Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Zvezda Irkutsk (13th, 56 pts) held a 50-point advantage over Spartak MZK Ryazan (21st, 6 pts). Recent form flatters Zvezda Irkutsk's table spot — 9th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 13th. Per game in the league, Spartak MZK Ryazan were scoring 0.48 and conceding 2.95, Zvezda Irkutsk 1.43 and 1.12, against a competition average of 1.31 goals per team per game.
Spartak MZK Ryazan arrived off 15 straight defeats. The last-five ledger: Spartak MZK Ryazan 0/15, Zvezda Irkutsk 9/15.


