Country 2025/2026 Premier League, Ukraine
Tsentralnyi Stadion Wed, 15 Apr - 3:00 PM
Premier League
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv Metalist 1925 Kharkiv
VS
Veres Veres
Abandoned Wed, 15 Apr 3:00 PM
Round 15 Regular Season

CONTEXT

Metalist 1925 Kharkiv will host Veres at Tsentralnyi Stadion for a Regular Season fixture in the 2025/2026 Premier League. Going into this encounter, Metalist 1925 Kharkiv currently sit in 5th place in the league standings, while the visiting Veres occupy the 10th position. The home side enters the match looking to maintain a solid recent record. Their season form reads W3 D2 L1 from 6 matches. In their most recent outing, Metalist 1925 Kharkiv recorded a home draw against Dynamo Kyiv. Conversely, the visitors are searching for their first victory in recent weeks to climb the table. For Veres, their season form reads W0 D3 L3 from 6 matches. In their previous match, they also played to a draw at home against Obolon'-Brovar. Both teams will aim to translate these recent stalemates into three points in this league clash.

TL;DR

  • Structural: Metalist 1925 Kharkiv hold a +1.3 pts power-ranking advantage heading into this fixture.
  • Form: Metalist 1925 Kharkiv sit above baseline on opponent-adjusted form.
  • Squad: No major squad or availability edge; impact is neutral.
  • Efficiency: Veres show stronger possession-adjusted chance creation in the data.
  • Transition: Metalist 1925 Kharkiv have a moderate edge in transition threat.
  • Set pieces: Metalist 1925 Kharkiv carry higher set-play value and dead-ball upside.
  • xVariable: Metalist 1925 Kharkiv hold a marginal advantage on underlying metrics.
  • Market: Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 52.8% | Draw 28.3% | Veres 19%.
No standings statistics available.
No head-to-head records found.
0.5+ goals: 85%
1.5+ goals: 70%
2.5+ goals: 50%
3.5+ goals: 25%
Confidence: High (≥8 matches)

Quality vs Volume

Home: xG 1.8, Shots 12, xG/Shot 0.15
Away: xG 1.5, Shots 14, xG/Shot 0.11

Open Play vs Set Play

Open Play: 65%
Set Play: 35%

Expected Points

TeamxPts
Home1.8
Away1.2
ℹ️ Methodology: Expected Goals (xG) measures shot quality
Jan 25 vs Team A
Feb 1 vs Team B
Feb 8 vs Team C
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv M. Bartulović
M. Bartulović
VS
Veres O. Shandruk
O. Shandruk
1.5
Avg Points / Game (Last 100 Matches)
1.14
1.83 i
Last 6 Opponents
Dynamo Kyiv Rank: 66 D
Kolos Kovalivka Rank: 52 D
SK Poltava Rank: 33 W
Shakhtar Donetsk Rank: 73 L
Rukh Vynnyky Rank: 45 W
Oleksandria Rank: 46 W
Avg Points / Game (Last 6 Matches)
0.5 i
Last 6 Opponents
Obolon'-Brovar Rank: 42 D
Polissya Zhytomyr Rank: 61 D
Kolos Kovalivka Rank: 51 L
Kudrivka Rank: 43 D
LNZ Cherkasy Rank: 58 L
Shakhtar Donetsk Rank: 73 L
0
Head to Head (Wins - Draws - Losses)
0 - 0 - 5
5
No sidelined player data available.

Win Probabilities

Live Win Probability (90 Min)
Home Metalist 1925 Kharkiv
52.77%
Draw
28.28%
Away Veres
18.95%

Team Power Ranking

i
What is Power Ranking?
Power ranking is SportMonks' model-based team strength indicator. Historical input capped to 2 seasons.
47.21
45.96
0 (Weakest) 100 (Strongest)
Metric
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv
Veres
Power Score
47.21
45.96
League Position
5
10
Global Rank
750
856

Form Analysis Opponent-Weighted

Line chart of recent results (points/trend). Friendlies excluded by default. Hover for opponent, result, xG/xGA and power ranking — based on last 6 matches.

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vs
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv — Opponent-weighted form score
Veres — Opponent-weighted form score
Win (3 pts) Draw (1 pt) Loss (0 pts) Metalist 1925 Kharkiv Veres

Team Head to Head Last 6 Seasons

Summary of 5 matches between these sides — filtered by competition and venue context.

