| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brann | 15 | D1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 8/15 | 8-6 |
| Rubin Kazan | 15 | W2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10/15 | 9-5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brann | 409 | 8 | 8 | -3 | DDDLD | 748 | -339 |
| Rubin Kazan | 104 | 1 | 3 | 3 | W | 941 | -837 |
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 2016-02-24
5 points and 305 places separated them: Brann 409th with 8, Rubin Kazan 104th with 3. Rubin Kazan had been under-performing their position — 941st on five-round form against 104th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Brann 0.88 scored and 1.25 conceded per game, Rubin Kazan 3 and 0, with the league averaging 1.75.
The match was played at Brann Stadion (capacity 17,686). It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
