Match Report
Akademiya Konoplev U20, 6th with 38 points, sat 23 points above Rubin Kazan U19 (15th, 15). Akademiya Konoplev U20 had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 6th overall. Per game in the league, Rubin Kazan U19 were scoring 1.14 and conceding 2.33, Akademiya Konoplev U20 2.09 and 1.68, against a competition average of 1.88 goals per team per game.
10 games without a win framed Rubin Kazan U19's arrival. Rubin Kazan U19 had banked 1 of the last 15 points on offer; Akademiya Konoplev U20, 7.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 3 for Rubin Kazan U19, 1 for Akademiya Konoplev U20 and 1 drawn, at 2.8 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 60% of the meetings produced three or more.
The venue was Ak Bars Arena, with room for 45,105 spectators. Rubin Kazan U19 led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Rubin Kazan U19: Egor Kuznetsov (16'), Rival Gumerov (41') · Akademiya Konoplev U20: Georgiy Gablia (66'), Georgiy Gablia (64'), Ivan Saraev (55')
Key stats
Possession: Rubin Kazan U19 39% · Akademiya Konoplev U20 61% · Total shots: 3-10 · On target: 2-6 · Corners: 3-13