| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sibir | 4 | L3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3/12 | 3-5 |
| Orel | 15 | W1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 7/15 | 8-8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sibir | 7 | 42 | 65 | 22 | WDWWW | 2 | +5 |
| Orel | 20 | 42 | 35 | -37 | LLDLD | 19 | +1 |
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 2006-09-12
Sibir, 7th with 65 points, sat 30 points above Orel (20th, 35). Sibir ranked 2nd in the league on five-round form, well above their 7th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Sibir 1.6 scored and 1.07 conceded per game, Orel 0.83 and 1.71, with the league averaging 1.21.
Sibir had lost three in a row.
Stadion Spartak in Novosibirsk, capacity 12,500, hosted the game.
