About Match
The table reads 14th (Akron, 5 pts) against 16th (Fakel, 3 pts), 2 points apart. Per game in the league, Akron score 1.13 and conceding 2.25, Fakel 0.75 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.39 goals per team per game. A win would lift Akron to 8 points and up to 11th (other results unchanged).
Level finishes have become the habit for Akron: four in a row. A win has eluded Fakel for 13 matches.
The head-to-head ledger counts 9 games: 5 Akron wins, 3 for Fakel, 1 draw, at 1.78 goals per meeting. These meetings skew tight — only 11% saw more than two goals.
The match takes place at Samara Arena in Samara (capacity 44,918).