| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zorya Luhansk | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3/15 | 4-12 |
| Spartak Nal'chik | 15 | W2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7/15 | 7-6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zorya Luhansk | 256 | 2 | 6 | 2 | WW | 201 | +55 |
| Spartak Nal'chik | 202 | 5 | 8 | 5 | DWWLD | 126 | +76 |
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 2012-02-23
Zorya Luhansk went into the game 256th in the table on 6 points; Spartak Nal'chik sat 202nd on 8 — a 2-point gap. Spartak Nal'chik had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 126th in the league over the last five rounds against 202nd overall. Against a league average of 1.57 goals per team per game, Zorya Luhansk ran at 2 scored and 1 conceded, Spartak Nal'chik at 1.6 and 0.6.
The match was played at Papillon Sports Centre in Kadriye.
