About Match
On the table this is a mismatch: Salyut Belgorod (6th, 43 pts) hold a 19-point advantage over Zenit Penza (12th, 24 pts). Zenit Penza's recent output outruns their position: 4th on form over five rounds, 12th in the table. Per game in the league, Salyut Belgorod score 1.75 and conceding 1, Zenit Penza 1.04 and 1.87, against a competition average of 1.44 goals per team per game. If Salyut Belgorod win, their total rises to 46 and up to 3rd, assuming the rest of the results stand.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 3 Salyut Belgorod wins, 0 for Zenit Penza, 2 draws, at 2.4 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 20% of the meetings went to the host.