Match Report
The table read 12th (SKA Khabarovsk, 42 pts) against 13th (Arsenal Tula, 39 pts), 3 points apart. The last five rounds placed Arsenal Tula no better than 17th for form, against 13th in the standings. Per game in the league, SKA Khabarovsk were scoring 1.09 and conceding 1.32, Arsenal Tula 1.24 and 1.29, against a competition average of 1.16 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Arsenal Tula. The last-five ledger: SKA Khabarovsk 10/15, Arsenal Tula 4/15.
The sides have met 7 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for SKA Khabarovsk, 1 draw and 4 for Arsenal Tula, at 2.86 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 86% of the meetings won by the home side. The fixture has tightened lately: 1.8 goals per game over the last five meetings, down from 2.86 all-time.
Stadion imeni V.I. Lenina staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,200. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Arsenal Tula led 2-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-3.
Goal scorers
SKA Khabarovsk: Jacobo Alcalde (23') · Arsenal Tula: Daniil Penchikov (34'), Milos Brnovic (27'), Ilya Azyavin (65')
Key stats
Possession: SKA Khabarovsk 44% · Arsenal Tula 56% · Total shots: 12-11 · On target: 3-7 · Corners: 3-1