Match Report
Fakel, 16th on 18 points, faced a 27-point deficit to Rubin Kazan (7th, 45). Recent form flatters Fakel's table spot — 12th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 16th. Scoring rates set the scale: Rubin Kazan 1.4 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Fakel 0.47 and 1.4, with the league averaging 1.35.
A win had eluded Fakel for 11 matches. The five-game form split read 7/15 points for Rubin Kazan against 1/15 for Fakel.
Across 5 recorded meetings, Rubin Kazan have 3 wins to Fakel's 1, with 1 draw, at 1 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 20% of those meetings. Only 0% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Ak Bars Arena in Kazan, capacity 45,105, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Fakel led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Rubin Kazan: Ruslan Bezrukov (89'), Ruslan Bezrukov (56') · Fakel: Vladimir Iljin (22')