Pfl match prediction and preview for Metallurg Lipetsk vs Strogino clash

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Competition: Russia Pfl
Competition: Mon 03.May
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)

It's advantage Metallurg Lipetsk so far with their 1st position in the Pfl table, welcoming Strogino who are placed 6th.

Insights:
  • Metallurg Lipetsk have the most scored goals (45) in Pfl
  • Strogino have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Pfl

It's no vacation for neither Metallurg Lipetsk nor Strogino as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

This pitch has grass, which is not Strogino's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Strogino have performed like this: Played 19 matches resulting in 3 wins, 3 draws and 13 defeats with the goal stats 16-36 (scored/conceded).

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Metallurg Lipetsk form and stats

When playing at home in the Pfl, Metallurg Lipetsk, who have the most scored goals (45) in Pfl, have managed 6 wins, 3 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 11 games. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Metallurg has won five games in a row. The Znamya Noginsk match was the last time out without a victory. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 276 minutes.

In the game before, an away victory match versus Khimki 2 with a 1-0 scoreline.

Metallurg can score goals in their home matches. After 11 league matches they have found the net 27 times. Metallurg are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 11 matches.

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Strogino form and stats

Playing away, Strogino have won 4 games, drawn 0 and suffered 5 defeats in the Pfl this season.

Prior to that match, a home win 4-0 against Sakhalin.

The visitors have scored 8 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Strogino have conceded 14 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Strogino - Metallurg 2-3 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last seven meetings): Metallurg won seven games, zero matches ended with a draw and Strogino has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / five

Top Goalscorers

Metallurg LipetskA. Kutjin
A. Kutjin
12 goals
Metallurg LipetskV. Babaev
V. Babaev
10 goals
StroginoS. Kostyukov
S. Kostyukov
7 goals

Metallurg Lipetsk missing players

Strogino missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Metallurg Lipetsk Strogino
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
21 11 3 Played P 2 10 21
14 6 0 Won W 0 4 11
3 3 2 Drew D 0 0 2
4 2 1 Lost L 2 6 8
45 27 2 Scored S 0 8 32
19 7 3 Conceded C 4 15 27
95% 91% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
81% 82% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 50% 71%
67% 64% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 40% 52%
33% 36% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 33%
19% 18% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 19%
48% 36% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 30% 48%
48% 64% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 30% 29%
10% 9% 33% Failed to Score F T 100% 40% 24%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.3 2.3 3.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.9 1.9
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
12.3 12.2 13.3 Shots (avg) S ( 5 8.2 9.4
5.5 5.7 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.5 3.2 4.6
41% 43% 13% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 25% 33%
Key stats in Pfl this season:
  • Metallurg Lipetsk have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Metallurg Lipetsk have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Strogino have scored away.
  • Metallurg Lipetsk have the most clean sheets (7) at home in Pfl
  • Metallurg Lipetsk have the most scored goals (27) at home in Pfl
  • Metallurg Lipetsk have the most scored goals (45) in Pfl
  • Metallurg Lipetsk have the most scored goals in the first half (20) in Pfl
  • Metallurg Lipetsk have the most scored goals in the second half (24) in Pfl
  • Metallurg Lipetsk have the the best goal difference (+20) at home in Pfl
  • Strogino have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Pfl
  • Strogino 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 21 14 3 4 45 19 11 6 3 2 27 7 10 8 0 2 18 12 26 45
2 Salyut Belgorod 21 12 6 3 38 13 11 5 4 2 20 8 10 7 2 1 18 5 25 42
3 Ryazan 21 13 2 6 36 20 11 7 1 3 22 11 10 6 1 3 14 9 16 41
4 Saturn Ramenskoye 20 11 5 4 41 14 9 7 2 0 22 3 11 4 3 4 18 11 27 38
5 Sokol Saratov 21 11 5 5 29 16 10 6 1 3 15 7 11 5 4 2 14 9 13 38
6 Strogino 20 11 2 7 32 27 11 7 2 2 24 12 9 4 0 5 8 14 5 35
7 Znamya Noginsk 21 9 6 6 26 21 11 5 2 4 14 11 10 4 4 2 12 10 5 33
8 Kaluga 21 10 2 9 29 24 10 7 0 3 21 11 11 3 2 6 8 13 5 32
9 Krasnyy-SGAFKST 21 8 6 7 27 22 10 3 3 4 10 8 11 5 3 3 17 14 5 30
10 Khimik Novomoskovsk 21 6 8 7 26 30 11 4 2 5 14 17 10 2 6 2 12 13 -4 26
11 Avangard Kursk 21 6 7 8 22 27 11 4 5 2 14 10 10 2 2 6 8 17 -5 25
12 Kvant 21 5 5 11 18 38 11 3 3 5 10 15 10 2 2 6 8 23 -20 20
13 Khimki 2 21 6 1 14 23 45 11 5 1 5 13 12 10 1 0 9 10 33 -22 19
14 Sakhalin 21 4 4 13 17 37 9 4 2 3 14 9 12 0 2 10 3 28 -20 16
15 Metallurg Vidnoye 21 5 0 16 22 55 10 4 0 6 15 22 11 1 0 10 7 33 -33 15
16 Fakel II 21 4 2 15 14 37 10 3 1 6 11 15 11 1 1 9 3 22 -23 14

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 Metallurg Lipetsk 21 14 3 4 45 19 11 6 3 2 27 7 10 8 0 2 18 12 26 45
2 Salyut Belgorod 21 12 6 3 38 13 11 5 4 2 20 8 10 7 2 1 18 5 25 42
3 Ryazan 21 13 2 6 36 20 11 7 1 3 22 11 10 6 1 3 14 9 16 41
4 Saturn Ramenskoye 20 11 5 4 41 14 9 7 2 0 22 3 11 4 3 4 18 11 27 38
5 Sokol Saratov 21 11 5 5 29 16 10 6 1 3 15 7 11 5 4 2 14 9 13 38
6 Strogino 20 11 2 7 32 27 11 7 2 2 24 12 9 4 0 5 8 14 5 35
7 Znamya Noginsk 21 9 6 6 26 21 11 5 2 4 14 11 10 4 4 2 12 10 5 33
8 Kaluga 21 10 2 9 29 24 10 7 0 3 21 11 11 3 2 6 8 13 5 32
9 Krasnyy-SGAFKST 21 8 6 7 27 22 10 3 3 4 10 8 11 5 3 3 17 14 5 30
10 Khimik Novomoskovsk 21 6 8 7 26 30 11 4 2 5 14 17 10 2 6 2 12 13 -4 26
11 Avangard Kursk 21 6 7 8 22 27 11 4 5 2 14 10 10 2 2 6 8 17 -5 25
12 Kvant 21 5 5 11 18 38 11 3 3 5 10 15 10 2 2 6 8 23 -20 20
13 Khimki 2 21 6 1 14 23 45 11 5 1 5 13 12 10 1 0 9 10 33 -22 19
14 Sakhalin 21 4 4 13 17 37 9 4 2 3 14 9 12 0 2 10 3 28 -20 16
15 Metallurg Vidnoye 21 5 0 16 22 55 10 4 0 6 15 22 11 1 0 10 7 33 -33 15
16 Fakel II 21 4 2 15 14 37 10 3 1 6 11 15 11 1 1 9 3 22 -23 14

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