Match Report
The table read 9th (Tver, 23 pts) against 15th (Irkutsk, 11 pts), 12 points apart. On the form table Irkutsk stood 9th over the last five rounds, despite being 15th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Tver 1.45 scored and 1.75 conceded per game, Irkutsk 0.85 and 1.69, with the league averaging 1.33.
Tver had been beaten in three straight games.
Across 5 recorded meetings, Tver have 1 win to Irkutsk's 3, with 1 draw, at 3.2 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 20% of the meetings went to the host.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 2-2 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-2.
Goal scorers
Tver: Matvey Shavel (71'), 2 goals with no recorded scorer · Irkutsk: Ivan Yakovlev (18'), Dmitriy Pytlev (27')




