Match Report
Lokomotiv Kyiv went into the game 10th in the table on 28 points; Real Pharm sat 12th on 19 — a 9-point gap. On the form table Lokomotiv Kyiv stood 6th over the last five rounds, despite being 10th overall. Against a league average of 1.41 goals per team per game, Lokomotiv Kyiv ran at 1.31 scored and 1.65 conceded, Real Pharm at 0.77 and 1.96.
Real Pharm arrived off four straight defeats. The last-five ledger: Lokomotiv Kyiv 8/15, Real Pharm 1/15.
Stadion NTK im. B. M. Bannikova in Kyjiv hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Lokomotiv Kyiv led 1-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 5-0.