| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8/15 | 16-6 |
| Kazakhstan | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7/15 | 7-6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 2 | 10 | 24 | 25 | WWWLW | 7 | -5 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 10 | 10 | -4 | LLLWL | 42 | -38 |
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 2019-09-09
The table read 2nd (Russia, 24 pts) against 4th (Kazakhstan, 10 pts), 14 points apart. Kazakhstan ranked just 42nd in the league on five-round form despite their 4th table position. In league terms the two rates read 3.3/0.8 for Russia and 1.3/1.7 for Kazakhstan (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.6.
The match was played at RZD Arena in Moskva (capacity 28,800). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
