Match Report
Metalurh Zaporizhya, 16th on 11 points, faced a 32-point deficit to Kryvbas (7th, 43). Against a league average of 1.29 goals per team per game, Metalurh Zaporizhya ran at 0.4 scored and 2.13 conceded, Kryvbas at 1.24 and 1.31.
15 games without a win framed Metalurh Zaporizhya's arrival. 6 matches unbeaten backed Kryvbas's arrival, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Metalurh Zaporizhya had banked 2 of the last 15 points on offer; Kryvbas, 13.
The sides have met 7 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Metalurh Zaporizhya, 3 draws and 2 for Kryvbas, at 2.43 goals per meeting. Only 29% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The match was played at Slavutych-Arena in Zaporozh'ye (capacity 11,983). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-0.