Match Report
6 points and 6 places separated them: Akron 14th with 5, Rubin Kazan 8th with 11. In league terms the two rates read 1.13/2.25 for Akron and 1.38/1.25 for Rubin Kazan (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.39.
8 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Akron 0, draws 3, Rubin Kazan 5, at 2.75 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 38% of meetings won. 63% of the meetings finished with three goals or more.
Samara Arena staged the fixture, a ground that holds 44,918. Rubin Kazan led 2-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-2.
Goal scorers
Akron: Arseniy Dmitriev (29') · Rubin Kazan: Anderson Arroyo (15'), Mirlind Daku (19')
Key stats
Possession: Akron 64% · Rubin Kazan 36% · Total shots: 9-16 · On target: 4-5 · Corners: 5-3