About Match
In the standings it is Rubin Kazan 8th on 11 points, Fakel 16th on 3 — separated by 8. Against a league average of 1.39 goals per team per game, Rubin Kazan run at 1.38 scored and 1.25 conceded, Fakel at 0.75 and 1.5. Victory would move Rubin Kazan to 14 points and up to 6th, with other results unchanged.
Rubin Kazan have drawn their last three, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Fakel's winless run stands at 13.
6 meetings are on record — 4 won by Rubin Kazan, 1 by Fakel, 1 drawn, at 1.33 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host. Historically tight: 17% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
Ak Bars Arena in Kazan', capacity 45,105, hosts the game.