With their 4 point advantage in the league table, Metallurg Lipetsk fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Strogino.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Strogino play their home games on artificial turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Strogino when playing on grass are 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats from five matches. They have scored 5 goals and conceded 12 times in these games.
Metallurg Lipetsk form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here as Metallurg Lipetsk have scored 10 goals to get 13 points from 6 games. The overall stats are 4-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).Metallurg Lipetsk's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Saturn Ramenskoye. 2-2 away at Zorkiy before that.
The Metallurg Lipetsk fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 10 goals in 6 matches. Metallurg Lipetsk's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 6 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Strogino form and stats
There's been little loot from Strogino's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 7 away games. Strogino only has 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws. Three has not been a lucky number for Strogino as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Ryazan match. Strogino seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?It might be tough going out on the road again for Strogino, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-2 versus Kaluga. A 1-4 loss hosting Kvant before that.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 7 away games, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Strogino have conceded 13 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Strogino - Metallurg Lipetsk 0-1 earlier this season. Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: 3 wins for Metallurg Lipetsk, 0 draws and 0 wins for Strogino.Top Goalscorers
  N. Ivannikov 10 goals |  A. Ovchinnikov 5 goals |  S. Chernyshov 4 goals |
Metallurg Lipetsk missing players
Strogino missing players
| Metallurg Lipetsk | Strogino | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 4 | Played | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 11 | 7 | 3 | Won | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 35 | 13 | 4 | Scored | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 20 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | 6 | 18 | 36 |
| 95% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 65% | 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | 67% | 70% | 65% |
| 40% | 30% | 25% | Over 2.5 | 33% | 30% | 45% |
| 20% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 33% | 30% | 30% |
| 15% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 50% | 30% | 25% | BTTS | 0% | 30% | 35% |
| 35% | 60% | 50% | Clean Sheets | 33% | 20% | 15% |
| 20% | 20% | 25% | Failed To Score | 67% | 60% | 55% |
| 5.1 | 5.7 | 6 | Corners For (avg) | 5.3 | 4.2 | 5 |
| 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | Corners Against (avg) | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.4 |
| 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 03-11-18 | | Metallurg Lipetsk | 2 - 1 | Khimki 2 |
| 10-11-18 | | Dinamo Bryansk | 1 - 1 | Metallurg Lipetsk |
| 06-04-19 | | Metallurg Lipetsk | 3 - 2 | Rotor-2 |
| 13-04-19 | | Zorkiy | 2 - 2 | Metallurg Lipetsk |
| 20-04-19 | | Metallurg Lipetsk | 0 - 2 | Saturn Ramenskoye |
| 27-04-19 | | Torpedo Moskva | 12:00 | Metallurg Lipetsk |
| 04-05-19 | | Metallurg Lipetsk | 00:00 | Strogino |
| 11-05-19 | | Salyut Belgorod | - | Metallurg Lipetsk |
| 19-05-19 | | Metallurg Lipetsk | - | Ryazan |
| 26-05-19 | | Sokol Saratov | - | Metallurg Lipetsk |
| 16-02-19 | | Strogino | 4 - 1 | Ryazan |
| 23-02-19 | | Strogino | 3 - 1 | Luki-Energiya |
| 06-04-19 | | Sokol Saratov | 3 - 1 | Strogino |
| 13-04-19 | | Strogino | 1 - 4 | Kvant |
| 20-04-19 | | Kaluga | 2 - 0 | Strogino |
| 27-04-19 | | Strogino | 13:00 | Khimik Novomoskovsk |
| 04-05-19 | | Metallurg Lipetsk | 00:00 | Strogino |
| 11-05-19 | | Strogino | - | Dinamo Bryansk |
| 19-05-19 | | Rotor-2 | - | Strogino |
| 26-05-19 | | Strogino | - | Zorkiy |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Torpedo Moskva | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 34 |
| 2 | Dinamo Bryansk | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 32 |
| 3 | Sokol Saratov | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 30 |
| 4 | Kvant | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 24 |
| 5 | Zorkiy | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 19 |
| 6 | Metallurg Lipetsk | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 18 |
| 7 | Rotor-2 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -5 | 17 |
| 8 | Salyut Belgorod | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -8 | 17 |
| 9 | Ryazan | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -3 | 15 |
| 10 | Kaluga | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 14 |
| 11 | Strogino | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 14 |
| 12 | Khimik Novomoskovsk | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 11 |
| 13 | Saturn Ramenskoye | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -13 | 11 |
| 14 | Khimki 2 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -25 | 11 |
