Preview

• On 2025-05-18 at 11:00 GMT, Nyva Ternopil take on Metalurh Zaporizhya in the Relegation Round of Persha Liga (2024-2025).
• Y. Virt versus I. Bliznyuk across 4 meetings, record stands at 2-0 with 2 draws.
• Nyva Ternopil have accumulated 28 points to lie 2nd whereas Metalurh Zaporizhya have 25 points to sit 5th.
• There are no injury or suspension concerns for either Nyva Ternopil or Metalurh Zaporizhya.
• Nyva Ternopil could only draw 1-1 with Dinaz Vyshhorod, but Metalurh Zaporizhya bounced back with a 2-1 win over Minai.
• Nyva Ternopil's form is 1-3-1 recently, but Metalurh Zaporizhya are on a roll with 2-2-1 in their last 5 matches.
• Nyva Ternopil have clearly got the edge H2H: in 5 meetings, they've beaten Metalurh Zaporizhya 2 times, with 3 draws and only 0 losses.
• With both sides enjoying similar home/away returns (4-4-2 vs 2-5-3) and scoring roughly 1.80-1.10 goals, a 1-1 draw seems on the cards.

Predictions

Summary

H2H

Standings

TotalHomeAway

Regular Season

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS	Recent Form
1	Kudrivka	16	9	4	3	22	12	10	31	W W W W L
2	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv	16	8	5	3	21	10	11	29	W L W W W
3	SK Poltava	16	8	5	3	24	14	10	29	L W D L W
4	UCSA	16	8	4	4	31	21	10	28	L D W W L
5	Viktoriya Sumy	16	6	5	5	23	12	11	23	W D L L L
6	FSC Mariupol	16	5	3	8	17	23	-6	18	L L L W L
7	Metalurh Zaporizhya	16	4	5	7	15	22	-7	17	W D L W W
8	Dinaz Vyshhorod	16	3	4	9	12	28	-16	13	L W L L L
9	Kremin'	16	2	3	11	9	32	-23	9	W L D D L

Championship Round

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS	Recent Form
1	Epitsentr	22	16	5	1	39	15	24	53	W W W W W
2	SK Poltava	22	12	5	5	31	19	12	41	W W L W W
3	Metalist 1925 Kharkiv	22	10	6	6	29	20	9	36	D L W D W
4	Kudrivka	22	10	5	7	25	18	7	35	L W L W L
5	Ahrobiznes Volochysk	22	10	3	9	19	26	-7	33	D L W L L
6	FK Metalist Kharkiv	22	8	7	7	29	21	8	31	L D W D L
7	Bukovyna	22	8	6	8	20	20	0	30	W L L L W
8	UCSA	22	7	6	9	33	35	-2	27	L D L L L

Relegation Round

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS	Recent Form
1	Viktoriya Sumy	24	9	9	6	32	17	15	36	W D W L D
2	Prykarpattia	24	8	8	8	32	28	4	32	W D L D W
3	Nyva Ternopil	24	8	8	8	28	27	1	32	L W D D W
4	Minai	24	8	6	10	26	30	-4	30	W D W L W
5	FSC Mariupol	24	8	4	12	26	34	-8	28	L L W L W
6	Metalurh Zaporizhya	24	6	8	10	24	35	-11	26	L D W W L
7	Podillya Khmelnytskyi	24	5	9	10	22	28	-6	24	D W L W L
8	Dinaz Vyshhorod	24	3	8	13	19	46	-27	17	D D D L D
9	Kremin'	24	3	5	16	14	45	-31	14	L L D L D

Championship Round

Relegation Round