FNL match preview: Neftekhimik versus Metallurg Lipetsk

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Competition: Russia FNL
Competition: Fri 30.July
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)

Neftekhimik will battle it out with Metallurg Lipetsk in this FNL game. All you need to know about the match can be found here!

Insights:
  • Metallurg Lipetsk have the most conceded goals (8) in FNL

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

These teams have little in common geographically as Metallurg Lipetsk have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

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Neftekhimik form and stats

Only two FNL home games for Neftekhimik so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 1 draw and 0 defeat.

Neftekhimik haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 236 minutes ago. L. Potapov scored that one.

Neftekhimik are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Volgar Astrakhan.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus SKA Khabarovsk.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Neftekhimik as they are travelling to their away game against KAMAZ in the Russian Cup. That match is four days after this one.

Neftekhimik has the goal stats of 1-0 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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Metallurg Lipetsk form and stats

Metallurg Lipetsk have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the FNL were 10 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats from 15 fixtures.

Metallurg's last game was the home draw against Akron (2-2).

Prior to that match, the Metallurg manager S. Mashnin faced defeat when travelling to Orenburg and losing 0-4.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Tekstilshchik in just four days.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Metallurg Lipetsk has managed 0 goals and let in 4 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Metallurg LipetskR. Voydel
R. Voydel
2 goals
NeftekhimikL. Potapov
L. Potapov
1 goals
Metallurg LipetskM. Sazonov
M. Sazonov
1 goals

Neftekhimik missing players

Metallurg Lipetsk missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Neftekhimik Metallurg Lipetsk
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
3 2 0 Played P 0 1 3
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 1 0 Drew D 0 0 1
1 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
1 1 0 Scored S 0 0 5
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 4 8
67% 50% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 67%
67% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
67% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 33%
 
6 7 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 11 5.3
5 4 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 6 3.7
4 3.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
4 2.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 11 13
2 1.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 5 4.7
17% 33% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 36%
Key stats in FNL this season:
  • Metallurg Lipetsk have the most conceded goals (8) in FNL
  • Metallurg Lipetsk have the most conceded goals in the first half (6) in FNL
Neftekhimik Last season Metallurg Lipetsk
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
41 21   Played P   15 30
19 12   Won W   10 19
10 6   Drew D   2 6
12 3   Lost L   3 5
61 42   Scored S   25 59
44 17   Conceded C   19 28
95% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 93%
68% 81%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   80% 77%
41% 48%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   67% 63%
29% 33%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   33% 37%
15% 19%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   13% 13%
49% 52%   BTTS BTTS   60% 50%
32% 38%   Clean Sheets C S   27% 43%
24% 14%   Failed to Score F T   13% 13%
 
4.4 4.3   Corners for (avg) C F   5.8 5.8
5.5 5.7   Corners against (avg) C A   4.6 3.9
2.6 2.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.6 2.3
7 2   Red cards R C   3 4
 
