Match Report
In the standings it was Zorya 10th on 32 points, Minaj 15th on 25 — separated by 7. Minaj's recent output outran their position: 4th on form over five rounds, 15th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 0.97/1.23 for Zorya and 0.9/1.67 for Minaj (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.24.
Zorya were unbeaten in 7.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Zorya 3, draws 3, Minaj 0, at 2.17 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 17% of those meetings. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 33% of meetings.
The match was played at Slavutych-Arena in Zaporozh'ye (capacity 11,983). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Zorya led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.