table on 32 points; Metalist 1925 Kharkiv sat 16th on 23 — a 9-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Chornomorets 1.27 scored and 1.57 conceded per game, Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 1.07 and 1.9, with the league averaging 1.24.
Chornomorets had been beaten in five straight games. Recent form was uneven: 0/15 points for Chornomorets, 6/15 for Metalist 1925 Kharkiv.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Chornomorets 1, draws 2, Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 2, at 2.6 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 60% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 80%.
Stadion Chornomorets in Odessa staged the fixture, a ground that holds 34,164. On the scoreboard, Chornomorets led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-0.