Match Report
The table gap was wide: 30 points between Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (5th, 51 pts) and Rukh Vynnyky (14th, 21 pts). On recent form Metalist 1925 Kharkiv sat only 10th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall. In league terms the two rates read 0.67/1.7 for Rukh Vynnyky and 1.2/0.63 for Metalist 1925 Kharkiv (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.29.
Four consecutive defeats weighed on Rukh Vynnyky. 5 matches unbeaten backed Metalist 1925 Kharkiv's arrival. Rukh Vynnyky had banked 3 of the last 15 points on offer; Metalist 1925 Kharkiv, 11.
7 meetings are on record — 2 won by Rukh Vynnyky, 2 by Metalist 1925 Kharkiv, 3 drawn, at 2.29 goals per meeting. These meetings skew tight — only 29% saw more than two goals.
The match was played at Arena L'viv (capacity 34,915). Metalist 1925 Kharkiv led 3-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-3.
Goal scorers
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv: Baton Zabergja (26'), Yevgen Pavlyuk (24'), Artem Shabanov (45')
Key stats
Possession: Rukh Vynnyky 46% · Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 54% · Total shots: 1-19 · On target: 1-5 · Corners: 3-4