Epitsentr Dunayivtsi vs Metalist 1925 Kharkiv Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent form: Kharkiv finding more wins

Epitsentr's recent fixture list mixes league, cup and friendly matches, but the Premier League picture is fairly clear. They've drawn with Bukovyna and Veres Rivne, lost at home to Shakhtar, and needed a routine win over Obolon'-Brovar to get three points. Goals have been hard to come by at home this season.

Epitsentr Dunayivtsi: 20 completed matches; Metalist 1925 Kharkiv: 20 completed matches.

Epitsentr Dunayivtsi

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

31

Conceded

19

Difference

+12

Metalist 1925 Kharkiv

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

42

Conceded

30

Difference

+12

Kharkiv's league form reads better. They've beaten Bukovyna, Obolon'-Brovar and Veres Rivne, and won away at Zorya Luhansk, with defeats only against Shakhtar and Polessya. They've generally looked the more productive side going forward.

None of this is set in stone a month out from kickoff, but Kharkiv currently carry the healthier league form of the two.

Comparative Team Statistics: Epitsentr Dunayivtsi vs Metalist 1925 Kharkiv

Head-to-head: recent meetings have been tight

These two have met five times in the available record. The last two Premier League meetings both finished level, 1-1 in May and 0-0 back in November. Further back, in the second tier, Epitsentr actually won both meetings, while an older cup tie went Kharkiv's way.

In the top flight specifically, the trend so far has been stalemate rather than a clear edge for either side.

League table: Kharkiv sit above their hosts

In the current standings Kharkiv are fifth with four wins from six games, while Epitsentr sit just below in sixth having won two of seven. Kharkiv's goal difference is also comfortably the better of the two.

It's still early in the season, so a place or two won't mean much by matchday, but right now Kharkiv have the stronger numbers behind them.

How this one could play out

Put it together and Kharkiv arrive with the better recent form and the higher league position, while Epitsentr's home matches have been short on both goals and points. Yet the head-to-head history between these two suggests results don't always follow the table, with both recent league meetings ending level despite shifting form on both sides.

There's also a month still to play out before this fixture, so the form lines described here could look different by kickoff.