Match Report
The table gap was wide: 37 points between Fakel (9th, 64 pts) and Chertanovo (21st, 27 pts). Fakel's recent output outran their position: 3rd on form over five rounds, 9th in the table. Against a league average of 1.22 goals per team per game, Fakel ran at 1.36 scored and 1.02 conceded, Chertanovo at 0.83 and 1.9.
Momentum sat with Fakel, winners of their last three. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for Fakel against 4/15 for Chertanovo.
6 meetings are on record — 1 won by Fakel, 2 by Chertanovo, 3 drawn, at 2.33 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 33% of the wins in this matchup.
Central'nyi Stadion Profsoyuzov in Voronezh staged the fixture, a ground that holds 32,750. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 4-1.