About Match
Fakel go into the game 16th in the table on 3 points; Rubin Kazan sit 8th on 11 — an 8-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Fakel 0.75 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Rubin Kazan 1.38 and 1.25, with the league averaging 1.39. A win would lift Fakel to 6 points and up to 13th (other results unchanged).
A win has eluded Fakel for 13 matches. Rubin Kazan arrive off three consecutive draws, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 1 Fakel win, 4 for Rubin Kazan, 1 draw, at 1.33 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. Only 17% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The venue is Central'nyi Stadion Profsoyuzov in Voronezh, with room for 32,750 spectators.