Match Report
Slovenia went into the game 4th in the table on 14 points; Russia sat 2nd on 22 — an 8-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Slovenia: only 27th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. In league terms the two rates read 1.3/1.2 for Slovenia and 1.9/0.6 for Russia (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.53.
The venue was Ljudski vrt in Maribor, with room for 12,702 spectators. Russia led 2-1 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-2.