Chernihiv
The rookie of the championship showed decent results in the first half of the season. In 16 rounds, the club managed to score 18 points, thanks to which it is on the 11th step of the tournament table (Chernigov also has 2 games in reserve). “Tigers” broke away from the zone of transitional games by 2 points.
In the Cup of Ukraine, Chernihiv defeated Atlet, Krybas and Lisne, thus qualifying for the quarterfinals, where they will play against Phoenix-Mariupol.
Metallurgist
But the Zaporozhye team has serious problems. For 17 rounds of the First League, the club managed to score only 7 points (1 win and 4 draws), thanks to which it occupies the last step of the tournament table. The distance from the safe zone is already very serious – 9 points.
“Metalurg” was eliminated from the Cup of Ukraine at the 1/16 final stage by “Fenix-Mariupol”.
Personal meetings
The last time the clubs met was in the summer, as part of transitional matches for a place in the First League. Chernihiv won both games with a total score of 5:0.
Interesting facts
- “Metallurg” scored 6 goals and conceded 36 goals in the current season of the First League – the worst figures among all teams.
- Chernihiv has won 4/5 of its last home games.
- “Metalurg” cannot win 16 matches in a row.
The forecast will appear as soon as the odds become available.
Source: sport.ua