| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC Moskva | 15 | W2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7/15 | 11-9 |
| Rostov | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9/15 | 15-5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC Moskva | 15 | 42 | 54 | -5 | LWWWW | 2 | +13 |
| Rostov | 2 | 42 | 96 | 49 | WWLLW | 8 | -6 |
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 2008-10-27
The table gap was wide: 42 points between Rostov (2nd, 96 pts) and SAC Moskva (15th, 54 pts). Recent form flatters SAC Moskva's table spot — 2nd league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 15th. Per game in the league, SAC Moskva were scoring 1.26 and conceding 1.38, Rostov 1.83 and 0.67, against a competition average of 1.25 goals per team per game.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: SAC Moskva led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
