Kaluga vs Metallurg Vidnoye: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Russia Pfl
Competition: Fri 21.May
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)

Get ready for Kaluga - Metallurg Vidnoye! Despite the season performances so far this game should be cracking!

Insights:
  • Kaluga have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Metallurg Vidnoye have the most conceded goals (62) in Pfl

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!

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Kaluga form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here as Kaluga have scored 25 goals to get 24 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the Pfl are 8-0-3 (wins-draws-losses). After failing to beat Salyut Belgorod here, Kaluga has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.

Kaluga manager K. Dzutsev and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Sakhalin (placed 15th) in the Pfl.

Before that game, the 4-2 home victory against Khimki 2.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Kaluga as they have a new game in only three days, a Pfl match thankfully also at home. Znamya Noginsk are visiting.

Goals decide football matches and Kaluga are scoring many of them at home; 25 on target from 11 league matches. 13 goals have been conceded.

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Metallurg Vidnoye form and stats

There's been little loot from Metallurg Vidnoye's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 12 away games in the Pfl. Metallurg Vidnoye, who have the most conceded goals (62) in Pfl, only have 1 win to counter their 11 defeats and 0 draws. A depressing seven defeats in a row for Metallurg Vidnoye in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Salyut Belgorod.

Metallurg won their last game, 3-1 versus Avangard Kursk played at home. Y. Burychenkov was the team player of the game with the player rating of 0.0. The agile goalkeeper Burychenkov .

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Sokol Saratov wasn't a success with a 0-5 loss.

A new game in only three days for Metallurg, the Pfl home match versus Metallurg Lipetsk. Busy days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Metallurg as they have only managed to score 7 times from 12 away games in the league. There are big problems for the Metallurg defense as they have conceded 38 goals in 12 away games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Metallurg Vidnoye - Kaluga 0-2 entered in the official records.

Top Goalscorers

Metallurg VidnoyeP. Barbashov
P. Barbashov
12 goals
KalugaA. Yarkin
A. Yarkin
10 goals
KalugaD. Baranov
D. Baranov
5 goals

Kaluga missing players

Metallurg Vidnoye missing players

Kaluga Metallurg Vidnoye
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
24 11 5 Played P 2 12 24
11 8 5 Won W 0 1 6
4 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
9 3 0 Lost L 2 11 17
36 25 15 Scored S 1 7 26
29 13 4 Conceded C 8 38 62
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
79% 91% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 92% 92%
46% 73% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 83% 79%
29% 45% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 50%
12% 27% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 33% 33%
58% 73% 60% BTTS BTTS 50% 42% 46%
21% 27% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 12%
21% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 58% 42%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.2 2.8 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.5 2 2.2
3 2 1 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
10.6 12.5 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 6.5 8.2 7.5
5 6.8 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 3.6 3.9
30% 33% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 17% 29%
Key stats in Pfl this season:
  • Kaluga have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Kaluga have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Metallurg Vidnoye have scored away.
  • Kaluga have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Kaluga haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Metallurg Vidnoye have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Metallurg Vidnoye have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Metallurg Vidnoye have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Metallurg Vidnoye have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Pfl
  • Metallurg Vidnoye have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Pfl
  • Metallurg Vidnoye have the most conceded goals (38) away in Pfl
  • Metallurg Vidnoye have the most conceded goals (62) in Pfl
  • Metallurg Vidnoye have the most conceded goals in the first half (25) in Pfl
  • Metallurg Vidnoye have the most conceded goals in the second half (34) in Pfl
  • Metallurg Vidnoye have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Pfl
  • Metallurg Vidnoye have the the worst goal difference (-36) in Pfl
  • Metallurg Vidnoye haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 24 16 3 5 50 23 12 7 3 2 30 8 12 9 0 3 20 15 27 51
2 Ryazan 24 16 2 6 43 21 13 9 1 3 27 12 11 7 1 3 16 9 22 50
3 Salyut Belgorod 24 13 6 5 43 17 12 5 4 3 20 10 12 8 2 2 23 7 26 45
4 Sokol Saratov 24 13 6 5 37 17 12 8 1 3 22 7 12 5 5 2 15 10 20 45
5 Saturn Ramenskoye 24 12 6 6 44 19 11 8 2 1 25 5 13 4 4 5 19 14 25 42
6 Strogino 24 12 2 10 38 33 12 8 2 2 29 12 12 4 0 8 9 21 5 38
7 Kaluga 24 11 4 9 36 29 11 8 0 3 25 13 13 3 4 6 11 16 7 37
8 Krasnyy-SGAFKST 24 10 6 8 31 28 12 5 3 4 14 9 12 5 3 4 17 19 3 36
9 Znamya Noginsk 24 9 8 7 28 25 12 5 3 4 15 12 12 4 5 3 13 13 3 35
10 Khimik Novomoskovsk 24 7 9 8 35 35 13 5 2 6 22 21 11 2 7 2 13 14 0 30
11 Avangard Kursk 24 7 8 9 25 31 11 4 5 2 14 10 13 3 3 7 11 21 -6 29
12 Khimki 2 24 7 2 15 30 50 13 6 2 5 18 13 11 1 0 10 12 37 -20 23
13 Kvant 24 5 7 12 22 43 13 3 5 5 12 17 11 2 2 7 10 26 -21 22
14 Metallurg Vidnoye 24 6 1 17 26 62 12 5 1 6 19 24 12 1 0 11 7 38 -36 19
15 Sakhalin 24 4 6 14 19 40 12 4 4 4 16 12 12 0 2 10 3 28 -21 18
16 Fakel II 24 5 2 17 17 51 11 4 1 6 14 17 13 1 1 11 3 34 -34 17

Read more about Pfl

The Professional Football League (PFL) is the third level of Russian football. It is divided into five divisions (or zones) based on the team’s location. The divisions have a varying number of teams, in total about 60. The top team of each league table is promoted while the bottom team is relegated.