The Pfl league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. Metallurg Lipetsk and Saturn Ramenskoye are placed 8th and 6th respectively.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Metallurg Lipetsk form and stats
Only two Pfl home games for Metallurg Lipetsk so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
It's back home for Metallurg, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Strogino away with the result 3-2. R. Voydel, N. Ponomarev and E. Frolov found the net in that victory. Preceding that match was a defeat to Salyut Belgorod (1-2).
A. Viktorov was on the receiving end of a red card in the Metallurg-Strogino match, being sent off in the 62nd minute. The game was drawn at that point, but the home side still managed to pull off a 3-2 victory.
Early season league goal statistics from Metallurg Lipetsk's 2 home games: 3 goals, 2 conceded.
Saturn Ramenskoye form and stats
It's not happening yet for Saturn Ramenskoye on their Pfl travels, with zero points from their first 2 away games. Maybe today will be different? Ramenskoye has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
The supporters enjoyed Ramenskoye's previous game versus Metallurg Vidnoye (placed 5th), a Pfl 1-0 win played at home. A 0-1 defeat away at Strogino before that.
1 goal so far away for Saturn Ramenskoye, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last four meetings): Metallurg won two games, one match ended with a draw and Saturn Ramenskoye has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / threeTop Goalscorers
  A. Kutjin 2 goals |  E. Frolov 1 goals |  R. Voydel 1 goals |
Metallurg Lipetsk missing players
Saturn Ramenskoye missing players
| Metallurg Lipetsk | Saturn Ramenskoye | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 8.5 | 8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 7.5 | 7 |
| 5.5 | 4 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 7.5 | 5.7 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 3.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | 18 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 12 | 31 |
| 13 | 8 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 31% | 12% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| Metallurg Lipetsk | Last season | Saturn Ramenskoye | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 17 | 8 | Played | P | 8 | 17 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 30 | 19 | Scored | S | 13 | 32 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 17 | 32 | ||
| 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 35% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 53% | ||
| 18% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 53% | ||
| 6% | 12% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 12% | 24% | ||
| 35% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 76% | ||
| 53% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 12% | ||
| 18% | 12% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | ||
| 4.6 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.6 | 5.9 | ||
| 5.3 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.3 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 4 | 4 | ||
| 122 | 46 | Total Shots | T S | 83 | 177 | ||
| 52 | 20 | Shots on Target | S O | 35 | 75 | ||
| 44% | 70% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 43% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ryazan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | Sokol Saratov | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Salyut Belgorod | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Khimik Novomoskovsk | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Metallurg Vidnoye | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Saturn Ramenskoye | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Kaluga | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Metallurg Lipetsk | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 6 |
| 9 | Kvant | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -5 | 6 |
| 10 | Znamya Noginsk | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Krasnyy-SGAFKST | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Avangard Kursk | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 13 | Strogino | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 14 | Khimki 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 3 |
| 15 | Fakel II | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -8 | 0 |
| 16 | Sakhalin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | -12 | 0 |
| 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 | Dinamo Bryansk | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 39 |
| 2 | Sokol Saratov | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 27 | 37 |
| 3 | Metallurg Lipetsk | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 37 |
| 4 | Khimik Novomoskovsk | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 26 |
| 5 | Salyut Belgorod | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 26 |
| 6 | Ryazan | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 24 |
| 7 | Zorkiy | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 18 | -1 | 23 |
| 8 | Ararat Moskva | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 21 | -2 | 23 |
| 9 | Kaluga | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 22 |
| 10 | Saturn Ramenskoye | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 22 |
| 11 | Khimki 2 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -9 | 18 |
| 12 | Strogino | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -13 | 17 |
| 13 | Rotor-2 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -19 | 8 |
| 14 | Kvant | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -32 | 8 |