Match Report
13 points and 14 places separated them: CSKA Moskva 2nd with 15, Fakel 16th with 2. Scoring rates set the scale: CSKA Moskva 1.57 scored and 1 conceded per game, Fakel 0.57 and 1.43, 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. The referee was I. Tanashev, with 47 matches in our database and 1.9 yellows per game on average. 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