Match Report
Akron (13th, 27 pts) visited Orenburg (12th, 29 pts) with 2 points between them. Orenburg had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 4th in the league over the last five rounds against 12th overall. Against a league average of 1.27 goals per team per game, Orenburg ran at 0.97 scored and 1.47 conceded, Akron at 1.17 and 1.77.
Akron had won five straight, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 9/15 points for Orenburg, 15/15 for Akron.
The sides have met 7 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Orenburg, 3 draws and 1 for Akron, at 2 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 29% of the wins in this fixture.
Stadion Gazovik staged the fixture, a ground that holds 7,520. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Orenburg led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Orenburg: M. Savelyev (34'), E. Gürlük (71')
Key stats
Possession: Orenburg 52% · Akron 48% · Total shots: 21-11 · On target: 7-5 · Corners: 4-5