Match Report
5 points and 1 places separated them: Karpaty 9th with 41, Zorya Luhansk 8th with 46. Recent form flatters Zorya Luhansk's table spot — 2nd league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 8th. Against a league average of 1.29 goals per team per game, Karpaty ran at 1.33 scored and 1.03 conceded, Zorya Luhansk at 1.4 and 1.2.
Zorya Luhansk had not lost in 5 games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 25 games: 5 Karpaty wins, 13 for Zorya Luhansk, 7 draws, at 2.8 goals per meeting.
Stadion Ukrajina staged the fixture, a ground that holds 28,051. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Karpaty led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Karpaty: Bruninho (30') · Zorya Luhansk: Roman Vantukh (73'), Andrija Janjić (89')
Key stats
Possession: Karpaty 42% · Zorya Luhansk 58% · Total shots: 9-11 · On target: 4-7 · Corners: 8-3