Fakel scored its first victory in the RPL since October 2024

On October 17, Fakel Voronezh won the 11th round of the Russian Premier League (RPL) for the first time this season, beating Krylia Sovetov Samara with a score of 2:1..

In the previous ten rounds, the team suffered seven defeats and drew three times. As part of the Voronezh team in this match, Clayton scored goals in the 17th minute and Matvey Bardachev in the 67th minute of the match, while Martin Kramarich scored the only goal for Krylia.

Thanks to this success, Dmitry Pyatibratov's team broke an anti-record streak of 28 matches without a win. within the framework of the highest Russian division. Previously, a similar prolonged period without winning results in the history of the Russian championships was recorded only at Yaroslavl Shinnik.

The first derby: Dynamo and CSKA will meet in the battle for leadership in the RPL

The Moscow showdown will be the main test of the championship ambitions of the two unexpected favorites.

On October 15, CSKA beat FC Rostov 4-0 in the match of the fourth round of the group stage of the Russian Premier League Russian Cup. Despite the victory, the Army team is in third place in Group D with five points. Rostov remains the leader of the quartet with nine points.