| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ural | 15 | D1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11/15 | 7-2 |
| Zvezda Irkutsk | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7/15 | 6-9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ural | 7 | 42 | 72 | 26 | WWLLW | 8 | -1 |
| Zvezda Irkutsk | 19 | 42 | 29 | -59 | LLLLL | 22 | -3 |
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 2008-08-16
Ural, 7th with 72 points, sat 43 points above Zvezda Irkutsk (19th, 29). In league terms the two rates read 1.55/0.93 for Ural and 0.86/2.26 for Zvezda Irkutsk (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.25.
Ural had not lost in 6 games.
Ekaterinburg Arena in Jekaterinburg, capacity 35,061, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Ural led 2-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 5-1.
