| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zenit Penza | 10 | L1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1/15 | 0-11 |
| Neftekhimik | 4 | W2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7/12 | 3-3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zenit Penza | 475 | 5 | 7 | -3 | DWLWL | 366 | +109 |
| Neftekhimik | 239 | 7 | 11 | 6 | DLWWL | 366 | -127 |
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 2016-02-17
Neftekhimik (239th, 11 pts) visited Zenit Penza (475th, 7 pts) with 4 points between them. Neftekhimik had been under-performing their position — 366th on five-round form against 239th in the table. Against a league average of 1.75 goals per team per game, Zenit Penza ran at 0.8 scored and 1.4 conceded, Neftekhimik at 1.57 and 0.71.
A win had eluded Zenit Penza for 5 matches.
Stadion Pervomayskiy in Penza, capacity 4,000, hosted the game.
