Match Report
Kremin', 1st with 61 points, sat 48 points above Nikopol (10th, 13). In league terms the two rates read 1.78/0.63 for Kremin' and 0.56/2 for Nikopol (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.32.
Nikopol arrived off five straight defeats. From the last five rounds, Kremin' held 8 points of 15 and Nikopol 0.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 4 Kremin' wins, 1 for Nikopol, 1 draw, at 2.83 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 67% of the meetings. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 67% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 67%.
Kremin'-Arena im. Olega Babaeva in Kremenchuk staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,500. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Kremin' led 2-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-2.