Match Report
Metalurh Zaporizhya (16th, 19 pts) visited Podillya Khmelnytskyi (15th, 21 pts) with 2 points between them. Metalurh Zaporizhya ranked 11th in the league on five-round form, well above their 16th table position. In league terms the two rates read 0.67/1.5 for Podillya Khmelnytskyi and 0.53/2.03 for Metalurh Zaporizhya (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.14.
Defeat had followed defeat for Metalurh Zaporizhya — seven in succession. From the last five rounds, Podillya Khmelnytskyi held 7 points of 15 and Metalurh Zaporizhya 0.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Podillya Khmelnytskyi, 1 draw and 2 for Metalurh Zaporizhya, at 3 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 60% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 80%.
The match was played at Stadion Podillya (capacity 6,800). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Podillya Khmelnytskyi led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-0.
Goal scorers
Podillya Khmelnytskyi: Vadym Shavrin (14'), Oleksandr Nikolyshyn (62'), Davronbek Azizov (40')
Key stats
Possession: Podillya Khmelnytskyi 57% · Metalurh Zaporizhya 43% · Total shots: 12-8 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 6-5