Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Metalurh Zaporizhya (1st, 45 pts) held a 25-point advantage over Nikopol (12th, 20 pts). Metalurh Zaporizhya's recent output lagged their position: 5th on form over five rounds while 1st in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.1/2.1 for Nikopol and 1.79/0.37 for Metalurh Zaporizhya (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.44.
Nikopol had been beaten in three straight games. Metalurh Zaporizhya carried a 15-game unbeaten run into this, having scored in 14 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 4/15 points for Nikopol against 11/15 for Metalurh Zaporizhya.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Nikopol 1, draws 0, Metalurh Zaporizhya 4, at 3.6 goals per meeting. 80% of the meetings finished with three goals or more.
Stadion Elektrometalurh-NFZ in Nikopol', capacity 7,200, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Metalurh Zaporizhya led 3-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 0-6.