Match Report
The table read 3rd (Rubin Kazan, 6 pts) against 2nd (FC København, 10 pts), 4 points apart. FC København ranked just 31st in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. Per game in the league, Rubin Kazan were scoring 0.33 and conceding 0.67, FC København 1.17 and 0.83, against a competition average of 1.71 goals per team per game.
Level finishes had become the habit for Rubin Kazan: three in a row. 6 matches unbeaten backed FC København's arrival, having scored in 6 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Rubin Kazan 4/15, FC København 11/15.
Central'nyj Stadion Astrakhan'gazprom, capacity 10,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Rubin Kazan led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Rubin Kazan: Christian Noboa (45')