Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Shakhtar Donetsk 2nd with 61 points, Metalurh Zaporizhya 14th with 13, 48 apart. The last five rounds placed Metalurh Zaporizhya 9th in the league for form — higher than their 14th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.26 goals per team per game, Metalurh Zaporizhya ran at 0.27 scored and 1.92 conceded, Shakhtar Donetsk at 2.92 and 0.96.
Metalurh Zaporizhya were winless in 15. Over the last five, Metalurh Zaporizhya had taken 2 of 15 points to Shakhtar Donetsk's 12.
11 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Metalurh Zaporizhya 0, draws 2, Shakhtar Donetsk 9, at 2.73 goals per meeting.
On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.