Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Metalourg in 6th and Bunyodkor in 5th place.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Metalourg are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Bunyodkor are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.
Metalourg form and stats
Metalourg have played 11 Professional Football League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-3-4 (wins-draws-losses).
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 329 minutes without scoring a league goal. S. Andreev was the last player to find the net.
The home team returns to Metallurg Markaziy Stadion after being equal after 90 minutes with Sogdiana (placed 7th) on their last time out; the Professional Football League game ended 0-0. Preceding that match was a defeat to Nasaf (0-2).
There will be little rest for Metalourg after this match as they are travelling to Qizilqum for a Professional Football League game in only four days.
Metalourg are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 11 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Metalourg's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Bunyodkor form and stats
Bunyodkor have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Professional Football League, after 2-4-5 (11 played). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on V. Abramov, the Bunyodkor manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
M. Mirakhmadov and N. Tukhtasinov (2) scored in Bunyodkor's previous match, the home game against Pakhtakor that ended 3-2. A draw for Bunyodkor before that, at their own venue hosting Buxoro (1-1).
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager V. Abramov when M. Mirakhmadov scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 78th minute.
The visiting Bunyodkor have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 14 goals from 11 games. Bunyodkor struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 21 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Bunyodkor - Metalourg 2-0. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - three - six (Metalourg wins - draws - Bunyodkor wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), nine had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Tukhtasinov 11 goals |  S. Andreev 6 goals |  S. Ubaydullayev 6 goals |
Metalourg missing players
Bunyodkor missing players
| Metalourg | Bunyodkor | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 27 | 11 | 5 | Scored | S | 5 | 14 | 38 |
| 25 | 14 | 5 | Conceded | C | 7 | 21 | 32 |
| 91% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 95% |
| 77% | 73% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 86% |
| 41% | 45% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 73% | 59% |
| 18% | 18% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | 36% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 18% | 23% |
| 45% | 45% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 73% | 68% |
| 36% | 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 23% |
| 27% | 27% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 14% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 145 | 76 | 26 | Total Shots | T S | 28 | 108 | 224 |
| 59 | 31 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 45 | 103 |
| 46% | 35% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 31% | 37% |
- Bunyodkor have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Metalourg have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Pakhtakor | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 71 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 7 | 57 | 56 |
| 2 | Nasaf | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 42 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 46 |
| 3 | AMGK | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 42 |
| 4 | Kokand-1912 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 38 |
| 5 | Bunyodkor | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 36 |
| 6 | Metalourg | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 33 |
| 7 | Sogdiana | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 31 |
| 8 | Navbahor | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 30 |
| 9 | Lokomotiv | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 28 |
| 10 | Mash'al | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -13 | 20 |
| 11 | Qizilqum | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 20 | -19 | 19 |
| 12 | Surkhon | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 39 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 20 | -24 | 16 |
| 13 | Andijan | 22 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -16 | 13 |
| 14 | Buxoro | 22 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 42 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 19 | -27 | 12 |