Match Report
Vorskla went into the game 9th in the table on 33 points; Minaj sat 15th on 25 — an 8-point gap. Minaj's recent output outran their position: 4th on form over five rounds, 15th in the table. Against a league average of 1.24 goals per team per game, Vorskla ran at 1 scored and 1.53 conceded, Minaj at 0.9 and 1.67.
Vorskla had been beaten in four straight games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 3 Vorskla wins, 1 for Minaj, 2 draws, at 1.83 goals per meeting. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 17% of meetings.
The venue was Stadion Vorskla im. Oleksiya Butov'skogo in Poltava, with room for 24,795 spectators. Vorskla led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 2-3 full-time score.