| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIST | 15 | L1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 4/15 | 7-16 |
| Naftan | 15 | D1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5/15 | 2-3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIST | 16 | 28 | 10 | -66 | LLLLL | 16 | 0 |
| Naftan | 4 | 28 | 41 | 4 | LDDDW | 7 | -3 |
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 2018-09-29
On paper the standings were lopsided — Naftan 4th with 41 points, CIST 16th with 10, 31 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: CIST 1.14 scored and 3.5 conceded per game, Naftan 1.11 and 0.96, with the league averaging 1.54.
The match was played at Stadyen Škol'nyj in Chist' (capacity 3,000). Naftan led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 1-3 full-time score.
