About Match
19 points for Cherepovets (7th), 10 for Iskra Smolensk (14th): a 9-point gap. Cherepovets's recent output lags their position: 14th on form over five rounds while 7th in the table. If Cherepovets win, their total rises to 22 and up to 6th, assuming the rest of the results stand.
Cherepovets enter with four losses in a row. Iskra Smolensk are winless in 6.


