Match Report
The table gap was wide: 46 points between Kuban' Krasnodar (2nd, 97 pts) and Dinamo Makhachkala 2 (16th, 51 pts). Dinamo Makhachkala 2 had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 10th in the league over the last five rounds against 16th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Kuban' Krasnodar 2.19 scored and 0.6 conceded per game, Dinamo Makhachkala 2 1.33 and 1.29, with the league averaging 1.21.
Kuban' Krasnodar arrived on a run of 14 straight wins, having scored in 14 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Kuban' Krasnodar 15/15, Dinamo Makhachkala 2 4/15.
Stadion Kuban' in Krasnodar staged the fixture, a ground that holds 31,654.


