Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Rubin Kazan (1st, 69 pts) held a 38-point advantage over Krasnodar II (16th, 31 pts). Krasnodar II's recent output outran their position: 5th on form over five rounds, 16th in the table. Per game in the league, Krasnodar II were scoring 0.94 and conceding 1.59, Rubin Kazan 1.56 and 0.79, against a competition average of 1.14 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Rubin Kazan, winners of their last three. The last-five ledger: Krasnodar II 5/15, Rubin Kazan 11/15.
The venue was Stadion Akademii FK Krasnodar in Krasnodar, with room for 3,000 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.