Match summary
Before kickoff, Nyva Ternopil' (8th, 22 pts) were 16 points ahead of Metalurh Zaporizhya (16th, 6 pts). Before kickoff, Nyva Ternopil' were 8th in the table but 15th on points from the last five league games. Metalurh Zaporizhya had lost 8 matches in a row before this one. Nyva Ternopil' had lost 6 matches in a row before this one. Only 17% of their 6 previous meetings had three or more goals.

