Match Report
Trostianets, 6th on 48 points, faced a 22-point deficit to Lokomotiv Kyiv (1st, 70). Trostianets's recent output lagged their position: 15th on form over five rounds while 6th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Lokomotiv Kyiv 2.17 scored and 0.53 conceded per game, Trostianets 1.53 and 1, with the league averaging 1.47.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 4 Lokomotiv Kyiv wins, 1 for Trostianets, 1 draw, at 1.83 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 67% of the meetings went to the host. Historically tight: 33% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
Stadion NTK im. B. M. Bannikova, capacity 1,945, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
Lokomotiv Kyiv: Andrii Holovatenko (52')