| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia W | 15 | L2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6/15 | 11-9 |
| Kazakhstan W | 8 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7/15 | 5-10 |
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 W | 3 | 8 | 13 | 3 | WLLWW | 13 | -10 |
| Kazakhstan W | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | WDW | 34 | -33 |
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 2018-08-30
Kazakhstan W (1st, 7 pts) visited Russia W (3rd, 13 pts) with 6 points between them. Kazakhstan W ranked just 34th in the league on five-round form despite their 1st table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Russia W 2 scored and 1.63 conceded per game, Kazakhstan W 1.33 and 0.67, with the league averaging 1.74.
Russia W led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 3-0 full-time score.
