2020/2021
| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metal Kharkiv | 2 | D1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4/6 | 2-0 |
| MSK Dnipro Cherkasy | 5 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5/15 | 3-8 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Metalist Kharkiv | 1 | 22 | 62 | 60 | WWWWW | 1 | 0 |
| MSK Dnipro Cherkasy | 7 | 22 | 27 | -17 | WLWLL | 8 | -1 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2021-03-28
On paper the standings were lopsided — Metal Kharkiv 1st with 62 points, MSK Dnipro Cherkasy 7th with 27, 35 apart. In league terms the two rates read 2.95/0.23 for Metal Kharkiv and 0.77/1.55 for MSK Dnipro Cherkasy (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.38.
The match was played at Stadion DFA Metalist in Kharkiv (capacity 10,321). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Metal Kharkiv led 3-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 5-0.
