Match Report
Metalist, 2nd with 66 points, sat 23 points above Kryvbas (7th, 43). Scoring rates set the scale: Kryvbas 1.24 scored and 1.31 conceded per game, Metalist 1.97 and 0.83, with the league averaging 1.29.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Metalist.
7 meetings are on record — 1 won by Kryvbas, 3 by Metalist, 3 drawn, at 2.71 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 29% of those meetings.
On the scoreboard, Kryvbas led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Kryvbas: Volodymyr Pryiomov (15') · Metalist: Cleiton Xavier (55')