Match Report
Ural, 13th on 30 points, faced an 18-point deficit to CSKA Moskva (6th, 48). On the form table Ural stood 8th over the last five rounds, despite being 13th overall. Against a league average of 1.33 goals per team per game, CSKA Moskva ran at 1.87 scored and 1.33 conceded, Ural at 1 and 1.53.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 1 CSKA Moskva win, 1 for Ural, 2 draws, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Only 25% of these meetings ended in a home win. The fixture leans high-scoring: 75% of meetings brought at least three goals.
The venue was VEB Arena in Moskva, with room for 30,457 spectators. CSKA Moskva led 2-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 2-0.