| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spartak Moskva | 15 | W4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12/15 | 13-2 |
| Lovech | 15 | L1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 10/15 | 8-4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spartak Moskva | 32 | 10 | 22 | 16 | WWWWL | 66 | -34 |
| Lovech | 140 | 8 | 14 | 4 | DLLDW | 672 | -532 |
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 2016-02-11
The table read 32nd (Spartak Moskva, 22 pts) against 140th (Lovech, 14 pts), 8 points apart. Lovech had been under-performing their position — 672nd on five-round form against 140th in the table. Per game in the league, Spartak Moskva were scoring 2.5 and conceding 0.9, Lovech 1.5 and 1, against a competition average of 1.75 goals per team per game.
Spartak Moskva had won four straight.
The match was played at Otkrytiye Arena in Moskva (capacity 16,500).
