Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Zorya Luhansk (99th, 19 pts) held a 19-point advantage over Metalurh Zaporizhya (1955th, 0 pts). Recent form told a different story for Zorya Luhansk: only 341st in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 99th. Against a league average of 1.69 goals per team per game, Zorya Luhansk ran at 1.38 scored and 1.08 conceded, Metalurh Zaporizhya at 0 and 4.
Momentum sat with Metalurh Zaporizhya, winners of their last three.
The head-to-head ledger counts 12 games: 6 Zorya Luhansk wins, 3 for Metalurh Zaporizhya, 3 draws, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Where history says 2.5 goals per meeting, the last five say 3.4.
The match was played at UTB Metallurh (capacity 1,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Zorya Luhansk led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 4-0.
Goal scorers
Zorya Luhansk: Vladyslav Kochergin (4'), N. Ivanović (20'), I. Povaliy (54'), T. Sukhar (60')