Match Report
The table gap was wide: 40 points between Krasnodar U19 (2nd, 53 pts) and Fakel U19 (16th, 13 pts). Against a league average of 1.88 goals per team per game, Fakel U19 ran at 1.04 scored and 2.13 conceded, Krasnodar U19 at 3 and 1.5.
Defeat had followed defeat for Fakel U19 — seven in succession. Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Krasnodar U19, having scored in 12 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Fakel U19 0/15, Krasnodar U19 13/15.
4 meetings are on record — 0 won by Fakel U19, 2 by Krasnodar U19, 2 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 25% of those meetings. These meetings skew tight — only 25% saw more than two goals.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Fakel U19: Nikita Patkovich (68') · Krasnodar U19: Roman Sumachev (46'), Andrey Polevoy (74')
Key stats
Possession: Fakel U19 35% · Krasnodar U19 65% · Total shots: 7-19 · On target: 3-7 · Corners: 1-7