Match Report
The table gap was wide: 17 points between Zorya Luhansk (4th, 45 pts) and Metalurh Donetsk (8th, 28 pts). Metalurh Donetsk had been under-performing their position — 12th on five-round form against 8th in the table. Against a league average of 1.34 goals per team per game, Zorya Luhansk ran at 1.54 scored and 1.19 conceded, Metalurh Donetsk at 1.04 and 1.46.
The head-to-head ledger counts 11 games: 2 Zorya Luhansk wins, 5 for Metalurh Donetsk, 4 draws, at 2 goals per meeting. Only 27% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The match was played at Slavutych-Arena in Zaporozh'ye (capacity 22,288). Zorya Luhansk led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 4-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Zorya Luhansk: P. Budkivskyi (6'), Oleksandr Karavaev (36'), Maksym Bilyi (47'), Andriy Totovytskyi (68') · Metalurh Donetsk: Júnior Moraes (54'), Djordje Lazic (77')