Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Krasnodar U19 3rd with 64 points, Sochi U19 14th with 25, 39 apart. Recent form told a different story for Krasnodar U19: only 9th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Per game in the league, Sochi U19 were scoring 1 and conceding 1.76, Krasnodar U19 2.9 and 1.2, against a competition average of 1.55 goals per team per game.
5 games without a win framed Sochi U19's arrival. Krasnodar U19 came in having won five on the spin. Sochi U19 had banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; Krasnodar U19, 15.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Sochi U19, 0 draws and 5 for Krasnodar U19, at 3.33 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 67% of the meetings won by the home side.
The venue was Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht in Sochi, with room for 47,659 spectators. Krasnodar U19 led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.