Salyut Belgorod perform at a high level so far being 5th in the table. Kaluga can look both up and down from their 6th position.
- Salyut Belgorod have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Kaluga haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
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.
Salyut Belgorod are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. Kaluga is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.
Salyut Belgorod form and stats
Overall Pfl stats at home this season for Salyut Belgorod are 5-4-4 (wins-draw-losses). With Belgorod having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager V. Esipov.
Happy days for Salyut Belgorod in their previous game, a Pfl match away at Avangard Kursk (placed 11th) that ended with a 2-1 victory.
Preceding that match was the home game against Kvant that was lost 1-2.A decent goal production from Belgorod in their home games so far, with 21 goals from 13 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Belgorod are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 13 matches.
Kaluga form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Kaluga so far with only 13 points returning home. The records show 3-4-6 (win-draw-lose). Kaluga has drawn their two previous away games.
Kaluga go into this game after a win, the home game against Znamya Noginsk that ended 3-2. A heroic performance from Kaluga in their game against Znamya Noginsk last time out. Things got complicated when V. Nikitin was sent off in the 90th minute with the match level. Despite the red card the team were able to pull off a 3-2 victory! The end of the last match, against Znamya Noginsk, was very satisfying as N. Burdykin scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
That result followed a home victory 4-0 versus Metallurg Vidnoye.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Kaluga as they have only managed to score 11 times from 13 away games in the league. 16 goals have been conceded by Kaluga in these games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Kaluga - Belgorod 2-3 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Belgorod three wins, three draws and Kaluga zero victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Degtev 13 goals | D. Gribanov 12 goals |  A. Yarkin 10 goals |
Salyut Belgorod missing players
Kaluga missing players
| Salyut Belgorod | Kaluga | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| 14 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 46 | 21 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 43 |
| 20 | 12 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 16 | 31 |
| 81% | 77% | 33% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 69% | 69% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 69% | 81% |
| 58% | 62% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 23% | 50% |
| 23% | 15% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 15% | 35% |
| 15% | 15% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 38% | 38% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 46% | 58% |
| 50% | 46% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 15% | 23% |
| 31% | 38% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 38% | 19% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 2.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 9.1 | 7.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 8.9 | 10.3 |
| 4 | 3.8 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.3 | 5 |
| 44% | 43% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 25% | 34% |
- Kaluga haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Salyut Belgorod have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Salyut Belgorod have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
| 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 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 54 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 30 | 57 |
| 2 | Sokol Saratov | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 24 | 51 |
| 3 | Ryazan | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 47 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 50 |
| 4 | Saturn Ramenskoye | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 51 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 30 | 48 |
| 5 | Salyut Belgorod | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 26 | 48 |
| 6 | Kaluga | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 43 |
| 7 | Strogino | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 40 | 36 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 4 | 39 |
| 8 | Krasnyy-SGAFKST | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 25 | 0 | 39 |
| 9 | Znamya Noginsk | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 38 |
| 10 | Khimik Novomoskovsk | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 39 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 34 |
| 11 | Avangard Kursk | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 29 |
| 12 | Khimki 2 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 35 | 57 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 41 | -22 | 26 |
| 13 | Kvant | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 46 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 27 | -21 | 25 |
| 14 | Sakhalin | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 32 | -22 | 19 |
| 15 | Metallurg Vidnoye | 26 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 26 | 67 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 42 | -41 | 19 |
| 16 | Fakel II | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 52 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 34 | -35 | 18 |