Match Report
The table gap was wide: 19 points between Dnipro-1 (4th, 52 pts) and Vorskla (9th, 33 pts). The last five rounds placed Dnipro-1 no better than 9th for form, against 4th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.24 goals per team per game, Dnipro-1 ran at 1.33 scored and 0.9 conceded, Vorskla at 1 and 1.53.
Dnipro-1 came in having won four on the spin. Vorskla carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this.
The head-to-head ledger counts 12 games: 5 Dnipro-1 wins, 2 for Vorskla, 5 draws, at 2.75 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host. 4 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a step up from the historical 2.75.
Dnipro Arena in Dnipropetrovs'k, capacity 31,003, hosted the game. Vorskla led 2-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-2.