Struggling Khimki 2 will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Metallurg Lipetsk in the upcoming league round. It’s 12th vs 1st and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Khimki 2 have the most conceded goals in the second half (28) in Pfl
- Metallurg Lipetsk have the most scored goals (43) 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!
Khimki 2's stadium, Stadion Novye Khimki, has a artifical turf surface. Metallurg Lipetsk have grass on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Metallurg Lipetsk when playing on artifical turf; 8 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss from nine matches. They have scored 26 goals in these games and conceded 8.
Khimki 2 form and stats
5 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats. That’s what Khimki 2 have to build on here at Stadion Novye Khimki in the Pfl. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Khimki 2 to get some points in this home game.
The fans are hoping that Khimki will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Pfl game against Strogino (placed 6th). Preceding that match was a defeat to Salyut Belgorod (1-3).
Khimki has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. Khimki have conceded 11 in these home matches.
Metallurg Lipetsk form and stats
Metallurg Lipetsk, who have the most scored goals (43) in Pfl, have an excellent away record in the Pfl so far with 6-0-2 from 8 games.
Metallurg had fun at their own home (Stadion Novye Khimki) last time out, beating Kvant 5-0. A. Kharin, N. Kashaev, A. Kutjin, V. Babaev and V. Cherny scored. Before that one, a nice away victory 3-2 at Khimik Novomoskovsk.
As mentioned above, Metallurg was the only team on the pitch versus Kvant in their previous game, winning 5-0. This could be a tougher task.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Metallurg Lipetsk are regular goalscorers on their travels. Metallurg's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 12 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Metallurg Lipetsk - Khimki 4-0, played this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last five meetings): Khimki won zero games, zero matches ended with a draw and Metallurg Lipetsk has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / oneTop Goalscorers
  A. Kutjin 12 goals |  V. Babaev 9 goals |  A. Ovchinnikov 5 goals |
Khimki 2 missing players
Metallurg Lipetsk missing players
| Khimki 2 | Metallurg Lipetsk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 19 |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 23 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 16 | 43 |
| 43 | 11 | 5 | Conceded | C | 1 | 12 | 19 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 89% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 68% | 40% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 88% | 74% |
| 47% | 20% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 38% | 37% |
| 21% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 21% |
| 58% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 75% | 53% |
| 26% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 12% | 42% |
| 16% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 11% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 1.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6.2 | 6.6 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.5 | 12 | 12.1 |
| 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.6 |
| 39% | 41% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 42% | 43% |
- All of Metallurg Lipetsk's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Khimki 2 have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Khimki 2 have the most conceded goals in the second half (28) in Pfl
- Khimki 2 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Metallurg Lipetsk have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Metallurg Lipetsk have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Metallurg Lipetsk have the most matches over the total-line (12) in Pfl
- Metallurg Lipetsk have the most scored goals (43) in Pfl
- Metallurg Lipetsk have the most scored goals in the first half (19) in Pfl
- Metallurg Lipetsk have the most scored goals in the second half (24) in Pfl
- Metallurg Lipetsk haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 24 | 39 |
| 2 | Salyut Belgorod | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 21 | 39 |
| 3 | Saturn Ramenskoye | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 27 | 38 |
| 4 | Ryazan | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 35 |
| 5 | Sokol Saratov | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 32 |
| 6 | Strogino | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 32 |
| 7 | Znamya Noginsk | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 30 |
| 8 | Krasnyy-SGAFKST | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 29 |
| 9 | Kaluga | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 26 |
| 10 | Khimik Novomoskovsk | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 26 |
| 11 | Avangard Kursk | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -4 | 24 |
| 12 | Khimki 2 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 23 | 43 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 32 | -20 | 19 |
| 13 | Kvant | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 23 | -21 | 16 |
| 14 | Metallurg Vidnoye | 19 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 47 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 30 | -27 | 15 |
| 15 | Sakhalin | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 24 | -17 | 13 |
| 16 | Fakel II | 19 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 22 | -22 | 13 |