Match Report
Volgar Astrakhan, 3rd with 59 points, sat 50 points above Akademiya Futbola (15th, 9). Akademiya Futbola's recent output lagged their position: 56th on form over five rounds while 15th in the table. Per game in the league, Akademiya Futbola were scoring 0.39 and conceding 2.36, Volgar Astrakhan 1.71 and 0.79, against a competition average of 1.31 goals per team per game.
Akademiya Futbola entered with six losses in a row. Akademiya Futbola had banked 0 of the last 15 points on offer; Volgar Astrakhan, 10.
Stadion Lokomotiv staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Volgar Astrakhan: Yuriy Zhuravlev (64')
Key stats
On target: 3-3 · Corners: 2-5