In another Friday match of the 5th round of the Ukrainian Premier League, Kharkiv Metalist-1925 in Kiev will play a home match with Kovalevsky Kolos. Your attention is invited to the forecast for this match.
"Metalist-1925"
The 1925s are still in the middle of the standings, with 5 points scored. In the first two rounds, the Kharkiv team drew 0-0 twice, first standing in the confrontation with Shakhtar Donetsk, and then sharing points with Chernomorets Odessa. In the third round, the team of Valery Kriventsov in a fun match pulled out a victory over the Poltava Vorskla (3:2), but before going on a break in club football, they defeated Dnipro-1 (0:3).
"Ear"
The "Spikelets" are currently performing as effectively as possible in the current championship, leading the UPL standings with 10 points scored. In the first two home matches, they outplayed Kryvyi Rih "Kryvbas" (1-0) and Lviv "Rukh" (2-0). After that, there was an offensive away draw with Minaj (1:1), but in the last round Yaroslav Vishnyak's team won again and did not miss at home, this time coping with Kharkiv Metallist (1:0).
Statistics and figures
- Metalist-1925 has won only 1 match out of the last 11, losing 8 times;
- Metalist-1925 has not scored in seven of the last nine matches;
- Metalist-1925 has not lost in two home matches this season (1 win + 1 draw);
- Kolos has never conceded goals in full-time matches with Metallist-1925 (2 draws 0:0 + 2 wins 1:0)
- Kolos has an 8-match winless streak (6 wins + 2 draws);
- In eight of the last nine matches of Kolos, the Total bet was less than 2.5;
- Kolos has a 4-match unbeaten away streak, scoring exactly one goal in each of these matches.
Forecast
Kolos will probably bend its line, imposing its viscous football on the opponent, which is very effective for the Kovalevites themselves. Kharkiv did not score in three of their first four matches, and the "spikelets" themselves had never scored before.
