Match Report
Torpedo Moskva went into the game 6th in the table on 20 points; Veles sat 4th on 23 — a 3-point gap. Against a league average of 1.34 goals per team per game, Torpedo Moskva ran at 1.91 scored and 0.82 conceded, Veles at 1.33 and 1.17.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 4 Torpedo Moskva wins, 1 for Veles, 1 draw, at 4 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. Goals tend to flow: 67% of the meetings produced three or more.
A. Mashlyakevich officiated: 58 games logged, averaging 1.4 yellow cards each. The match was played at Futbol'naya Akademiya Spartak im. F. Cherenkova (capacity 81,000). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Torpedo Moskva: Jonathan Okoronkwo (77') · Veles: Zakhar Tarasenko (62')
Key stats
Possession: Torpedo Moskva 60% · Veles 40% · Total shots: 7-8 · On target: 4-5 · Corners: 5-3