This is a vital duel in the "wrong" end of the Professional Football League, with both Metalourg and Lokomotiv enduring more concern than bliss. This game is a classic "six-pointer" with the home side placed 10th and the away side in 11th spot.
- Metalourg have the fewest scored goals (6) in Professional Football League
- Lokomotiv have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
These are full days for the hometeam, as they had a game only four days ago in the Professional Football League. Thankfully the previous game, versus FK Olympic, was also a home game. The away team is better rested.
Metalourg form and stats
Metalourg have played 5 Professional Football League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-3-0 (wins-draws-losses).
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 270 minutes without scoring a league goal. Temirov was the last player to find the net. Metalourg are confident in defense, having played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
The home club members saw a 0-0 draw versus FK Olympic last time out and are looking for a victory here.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Navbahor that finished 0-0.Low on goals? Looking at this team's last 11 league matches, 9 have produced zero, one or two goals.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Pakhtakor are coming to town in four days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Metalourg here in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 5 games). As for guarding their own goal, Metalourg have only let in 2 goals at home.
Lokomotiv form and stats
There's been little loot from Lokomotiv's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 6 away games in the Professional Football League. Lokomotiv only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 0 draws. Three has not been a lucky number for Lokomotiv as they have been defeated three times in a row since the FK Olympic match.
Lokomotiv are looking to quickly end their 280 minutes long goal drought in the Professional Football League.
Lokomotiv failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Sogdiana (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 0-1.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Navbahor wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.As for defending, Lokomotiv rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 9 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Stats for the preceeding ten meetings involving these two contenders are: three wins for Metalourg, four draws and three wins for Lokomotiv. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games. The matches between these sides have sometimes been brutal, having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.Top Goalscorers
  J. Mpasko Etame 3 goals | D. Turopov 2 goals |  S. Norbekov 1 goals |
Metalourg missing players
Lokomotiv missing players
| Metalourg | Lokomotiv | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 16 |
| 73% | 60% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 55% | 40% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 83% | 75% |
| 18% | 20% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 42% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 17% | 8% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 36% | 40% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 33% |
| 36% | 60% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 25% |
| 55% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 42% |
| 4.1 | 5 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| 4.5 | 4.6 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 2.8 | 3.4 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10.1 | 12.2 | 20 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10.8 | 9.7 |
| 3.8 | 4.8 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.8 | 4.1 |
| 14% | 17% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 21% | 22% |
| 9.1 | 10.4 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 11.7 | 9.1 |
| 3.2 | 3 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
- Lokomotiv have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Lokomotiv haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Metalourg have not yet lost a game at home.
- Metalourg have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Metalourg have the fewest scored goals (6) in Professional Football League
- Metalourg have won significantly more corners at 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 | Sogdiana | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| 2 | AMGK | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | Navbahor | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 |
| 4 | Nasaf | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 20 |
| 5 | Pakhtakor | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 6 | Qizilqum | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 20 |
| 7 | Bunyodkor | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -7 | 13 |
| 8 | FK Olympic | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Surkhon | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 12 |
| 10 | Metalourg | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 12 |
| 11 | Lokomotiv | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 12 |
| 12 | Kokand-1912 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -10 | 11 |
| 13 | Neftchi | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 10 |
| 14 | Dinamo Samarqand | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 6 |
