Match Report
0 points for Fakel (4th), 9 for Krasnodar (1st): a 9-point gap. Fakel's recent output lagged their position: 15th on form over five rounds while 4th in the table. Against a league average of 1.15 goals per team per game, Fakel ran at 0.67 scored and 1.33 conceded, Krasnodar at 1 and 0.67.
Fakel had not won in 10 games. Momentum sat with Krasnodar, winners of their last five, having scored in 14 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Fakel 2/15, Krasnodar 15/15.
GioScore's database holds 5 meetings between the two: 0 for Fakel, 3 for Krasnodar and 2 drawn, at 2.4 goals per meeting.
The venue was Central'nyi Stadion Profsoyuzov, with room for 32,750 spectators. With 39 matches recorded and 0.5 yellow cards per game, I. Kaplenkov was the man in the middle. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Fakel: Anton Kovalev (59') · Krasnodar: Magomed Ozdoev (60')
Key stats
Possession: Fakel 38% · Krasnodar 62% · Total shots: 13-9 · On target: 6-4 · Corners: 3-6