Match Report
36 points separated the sides: Akron 3rd on 59, Urozhay 18th on 23. Recent form told a different story for Akron: only 7th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Against a league average of 1.1 goals per team per game, Akron ran at 1.44 scored and 0.76 conceded, Urozhay at 0.59 and 1.56.
Akron were unbeaten in 5. Urozhay had not won in 8 games. Akron had banked 11 of the last 15 points on offer; Urozhay, 2.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 2 Akron wins, 1 for Urozhay, 2 draws, at 1.2 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 40% of the wins in this fixture. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 0% of the meetings went over two goals.
I. Panin took charge of the match — our records show 51 games refereed with an average of 1.6 yellow cards per game. Stadion Kristall Zhigulyovsk in Zhigulyovsk, capacity 1,565, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Akron led 1-0 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 6-0.