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.
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.