Chornomorets host Metalist 1925 Kharkiv in the Ukraine Premier League. The home side have had a rough time back in the top flight, while the visitors have settled in comfortably among the division's better sides.
Chornomorets have struggled for goals in their league games so far, managing only a handful all season. Metalist have been doing the opposite, scoring freely and picking up regular wins domestically.
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Form: contrasting trajectories
Chornomorets' recent sample runs back through their Persha Liga games earlier in the year before they stepped up into the Premier League, and results have cooled off since that promotion. In their last six league matches they've won only once, drawn twice and lost three times, scoring just three goals across the lot.
Chornomorets: 20 completed matches; Metalist 1925 Kharkiv: 20 completed matches.
Chornomorets
- Win
- 45% 9 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 35% 7 / 20
- Scored
- 21
- Conceded
- 22
- Difference
- -1
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv
- Win
- 40% 8 / 20
- Draw
- 15% 3 / 20
- Loss
- 45% 9 / 20
- Scored
- 42
- Conceded
- 30
- Difference
- +12
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | Chornomorets | Obolon'-Brovar | 18.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Premier League | Shakhtar Donetsk | Chornomorets | 14.09.2026 | 2-0 |
| Premier League | Chornomorets | Livyi Bereh | 04.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| Premier League | Chornomorets | Kryvbas KR | 30.08.2026 | 1-0 |
| Cup | Vilkhivtsi | Chornomorets | 23.08.2026 | 1-0 |
| Premier League | LNZ Cherkasy | Chornomorets | 16.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| Premier League | Chornomorets | Polessya | 02.08.2026 | 1-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Kolos Kovalivka | Chornomorets | 25.07.2026 | 2-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Chornomorets | Nyva Vinnytsya | 18.07.2026 | 2-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Chornomorets | Inhulets | 10.07.2026 | 1-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | FC Kharkiv | Bukovyna | 19.09.2026 | 2-0 |
| Cup | Prykarpattia | FC Kharkiv | 16.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| Premier League | FC Kharkiv | Obolon'-Brovar | 05.09.2026 | 5-0 |
| Premier League | Zorya Luhansk | FC Kharkiv | 31.08.2026 | 0-3 |
| Cup | Kalynivka | FC Kharkiv | 22.08.2026 | 0-9 |
| Premier League | FC Kharkiv | Shakhtar Donetsk | 16.08.2026 | 0-1 |
| Premier League | Polessya | FC Kharkiv | 10.08.2026 | 3-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Livyi Bereh | FC Kharkiv | 02.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Premier League | FC Kharkiv | Veres Rivne | 01.08.2026 | 1-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | FC Kharkiv | FC Schalke 04 | 22.07.2026 | 0-2 |
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv's league form tells a different story. They've won four of their last six Premier League matches, including a 3-0 away win at Zorya Luhansk and a 5-0 home win over Obolon'-Brovar, with their only defeats coming against Shakhtar Donetsk and Polessya.
Metalist go into this on the back of much sturdier league form than their hosts.
Comparative Team Statistics: Chornomorets vs Metalist 1925 Kharkiv
Head-to-head: an even history
The two sides have met ten times since 2019, with wins shared fairly evenly and three draws mixed in. Chornomorets won the most recent meeting 3-0 at home in May 2024, though that result is now over two years old and both squads have moved on since then.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | Chornomorets | FC Kharkiv | 12.05.2024 | 3-0 |
| Premier League | FC Kharkiv | Chornomorets | 05.11.2023 | 2-1 |
| Premier League | Chornomorets | FC Kharkiv | 11.03.2023 | 1-1 |
| Premier League | FC Kharkiv | Chornomorets | 27.08.2022 | 0-0 |
| Premier League | Chornomorets | FC Kharkiv | 12.12.2021 | 2-1 |
| Premier League | FC Kharkiv | Chornomorets | 06.08.2021 | 3-2 |
| Persha Liga | FC Kharkiv | Chornomorets | 27.05.2021 | 0-1 |
| Persha Liga | Chornomorets | FC Kharkiv | 15.11.2020 | 2-0 |
| Persha Liga | FC Kharkiv | Chornomorets | 03.08.2020 | 0-0 |
| Persha Liga | Chornomorets | FC Kharkiv | 12.10.2019 | 0-0 |
Where they stand
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv sit fifth after six league games, with 12 points from four wins and two defeats, scoring 12 and conceding just four. Chornomorets are down in 12th with five points from one win, two draws and three defeats, having scored only three goals in that time.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Dynamo Kyiv | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9/5 | 13 |
| 5 | FC Kharkiv | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12/4 | 12 |
| 6 | Epitsentr Dunayivtsi | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6/7 | 8 |
| 11 | Veres Rivne | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4/5 | 6 |
| 12 | Chornomorets | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3/7 | 5 |
| 13 | Kolos Kovalivka | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6/10 | 5 |
The early-season gap between these two in the table matches what their recent form suggests.
