Match Report
Tavriya, 14th on 13 points, faced a 33-point deficit to Metalurh Donetsk (6th, 46). Against a league average of 1.32 goals per team per game, Tavriya ran at 0.62 scored and 1.59 conceded, Metalurh Donetsk at 1.62 and 1.45.
A win had eluded Tavriya for 12 matches. From the last five rounds, Tavriya held 1 points of 15 and Metalurh Donetsk 10.
The head-to-head ledger counts 9 games: 4 Tavriya wins, 2 for Metalurh Donetsk, 3 draws, at 2.78 goals per meeting. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 78% of the meetings. Recent editions have opened up: 3.6 goals per game across the last five meetings against 2.78 historically.
The venue was Respublikanskiy sportivnyj kompleks Lokomotiv, with room for 2,500 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Metalurh Donetsk: Serhiy Bolbat (50')