| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sochi | 4 | L2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3/12 | 5-12 |
| Amur-2010 | 3 | L3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0/9 | 4-8 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sochi | 18 | 14 | 10 | -17 | LLLLD | 20 | -2 |
| Amur-2010 | 21 | 13 | 7 | -14 | WWLLL | 13 | +8 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2005-09-16
3 points and 3 places separated them: Sochi 18th with 10, Amur-2010 21st with 7. Amur-2010's recent output outran their position: 13th on form over five rounds, 21st in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Sochi 1.14 scored and 2.36 conceded per game, Amur-2010 1.08 and 2.15, with the league averaging 1.3.
Amur-2010 had lost three in a row.
The match was played at Malaya Sportivnaya Arena in St. Petersburg (capacity 3,000).
