About Match
11 points for Rubin Kazan (8th), 5 for Akron (14th): a 6-point gap. In league terms the two rates read 1.38/1.25 for Rubin Kazan and 1.13/2.25 for Akron (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.39. Rubin Kazan would climb to 14 points with a win and up to 6th (other results held equal).
Rubin Kazan have drawn three in a row, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Akron's last four games have all finished level.
9 meetings are on record — 6 won by Rubin Kazan, 0 by Akron, 3 drawn, at 2.78 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 33% of the wins in this matchup. History points to goals: 67% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 56%.
The match takes place at Ak Bars Arena in Kazan' (capacity 45,105).