The Salyut Belgorod & Metallurg Lipetsk managers V. Esipov and S. Mashnin are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Pfl league table.
- Salyut Belgorod have the fewest conceded goals (12) in Pfl
- Metallurg Lipetsk have the most scored goals (44) in Pfl
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!
Salyut Belgorod form and stats
5 victories, 4 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Salyut Belgorod, who have the fewest conceded goals (12) in Pfl, have to build on here at Central'nyj Stadion Energomash in the Pfl.
Belgorod's previous game was a Pfl match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Sakhalin (placed 15th). The home side are looking to build on that result. A strong away win before that one, visiting Khimki 2 and winning 3-1.
The Belgorod manager V. Esipov has got the team scoring with 20 from 10 home games in the league. From these home matches, Belgorod have conceded only 7 goals.
Metallurg Lipetsk form and stats
Metallurg Lipetsk, who have the most scored goals (44) in Pfl, have an excellent away record in the Pfl so far with 7-0-2 from 9 games. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Metallurg hope to make it five in this match. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Metallurg are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
The Metallurg Lipetsk goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 186 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Metallurg play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Khimki 2 (placed 12th). That result followed a home victory 5-0 versus Kvant.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Strogino in just three days.
Metallurg are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 17 times in 9 away games so far. 12 goals have been conceded by Metallurg in these games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Metallurg Lipetsk - Salyut Belgorod 1-2 earlier this season. As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's three Salyut Belgorod victories, zero draws and five Metallurg Lipetsk wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Kutjin 12 goals |   D. Degtev 11 goals | V. Babaev 9 goals |
Salyut Belgorod missing players
Metallurg Lipetsk missing players
| Salyut Belgorod | Metallurg Lipetsk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 33 | 20 | 5 | Scored | S | 5 | 17 | 44 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 19 |
| 74% | 70% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 63% | 70% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 85% |
| 53% | 70% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 78% | 70% |
| 21% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 35% |
| 16% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 22% | 20% |
| 37% | 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 58% | 60% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 45% |
| 32% | 30% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 10% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 8.2 | 8.8 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 12.1 | 12.2 |
| 3.7 | 4 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.1 | 5.5 |
| 47% | 50% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 62% | 41% | 42% |
- 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 points (21) away in Pfl
- Metallurg Lipetsk have the most scored goals (44) 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 haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- 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.
- Salyut Belgorod have the fewest conceded goals (12) in Pfl
- Salyut Belgorod have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in Pfl
- Salyut Belgorod have the most clean sheets (11) in Pfl
- Salyut Belgorod is in the best form (5-1-0)
| 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 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 25 | 42 |
| 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 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 38 |
| 5 | Strogino | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 35 |
| 6 | Sokol Saratov | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 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 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 10 | -2 | 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 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 23 | 44 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 32 | -21 | 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 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 28 | -21 | 13 |
| 16 | Fakel II | 19 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 22 | -22 | 13 |