| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gazovik | 15 | D2 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 11/15 | 17-4 |
| Niva Tolochin | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6/15 | 14-18 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gazovik | 1 | 18 | 47 | 53 | WDDWW | 3 | -2 |
| Niva Tolochin | 6 | 18 | 24 | -11 | LLWLL | 8 | -2 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2023-09-16
On paper the standings were lopsided — Gazovik 1st with 47 points, Niva Tolochin 6th with 24, 23 apart. Against a league average of 2.56 goals per team per game, Gazovik ran at 3.5 scored and 0.56 conceded, Niva Tolochin at 2 and 2.61.
Gazovik had not lost in 8 games, having scored in 15 consecutive games.
Stadyen Belita-Vitex in Teplen', capacity 1,000, hosted the game.