How it could play out
Chornomorets' home form hasn't produced much attacking threat this season, and they may look to keep things tight rather than chase the game. Metalist have shown they can score goals against sides in this part of the table, so a cagey, low-scoring afternoon for the hosts or a heavier defeat if Kharkiv's attack clicks both look plausible outcomes.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Gabelok | Ukraine | 31 | Midfielder | 177 cm | 71 kg |
| O. Khoblenko | Ukraine | 32 | Attacker | 184 cm | 76 kg |
| O. Vasylyev | Ukraine | 32 | Midfielder | 186 cm | 74 kg |
| D. Yanakov | Ukraine | 27 | Attacker | 175 cm | 66 kg |
| A. Shtogrin | Ukraine | 27 | Midfielder | 182 cm | 67 kg |
| J. Šporn | Slovenia | 29 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Illia Shevtsov | Ukraine | 26 | Attacker | 182 cm | 65 kg |
| K. Popov | Ukraine | 23 | Attacker | 183 cm | 71 kg |
| V. Salyuk | Ukraine | 24 | Defender | 186 cm | 72 kg |
| Mykhailo Khromey | Ukraine | 22 | Midfielder | 172 cm | 73 kg |
| K. Sigeev | Ukraine | 22 | Midfielder | 182 cm | 67 kg |
| Yevhen Yanovich | Ukraine | 21 | Midfielder | 187 cm | n/a |
| Yevhen Danyliuk | Ukraine | 23 | Midfielder | 174 cm | 60 kg |
| V. Kalyn | Ukraine | 20 | Midfielder | 186 cm | 78 kg |
| Artem Prysiazhniuk | Ukraine | 21 | Midfielder | 180 cm | 72 kg |
| Oleksandr Pshenychnyuk | Ukraine | 20 | Midfielder | 180 cm | 68 kg |
| Y. Kaptenko | Ukraine | 18 | Midfielder | 179 cm | 76 kg |
| T. Hryhorchuk | Ukraine | 18 | Attacker | 193 cm | 80 kg |
| João Neto | Brazil | 23 | Attacker | 178 cm | n/a |
| S. Aliiev | Ukraine | 20 | Attacker | 171 cm | 61 kg |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Varakuta | Ukraine | 24 | Goalkeeper | 190 cm | 84 kg |
| I. Krupskyi | Ukraine | 22 | Defender | 180 cm | 70 kg |
| Y. Pavlyuk | Ukraine | 24 | Defender | 186 cm | 77 kg |
| A. Shabanov | Ukraine | 34 | Defender | 190 cm | 83 kg |
| O. Martynyuk | Ukraine | 24 | Defender | 176 | 73 |
| R. Gadzhiev | Ukraine | 21 | Midfielder | 180 cm | 72 kg |
| I. Kalyuzhnyi | Ukraine | 28 | Midfielder | 189 | 79 |
| M. Panchenko | Ukraine | 20 | Midfielder | 180 cm | 65 kg |
| D. Antyukh | Ukraine | 29 | Midfielder | 180 cm | 75 kg |
| V. Kalitvintsev | Ukraine | 33 | Attacker | 178 cm | 74 kg |
| E. Rashica | Kosovo | 22 | Attacker | 187 cm | 79 kg |
| I. Kogut | Ukraine | 30 | Attacker | 189 cm | 79 kg |
| V. Churko | Ukraine | 33 | Midfielder | 182 cm | 70 kg |
| Ari Moura | Brazil | 30 | Midfielder | 174 cm | 64 kg |
| C. Mba | Nigeria | 26 | Attacker | 188 cm | 83 kg |
| P. Itodo | Nigeria | 23 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| I. Lytvynenko | Ukraine | 25 | Midfielder | 184 cm | 72 kg |
| D. Kapinus | Ukraine | 23 | Defender | 180 cm | 70 kg |
| B. Zabërgja | Kosovo | 25 | Midfielder | 185 | n/a |
| V. Salyuk | Ukraine | 24 | Defender | 186 cm | 72 kg |
With no market to assess here, we're not backing a particular angle on this game. The underlying picture points towards Metalist 1925 Kharkiv as the side in far better shape, but that alone isn't enough to build a bet around without a price to weigh it against.
Chornomorets' recent draws suggest they can still make life awkward at home, even without scoring much themselves. That's worth bearing in mind if a market does open up closer to kickoff.
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