9.4 9.5   Shots (avg) S (   11.6 12.1
3.4 3.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5 5.5
43% 63%   Goal Efficiency G E   35% 37%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Torpedo Moskva 3 3 0 0 10 2 2 2 0 0 8 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 8 9
2 Orenburg 3 2 1 0 9 1 2 2 0 0 8 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 8 7
3 Fakel 3 2 1 0 6 3 3 2 1 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7
4 Chayka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Veles 3 2 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 6
5 KAMAZ 3 1 2 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 5
6 SKA Khabarovsk 3 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 5
7 Spartak Vladikavkaz 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
8 Akron 3 1 1 1 4 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 4
9 Neftekhimik 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
10 Metallurg Lipetsk 3 1 1 1 5 8 2 1 1 0 5 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 -3 4
11 Spartak Moskva II 3 1 1 1 2 6 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 -4 4
12 Rotor Volgograd 3 0 3 0 1 1 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
13 Tom' Tomsk 3 1 0 2 3 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 2 5 -2 3
14 Volgar Astrakhan 3 1 0 2 1 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 5 -4 3
15 Baltika 3 0 2 1 4 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 3 4 -1 2
16 Dolgie Prudy 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 2
17 Tekstilshchik 3 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 2 -1 2
18 Krasnodar II 3 0 2 1 2 4 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 -2 2
19 Yenisey 3 0 1 2 3 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2 1
20 Urozhay 3 0 1 2 3 6 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 -3 1
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Krylya Sovetov 42 32 5 5 100 26 21 19 1 1 66 8 21 13 4 4 34 18 74 101
2 Orenburg 42 28 10 4 78 33 21 14 5 2 42 18 21 14 5 2 36 15 45 94
3 Olimpiyets 42 27 7 8 67 28 21 15 2 4 38 12 21 12 5 4 29 16 39 88
4 Spartak Vladikavkaz 42 22 11 9 74 40 21 12 6 3 45 21 21 10 5 6 29 19 34 77
5 Baltika 42 22 7 13 49 35 21 11 2 8 24 15 21 11 5 5 25 20 14 73
6 Torpedo Moskva 42 21 9 12 65 41 21 12 3 6 33 16 21 9 6 6 32 25 24 72
7 Neftekhimik 42 20 10 12 64 44 21 12 6 3 42 17 21 8 4 9 22 27 20 70
8 Veles 42 18 12 12 54 46 21 10 7 4 34 24 21 8 5 8 20 22 8 66
9 Fakel 42 17 13 12 57 43 21 8 10 3 26 13 21 9 3 9 31 30 14 64
10 Yenisey 42 19 6 17 52 54 21 11 1 9 33 27 21 8 5 8 19 27 -2 63
11 SKA Khabarovsk 42 17 9 16 52 47 21 10 6 5 23 15 21 7 3 11 29 32 5 60
12 Chayka 42 15 11 16 44 53 21 8 3 10 22 28 21 7 8 6 22 25 -9 56
13 Volgar Astrakhan 42 14 12 16 47 45 21 10 8 3 29 18 21 4 4 13 18 27 2 54
14 Spartak Moskva II 42 14 7 21 53 77 21 6 5 10 27 37 21 8 2 11 26 40 -24 49
15 Tekstilshchik 42 12 11 19 32 51 21 6 8 7 13 21 21 6 3 12 19 30 -19 47
16 Krasnodar II 42 11 12 19 46 68 21 9 6 6 33 25 21 2 6 13 13 43 -22 45
17 Akron 42 10 12 20 35 54 21 5 7 9 19 25 21 5 5 11 16 29 -19 42
18 Tom' Tomsk 42 10 11 21 32 50 21 5 5 11 18 26 21 5 6 10 14 24 -18 41
19 Irtysh 42 9 8 25 33 61 21 5 3 13 12 32 21 4 5 12 21 29 -28 35
20 Dinamo Bryansk 42 10 5 27 24 66 21 7 1 13 14 30 21 3 4 14 10 36 -42 32
21 Chertanovo 42 7 6 29 35 80 21 3 3 15 16 36 21 4 3 14 19 44 -45 27
22 Shinnik 42 5 10 27 39 90 21 3 4 14 20 39 21 2 6 13 19 51 -51 25
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Metallurg Lipetsk 30 19 6 5 59 28 15 9 4 2 34 9 15 10 2 3 25 19 31 63
2 Ryazan 30 19 2 9 57 33 15 11 1 3 31 13 15 8 1 6 26 20 24 59
3 Saturn Ramenskoye 30 17 7 6 63 29 15 11 3 1 40 14 15 6 4 5 23 15 34 58
4 Salyut Belgorod 30 16 8 6 56 25 15 6 5 4 25 14 15 10 3 2 31 11 31 56
5 Sokol Saratov 30 16 7 7 44 21 15 10 2 3 26 9 15 6 5 4 18 12 23 55
6 Strogino 30 15 3 12 51 42 15 10 3 2 38 16 15 5 0 10 13 26 9 48
7 Kaluga 30 14 5 11 50 37 15 11 0 4 38 18 15 3 5 7 12 19 13 47
8 Znamya Noginsk 30 11 10 9 44 38 15 7 4 4 26 18 15 4 6 5 18 20 6 43
9 Khimik Novomoskovsk 30 11 10 9 45 41 15 7 2 6 26 22 15 4 8 3 19 19 4 43
10 Krasnyy-SGAFKST 30 11 7 12 40 49 15 6 3 6 18 16 15 5 4 6 22 33 -9 40
11 Avangard Kursk 30 9 9 12 35 41 15 5 6 4 19 17 15 4 3 8 16 24 -6 36
12 Khimki 2 30 10 2 18 42 65 15 7 2 6 23 19 15 3 0 12 19 46 -23 32
13 Kvant 30 7 7 16 31 54 15 3 5 7 14 22 15 4 2 9 17 32 -23 28
14 Metallurg Vidnoye 30 8 1 21 32 76 15 6 1 8 23 32 15 2 0 13 9 44 -44 25
15 Fakel II 30 5 5 20 22 64 15 4 3 8 16 23 15 1 2 12 6 41 -42 20
16 Sakhalin 30 4 7 19 26 54 15 4 4 7 19 19 15 0 3 12 7 35 -28 19

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Torpedo Moskva 3 3 0 0 10 2 2 2 0 0 8 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 8 9
2 Orenburg 3 2 1 0 9 1 2 2 0 0 8 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 8 7
3 Fakel 3 2 1 0 6 3 3 2 1 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7
4 Chayka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Veles 3 2 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 6
5 KAMAZ 3 1 2 0 3 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 5
6 SKA Khabarovsk 3 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 5
7 Spartak Vladikavkaz 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
8 Akron 3 1 1 1 4 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 4
9 Neftekhimik 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
10 Metallurg Lipetsk 3 1 1 1 5 8 2 1 1 0 5 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 -3 4
11 Spartak Moskva II 3 1 1 1 2 6 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 -4 4
12 Rotor Volgograd 3 0 3 0 1 1 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
13 Tom' Tomsk 3 1 0 2 3 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 2 5 -2 3
14 Volgar Astrakhan 3 1 0 2 1 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 5 -4 3
15 Baltika 3 0 2 1 4 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 3 4 -1 2
16 Dolgie Prudy 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 2
17 Tekstilshchik 3 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 2 -1 2
18 Krasnodar II 3 0 2 1 2 4 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 -2 2
19 Yenisey 3 0 1 2 3 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2 1
20 Urozhay 3 0 1 2 3 6 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 -3 1

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The Russian Football National League (FNL) is the second highest level of football in Russia. It was founded in 1992 and with the current format it holds 20 teams, including the reserve teams of some of the biggest Russian clubs. After the final league table is decided the top two are promoted directly while third and fourth have promotion playoff fixtures. The bottom five clubs are relegated.