| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIST | 14 | L3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3/15 | 4-14 |
| Shakhtyor | 15 | D1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10/15 | 10-6 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2018-07-29
Defeat had followed defeat for CIST — three in succession. The five-game form split read 3/15 points for CIST against 10/15 for Shakhtyor.
Stadyen Škol'nyj in Chist' staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,000. Shakhtyor led 9-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 0-11 full-time score.
