Match Report
13 points and 12 places separated them: CSKA Moskva 4th with 16, Fakel 16th with 3. Scoring rates set the scale: CSKA Moskva 1.5 scored and 1 conceded per game, Fakel 0.67 and 1.44, with the league averaging 1.38.
CSKA Moskva had drawn three in a row. A win had eluded Fakel for 6 matches.
GioScore's database holds 8 meetings between the two: 3 for CSKA Moskva, 2 for Fakel and 3 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. Only 38% of these meetings ended in a home win. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 25% of the meetings.
The venue was VEB Arena, with room for 30,457 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
CSKA Moskva: Ivan Oblyakov (71')
Key stats
Possession: CSKA Moskva 56% · Fakel 44% · Total shots: 9-10 · On target: 3-0 · Corners: 7-3