| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sakhalinets | 15 | D1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7/15 | 10-6 |
| Zenit Penza | 15 | L1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4/15 | 5-9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sakhalinets | 2 | 17 | 36 | 17 | LWWWW | 2 | 0 |
| Zenit Penza | 9 | 17 | 25 | -3 | DLLWL | 14 | -5 |
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 2023-09-03
11 points and 7 places separated them: Sakhalinets 2nd with 36, Zenit Penza 9th with 25. Zenit Penza's recent output lagged their position: 14th on form over five rounds while 9th in the table.
With 55 matches recorded and 1.2 yellow cards per game, E. Galimov was the man in the middle. The match was played at Futbol'noe pole 4 Spartak in Moskva (capacity 5,100). On the scoreboard, Zenit Penza led 2-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-2.
