About Match
Irkutsk, 15th on 12 points, face a 27-point deficit to Chertanovo (3rd, 39). Recent form flatters Irkutsk's table spot — 9th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 15th. Per game in the league, Chertanovo score 1.86 and conceding 0.86, Irkutsk 0.79 and 1.57, against a competition average of 1.32 goals per team per game. Victory would move Chertanovo to 42 points and up to 1st, with other results unchanged.
5 matches unbeaten back Chertanovo's arrival, having scored in 13 consecutive games. Over the last five, Chertanovo have taken 13 of 15 points to Irkutsk's 5.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 1 Chertanovo win, 3 for Irkutsk, 1 draw, at 2 goals per meeting.
The venue is Arena Chertanovo in Moskva, with room for 2,500 spectators.