Match Report
Krasnodar II went into the game 16th in the table on 31 points; Veles sat 15th on 33 — a 2-point gap. Recent form flatters Krasnodar II's table spot — 5th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 16th. Per game in the league, Krasnodar II were scoring 0.94 and conceding 1.59, Veles 1.03 and 1.62, against a competition average of 1.14 goals per team per game.
Krasnodar II had been beaten in three straight games. The last-five ledger: Krasnodar II 1/15, Veles 8/15.
5 meetings are on record — 1 won by Krasnodar II, 2 by Veles, 2 drawn, at 2.4 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 60% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
Stadion Akademii FK Krasnodar in Krasnodar, capacity 3,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Krasnodar II led 2-0 at the break; 5 second-half goals set the final 5-2.