Match Report
8 points for Mariupol (16th), 19 for Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (10th): an 11-point gap. Metalist 1925 Kharkiv's recent output lagged their position: 16th on form over five rounds while 10th in the table. Per game in the league, Mariupol were scoring 1.17 and conceding 2.44, Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 0.94 and 1.61, against a competition average of 1.33 goals per team per game.
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv came in having won three on the spin. Over the last five, Mariupol had taken 4 of 15 points to Metalist 1925 Kharkiv's 10.
The venue was Stadion im. Volodymyra Boyka, with room for 12,680 spectators. On the scoreboard, Mariupol led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Mariupol: Andriy Kulakov (3') · Metalist 1925 Kharkiv: I. Zubkov (90'), Marlyson (72')
Key stats
Possession: Mariupol 43% · Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 57% · Total shots: 9-9 · On target: 4-5 · Corners: 5-3