Match Report
Urozhay, 18th on 23 points, faced a 19-point deficit to Neftekhimik (11th, 42). Recent form told a different story for Neftekhimik: only 16th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 11th. Per game in the league, Urozhay were scoring 0.59 and conceding 1.56, Neftekhimik 0.91 and 1.03, against a competition average of 1.1 goals per team per game.
Urozhay had lost four in a row. Over the last five, Urozhay had taken 1 of 15 points to Neftekhimik's 7.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Urozhay 1, draws 1, Neftekhimik 3, at 1.8 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 20% of the wins in this fixture.
Stadion Kuban' in Krasnodar staged the fixture, a ground that holds 31,654. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Neftekhimik led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.