Match details. 2. Liga, Division B, Group 3, Group 3 - 30. Kick-off is Sat 31 Oct, 11:00 Lagos time. It is played at Salyut Stadium, Belgorod.
What's at stake. FK Salyut Belgorod are 6th on 39 points after 22 games, 1 point behind Ryazan, 1 point clear of Metallurg Lipetsk. A win would take them above Ryazan. 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.
Form. FK Salyut Belgorod have won seven, drawn one and lost two of their last ten, 2.2 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W W W W W. In this competition FK Salyut Belgorod have gone W W W W W D. 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: L W W W D. In this competition FC Metallurg Lipetsk have gone L W W W D W.
The numbers. FK Salyut Belgorod score 2.7 and concede one a game in their last six at home, with two clean sheets. FK Salyut Belgorod average 5.5 corners and 1.8 cards a game. FC Metallurg Lipetsk score 1.6 and concede 0.8 a game over their last ten, with five clean sheets and two games without a goal. FC Metallurg Lipetsk average 6.2 corners and 1.7 cards a game.
Head to head. In the last ten meetings FK Salyut Belgorod have won four, drawn three and lost three. Five of the ten went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in five. In the last four, FK Salyut Belgorod won one, one was drawn and FC Metallurg Lipetsk won two. The last time they met, on 28 Mar 2026, it finished FK Salyut Belgorod 1-1 FC Metallurg Lipetsk.
The read. No side to back. An open game. Nothing separates them clearly enough to back a side. Their goals for and against point to an open game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 59%.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: FK Salyut Belgorod or Under 2.5 Goals (no unders on an open read); FK Salyut Belgorod or Over 2.5 Goals (no result call); FK Salyut Belgorod or Both Teams Score (no result call). Predicted score: FK Salyut Belgorod 2-1 FC Metallurg Lipetsk (9% 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 (an open game).