2012/2013| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lokomotiv 1929 | 4 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9/12 | 15-6 |
| Tryavna | 6 | L3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6/15 | 6-13 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lokomotiv 1929 | 5 | 22 | 34 | 4 | LLLLL | 10 | -5 |
| Tryavna | 11 | 22 | 12 | -43 | LLWWL | 8 | +3 |
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 2013-04-07
On paper the standings were lopsided — Lokomotiv 1929 5th with 34 points, Tryavna 11th with 12, 22 apart. Recent form told a different story for Lokomotiv 1929: only 10th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th. Scoring rates set the scale: Lokomotiv 1929 1.91 scored and 1.73 conceded per game, Tryavna 0.77 and 2.73, with the league averaging 1.66.
Tryavna had lost three in a row.
Stadion Lokomotiv in Chelyabinsk, capacity 81,000, hosted the game.
