2005| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metallurg Lipetsk | 1 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3/3 | 1-0 |
| Kuban' Krasnodar | 15 | W5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15/15 | 12-2 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metallurg Lipetsk | 17 | 14 | 10 | -16 | LDWLL | 17 | 0 |
| Kuban' Krasnodar | 4 | 14 | 28 | 13 | WWWWL | 2 | +2 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2005-09-26
The table gap was wide: 18 points between Kuban' Krasnodar (4th, 28 pts) and Metallurg Lipetsk (17th, 10 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Metallurg Lipetsk 0.79 scored and 1.93 conceded per game, Kuban' Krasnodar 1.36 and 0.43, with the league averaging 1.3.
Momentum sat with Kuban' Krasnodar, winners of their last five.
The match was played at Stadion Metallurg in Lipetsk.
