Match Report
12 points for Polissya Zhytomyr (1st), 9 for Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (4th): a 3-point gap. Against a league average of 1.19 goals per team per game, Polissya Zhytomyr ran at 2.6 scored and 1 conceded, Metalist 1925 Kharkiv at 2 and 0.8.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Polissya Zhytomyr, 2 draws and 0 for Metalist 1925 Kharkiv, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 25% of the wins in this fixture.
V. Kopievskiy took charge of the match — our records show 48 games refereed with an average of 2.6 yellow cards per game. The venue was Tsentralnyi Stadion, with room for 5,928 spectators. On the scoreboard, Polissya Zhytomyr led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-1.
Goal scorers
Polissya Zhytomyr: Igor Krasnopir (28'), Sergiy Chobotenko (61'), Maksym Bragaru (65') · Metalist 1925 Kharkiv: Peter Mandela Itodo (82')
Key stats
Possession: Polissya Zhytomyr 42% · Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 58% · Total shots: 8-8 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 2-4