About Match
On paper the standings are lopsided — Metallurg Lipetsk 4th with 44 points, Orel 13th with 23, 21 apart. Against a league average of 1.44 goals per team per game, Metallurg Lipetsk run at 1.88 scored and 1.17 conceded, Orel at 1.08 and 1.83. If Metallurg Lipetsk win, their total rises to 47 and up to 3rd, assuming the rest of the results stand.
Defeat has followed defeat for Orel — five in succession. Metallurg Lipetsk have banked 9 of the last 15 points on offer; Orel, 0.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Metallurg Lipetsk 3, draws 1, Orel 1, at 1.2 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 40% of the meetings went to the host. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 0% of the meetings.
The match takes place at Stadion Metallurg in Lipetsk.