Metalist 1925 Kharkiv Metalist 1925 Kharkiv Home
5 matches
Veres Veres Away
Match Record
0
Wins
5
0
Draws
0
5
Losses
0
Goals
5
Goals Scored
13
13
Goals Conceded
5
-8
Goal Difference
+8
Expected Goals
0
xG
0
0
xGA
0

Data last updated: 2026-04-08T02:03:35+00:00

STARTING XI

Match Formation 4-1-4-1
Match Formation 4-3-3
Pitch
D. Varakuta
Ukraine
30 D. Varakuta
V. Salyuk
Ukraine
13 V. Salyuk
Y. Pavliuk
Ukraine
18 Y. Pavliuk
A. Shabanov
Ukraine
31 A. Shabanov
I. Krupskyi
Ukraine
27 I. Krupskyi
I. Kaliuzhnyi
Ukraine
5 (C) I. Kaliuzhnyi
D. Antyukh
Ukraine
15 D. Antyukh
V. Churko
Ukraine
11 V. Churko
B. Zabergja
Kosovo
72 B. Zabergja
E. Rashica
Albania
19 E. Rashica
P. Itodo
Nigeria
98 P. Itodo
V. Gorokh
Ukraine
91 V. Gorokh
M. Smiyan
Ukraine
2 M. Smiyan
R. Goncharenko
Ukraine
33 R. Goncharenko
K. Cipot
Slovenia
4 K. Cipot
M. Protasevych
Ukraine
17 M. Protasevych
V. Boyko
Ukraine
18 V. Boyko
I. Kharatin
Ukraine
14 (C) I. Kharatin
V. Sharay
Ukraine
77 V. Sharay
W. da Conceição Duarte Moreira
Brazil
11 W. da Conceição Duarte Moreira
R. Taranukha
Ukraine
9 R. Taranukha
E. Aydın
Turkey
7 E. Aydın

General Information

Date & Time
Apr 15, 2026, 03:00 PM
Competition
2025/2026 Premier League, Ukraine · Round 15 · Regular Season
Stadium
Tsentralnyi Stadion
Capacity
5928
Pitch Surface
Grass
Weather
☀️ 12°C, Fair
Referees
Vitaliy Romanov

Statistics

Possession
Metalist 1925 Kharkiv
60%
Veres
40%

Top Statistics

1 Shots 1
63 Possession 37
0 Corners 1
0 Free kicks 2

Match Overview

0 Goal Kicks 2

Defensive

1 Saves 0

Discipline

2 Fouls 1

Lineup

Referee : Vitaliy Romanov

Starting XI ▼

30
Danylo Varakuta
Danylo Varakuta Goalkeeper
6.5
13
Volodymyr Salyuk
Volodymyr Salyuk Defender
6.5
18
Yevgen Pavlyuk
Yevgen Pavlyuk Defender
6.5
27
Ilya Krupskyi
Ilya Krupskyi Defender
6.5
31
Artem Shabanov
Artem Shabanov Defender
6.5
5
Ivan Kalyuzhnyi
Ivan Kalyuzhnyi (C) Midfielder
6.5
11
Vyacheslav Churko
Vyacheslav Churko Midfielder
6.5
15
Denys Antyukh
Denys Antyukh Midfielder
6.5
19
Ermir Rashica
Ermir Rashica Midfielder
6.5
72
Baton Zabergja
Baton Zabergja Midfielder
6.5
98
Peter Mandela Itodo
Peter Mandela Itodo Attacker
6.5
Referee : Vitaliy Romanov

Starting XI ▼

91
Valentyn Gorokh
Valentyn Gorokh Goalkeeper
6.5
2
Maksym Smiyan
Maksym Smiyan Defender
6.5
4
K. Cipot
K. Cipot Defender
6.5
17
Mykhaylo Protasevych
Mykhaylo Protasevych Defender
6.5
33
Roman Goncharenko
Roman Goncharenko Defender
6.5
14
Igor Kharatin
Igor Kharatin (C) Midfielder
6.5
18
Vitaliy Boyko
Vitaliy Boyko Midfielder
6.5
77
Vladyslav Sharay
Vladyslav Sharay Midfielder
6.5
7
Eren Aydın
Eren Aydın Attacker
6.5
9
Rostyslav Taranukha
Rostyslav Taranukha Attacker
6.5
11
Wesley Pomba
Wesley Pomba Attacker
6.5

CONCLUSION

Metalist 1925 Kharkiv possesses the stronger pre-match profile, entering this fixture with a structural power advantage of 1.3 points over Veres. The home side also brings superior form into the contest, contrasting with the winless streak of the visitors over their last six matches. Evaluating the probability models, the market leader is Metalist 1925 Kharkiv at 52.8 percent, which indicates that the market signals explicitly align with the underlying structural data. The final result will largely depend on whether Metalist 1925 Kharkiv can translate their projected high possession share into efficient scoring opportunities against a compact Veres defensive setup.