Match Report
The table gap was wide: 24 points between SKA Khabarovsk (7th, 43 pts) and Mordovia Saransk (18th, 19 pts). In league terms the two rates read 0.78/1.63 for Mordovia Saransk and 1.56/1.11 for SKA Khabarovsk (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.2.
Mordovia Saransk were winless in 5.
5 meetings are on record — 2 won by Mordovia Saransk, 3 by SKA Khabarovsk, 0 drawn, at 2.6 goals per meeting. Only 20% of these meetings ended in a home win. 60% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
The venue was Mordovia Arena in Saransk, with room for 41,685 spectators. On the scoreboard, SKA Khabarovsk led 3-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-3.