Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Khimki (2nd, 54 pts) held a 15-point advantage over Tom' Tomsk (9th, 39 pts). The last five rounds placed Khimki no better than 8th for form, against 2nd in the standings. In league terms the two rates read 1.85/0.7 for Khimki and 1.19/0.96 for Tom' Tomsk (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.2.
Khimki were unbeaten in 7. Tom' Tomsk had gone 7 games without a win. Recent form was uneven: 11/15 points for Khimki, 3/15 for Tom' Tomsk.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 1 Khimki win, 3 for Tom' Tomsk, 1 draw, at 2 goals per meeting.
Arena Khimki in Khimki, capacity 18,636, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Khimki led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-0.