About Match
9th against 10th, but level on points: Neftekhimik and Arsenal Tula both have 12. In league terms the two rates read 0.7/1.3 for Neftekhimik and 0.9/1.7 for Arsenal Tula (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.34. A win here leaves Neftekhimik on 15 points and up to 8th, other results permitting.
The head-to-head ledger counts 9 games: 3 Neftekhimik wins, 2 for Arsenal Tula, 4 draws, at 1.44 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 22% of the meetings went over two goals.
Stadion Rubin in Kazan', capacity 3,200, hosts the game.