Match Report
Dynamo Kyiv, 1st with 68 points, sat 55 points above Metalurh Zaporizhya (14th, 13). On the form table Metalurh Zaporizhya stood 9th over the last five rounds, despite being 14th overall. Against a league average of 1.26 goals per team per game, Dynamo Kyiv ran at 2.08 scored and 0.42 conceded, Metalurh Zaporizhya at 0.27 and 1.92.
Metalurh Zaporizhya had drawn their last eight. Recent form was uneven: 12/15 points for Dynamo Kyiv, 5/15 for Metalurh Zaporizhya.
The head-to-head ledger counts 10 games: 7 Dynamo Kyiv wins, 0 for Metalurh Zaporizhya, 3 draws, at 3.5 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 30% of meetings won. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 70% of the meetings. Recent editions have opened up: 4.6 goals per game across the last five meetings against 3.5 historically.
Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, capacity 34,915, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.