Match Report
In the standings it was Krasnodar 1st on 13 points, Sparta Praha 2nd on 12 — separated by 1. Sparta Praha had been under-performing their position — 6th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, Krasnodar were scoring 1.5 and conceding 0.67, Sparta Praha 1.67 and 0.83, against a competition average of 1.3 goals per team per game.
The venue was Stadion Kuban' in Krasnodar, with room for 31,654 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 0-3.