FC Metallurg Lipetsk vs FK Orel
Match details. 2. Liga, Division B, Group 3, Group 3 - 29. Kick-off is Sat 24 Oct, 12:00 Lagos time. It is played at Stadion Metallurg, Lipetsk.
What's at stake. FC Metallurg Lipetsk are 7th on 38 points after 22 games, 1 point behind Salyut-Belgorod, 8 points clear of Avangard Kursk. A win would take them above Salyut-Belgorod. FK Orel are 13th on 23 points after 22 games, level on points with Zenit Penza, 9 points clear of Rotor-2. A win would take them above Zenit Penza.
Form. FC Metallurg Lipetsk have won six, drawn one and lost three of their last ten, 1.9 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W W W D W. In this competition FC Metallurg Lipetsk have gone W W W D W W. FK Orel have won two, drawn two and lost six of their last ten, 0.8 points a game. Their last five, newest first: D L W W L. In this competition FK Orel have gone D L W W L L.
The numbers. FC Metallurg Lipetsk score 1.6 and concede 0.4 a game in their last five at home, with three clean sheets. FC Metallurg Lipetsk average 6.3 corners and 1.7 cards a game. FK Orel score 0.7 and concede 1.3 a game in their last six away, with two clean sheets and four games without a goal. FK Orel average 4.9 corners and 2.4 cards a game.
Head to head. In the last three meetings FC Metallurg Lipetsk have won two, drawn one and lost none. None of the three went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in none. The last time they met, on 4 Jul 2026, it finished FC Metallurg Lipetsk 2-0 FK Orel.
The read. FC Metallurg Lipetsk to win. A tight game. Their goals for and against make FC Metallurg Lipetsk the likelier winners; FC Metallurg Lipetsk are the stronger side on form and the table; both teams' records favour FC Metallurg Lipetsk; the meetings favour FC Metallurg Lipetsk. Their goals for and against point to a tight game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 32%. Three of the last three meetings went under 2.5.
The bets. Best bet: FC Metallurg Lipetsk or Draw at 1.16, 82% on the records (FC Metallurg Lipetsk unbeaten in 4 of 5 at home; FK Orel failed to win 5 of 6 away). Predicted score: FC Metallurg Lipetsk 1-0 FK Orel (15% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the call and a tight game).