2013| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia U21 | 4 | W1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7/12 | 5-2 |
| Moldova U21 | 3 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3/9 | 4-10 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia U21 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 12 | WLDWD | 52 | -51 |
| Moldova U21 | 4 | 8 | 7 | -14 | LWLWD | 25 | -21 |
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 2012-09-10
10 points and 3 places separated them: Russia U21 1st with 17, Moldova U21 4th with 7. Russia U21 ranked just 52nd in the league on five-round form despite their 1st table position. Per game in the league, Russia U21 were scoring 2.13 and conceding 0.63, Moldova U21 1.25 and 3, against a competition average of 1.55 goals per team per game.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: Moldova U21 led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-2.
