Match Report
Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih went into the game 7th in the table on 48 points; LNZ Cherkasy sat 2nd on 60 — a 12-point gap. Recent form told a different story for LNZ Cherkasy: only 6th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Against a league average of 1.29 goals per team per game, Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih ran at 1.77 scored and 1.53 conceded, LNZ Cherkasy at 1.3 and 0.57.
LNZ Cherkasy arrived on a run of three straight wins.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 3, draws 2, LNZ Cherkasy 0, at 1.8 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 40% of the wins in this matchup.
The venue was Stadion Shakhty Zhovtneva, with room for 29,783 spectators. With 45 matches recorded and 1.1 yellow cards per game, O. Afanasiev was the man in the middle. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 0-3.
Goal scorers
LNZ Cherkasy: Danylo Kravchuk (55'), Shota Nonikashvili (84'), Danylo Kravchuk (65')
Key stats
Possession: Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih 60% · LNZ Cherkasy 40% · Total shots: 10-6 · On target: 2-4 · Corners: 14-5