The Facts
- An intriguing matchup between a mid-ranked team and a top contender (ranked 11th and 1st in the Promotion).
- Iskra is in solid form heading into this fixture (last 5 matches: 3 wins).
- Murom is in superb form heading into this trip (last 5 matches: 5 wins).
- Murom could enjoy a physical edge thanks to more rest days ahead of this match.
- Recently, Murom has enjoyed a sequence of home fixtures.
- The betting markets point to Murom as the clear and undisputed favorite.
- In the last 1 head-to-head meeting, Iskra has recorded 0 wins, 0 draws, and 1 loss, with a goal aggregate of 0:6.
Standings
| Pl | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | |||
| 1 | Murom | 25 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 45:18 | 27 | 56 |
| 2 | Dynamo SPB | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 43:14 | 29 | 54 |
| 3 | Luki-Energiya | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 37:23 | 14 | 48 |
| 4 | Chertanovo M | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 47:23 | 24 | 48 |
| 5 | Baltika 2 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 44:33 | 11 | 43 |
| 6 | Tver | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 44:38 | 6 | 39 |
| 7 | Kosmos | 25 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 33:36 | -3 | 37 |
| 8 | Vladimir | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 23:30 | -7 | 35 |
| 9 | Cherepovets | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 29:40 | -11 | 33 |
| 10 | Zvezda St. Peterburg | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 33:46 | -13 | 30 |
| 11 | Dynamo Vologda | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 28:33 | -5 | 27 |
| 12 | Spartak Moscow 2 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 25:33 | -8 | 27 |
| 13 | Iskra Smolensk | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 25:51 | -26 | 24 |
| 14 | Yenisey 2 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 29:53 | -24 | 22 |
| 15 | Irkutsk | 25 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11:25 | -14 | 11 |
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