| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spartak Moskva | 15 | L3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6/15 | 5-7 |
| Rudar | 15 | L1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 2/15 | 4-9 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2018-07-16
Defeat had followed defeat for Spartak Moskva — three in succession. Rudar had gone 5 games without a win.
Trenirovochnaya Ploshchadka Orbita in Kaluga hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Spartak Moskva led 2-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-1.
