Match Report
13 points and 6 places separated them: Krasnodar II 16th with 31, SKA Khabarovsk 10th with 44. Krasnodar II's recent output outran their position: 5th on form over five rounds, 16th in the table. Against a league average of 1.14 goals per team per game, Krasnodar II ran at 0.94 scored and 1.59 conceded, SKA Khabarovsk at 1.47 and 1.15.
Defeat had followed defeat for Krasnodar II — five in succession. SKA Khabarovsk had won four straight, having scored in 6 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Krasnodar II held 0 points of 15 and SKA Khabarovsk 12.
Across 8 recorded meetings, Krasnodar II have 3 wins to SKA Khabarovsk's 1, with 4 draws, at 2.75 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 38% of the wins in this fixture.
The venue was Stadion Akademii FK Krasnodar in Krasnodar, with room for 3,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-4.