About Match
Irkutsk go into the game 15th in the table on 12 points; Cherepovets sit 9th on 24 — a 12-point gap. On the form table Irkutsk stand 9th over the last five rounds, despite being 15th overall. Against a league average of 1.32 goals per team per game, Irkutsk run at 0.79 scored and 1.57 conceded, Cherepovets at 1.05 and 1.6. A win would lift Irkutsk to 15 points and up to 14th (other results unchanged).
Three consecutive defeats weigh on Cherepovets.
Across 4 recorded meetings, Irkutsk have 2 wins to Cherepovets's 1, with 1 draw, at 2.25 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 75% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 75%.