Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Polissya Zhytomyr (3rd, 59 pts) held an 18-point advantage over Karpaty (9th, 41 pts). Against a league average of 1.29 goals per team per game, Polissya Zhytomyr ran at 1.7 scored and 0.7 conceded, Karpaty at 1.33 and 1.03.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Polissya Zhytomyr, 1 draw and 0 for Karpaty, at 2.8 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 20% of those meetings. The fixture leans high-scoring: 60% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 60%.
Tsentralnyi Stadion, capacity 5,928, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Polissya Zhytomyr led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-2.
Goal scorers
Polissya Zhytomyr: Mykola Gayduchyk (15'), Oleksiy Gutsulyak (27'), Maksym Bragaru (52') · Karpaty: Bogdan Mykhaylichenko (54'), Igor Krasnopir (88')
Key stats
Possession: Polissya Zhytomyr 51% · Karpaty 49% · Total shots: 11-13 · On target: 5-5 · Corners: 2-4