Head-to-Head
- Kolos Kovalivka have won one and drawn two of their last three meetings with Metalist 1925 in all competitions.
- The previous meeting between these two clubs at Kolos Kovalivka ended in a 1-1 draw in the Premier League 2023/2024 season.
Kolos Kovalivka
- Kolos Kovalivka are winless in their last two home matches, drawing 1-1 with Zorya and losing one of those home games.
- Kolos Kovalivka’s form has been patchy under Ruslan Kostyshyn.
- The team have a home record of three wins, five draws and two defeats in the Premier League so far and are struggling to find the back of the net, scoring just eight goals in ten home matches.
- This season, top-scorer Yury Klimchuk has the most goals for Kolos Kovalivka with seven in 21 Premier League appearances.
Metalist 1925
- Metalist 1925 have a mixed record away in their previous two trips, including a 3-0 win at Rukh Lviv and one defeat.
- Mladen Bartulovic’s Metalist 1925 are a more attacking team, preferring high-tempo 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 formations with vertical passing and intense pressing.
- Metalist 1925’s form this season has been strong, especially away from home, where they have won 5, drawn 4 and lost just 2 of their 11 Premier League games, averaging 1.45 goals scored and 0.73 goals conceded.
- They have also recorded two convincing recent victories, beating Rukh Lviv 3-0 away and SC Poltava 2-0 at home.
Key Players
- This season, top-scorer Yury Klimchuk has the most goals for Kolos Kovalivka with seven in 21 Premier League appearances.
- Peter Itodo tops the goalscoring charts for Metalist 1925 this season with 4 goals in 16 Premier League matches.
- They also have a couple of clinical finishers in their ranks, with Anton Salabai scoring two of their three goals in their past five games.
Betting Insights
Metalist 1925 have been strong away from home this campaign, and their recent results make them narrow favourites to take the victory.
Prediction
A close game is likely, so I’m backing Metalist 1925 to win, under 2.5 goals in the match and at least one side to not score .