Match Report
Metalurh Zaporizhya, 1st with 45 points, sat 31 points above Real Pharm (14th, 14). Real Pharm ranked 8th in the league on five-round form, well above their 14th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.1/2.45 for Real Pharm and 1.79/0.37 for Metalurh Zaporizhya (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.44.
Defeat had followed defeat for Real Pharm — six in succession. Metalurh Zaporizhya were unbeaten in 6. Real Pharm had banked 0 of the last 15 points on offer; Metalurh Zaporizhya, 11.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Real Pharm 3, draws 0, Metalurh Zaporizhya 3, at 3.17 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 83% of the meetings. 67% of the meetings finished with three goals or more.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 0-3.