The match finished 1–0. The 2 prediction did not land.

Rotor Volgograd host Fakel in the First League. Rotor Volgograd have taken 4 points from their last 5 matches, compared with 13 for Fakel. Fakel have scored 44 and conceded 22 in the league. Fakel sit 2nd, compared with Rotor Volgograd in 4th. Fakel have won 3 of the last 4 head-to-head meetings. The away side's form and match profile therefore support the 2 selection. The model rates this selection at 45.66%.

• Rotor Volgograd have taken 4 points from their last 5 matches (0W-4D-1L), while Fakel have taken 13 (4W-1D-0L).
• Rotor Volgograd have scored 47 goals in 34 league games this season, conceding 26.
• Fakel have scored 44 goals in 34 league games, conceding 22.
• Rotor Volgograd currently sit 4th on 56 points, while Fakel are 2nd on 68.
• Across the last 4 head-to-head meetings, these sides have averaged 2.25 goals per game.
• Both teams scored in 1 of those 4 meetings.