Match Report
29 points separated the sides: Rodina Moskva 1st on 68, Arsenal Tula 12th on 39. Arsenal Tula had been under-performing their position — 17th on five-round form against 12th in the table.
Arsenal Tula had gone 7 games without a win. Over the last five, Arsenal Tula had taken 3 of 15 points to Rodina Moskva's 10.
8 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Arsenal Tula 1, draws 4, Rodina Moskva 3, at 2.25 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 13% of those meetings. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 25% of the meetings went over two goals.
Goal scorers
Arsenal Tula: M. Maksimov (51') · Rodina Moskva: Artem Maksimenko (19'), Artem Maksimenko (41'), Ivan Timoshenko (15'), Soltmurad Bakaev (49')
Key stats
Possession: Arsenal Tula 50% · Rodina Moskva 50% · Total shots: 5-9 · On target: 3-7 · Corners: 3-7