Match Report
The table gap was wide: 35 points between Akhmat Grozny (2nd, 92 pts) and Mashuk-KMV (12th, 57 pts). Recent form flatters Mashuk-KMV's table spot — 1st league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 12th. Per game in the league, Akhmat Grozny were scoring 1.71 and conceding 0.64, Mashuk-KMV 1.26 and 1.24, against a competition average of 1.31 goals per team per game.
Akhmat Grozny arrived on a run of three straight wins. Recent form was uneven: 10/15 points for Akhmat Grozny, 4/15 for Mashuk-KMV.
The match was played at Akhmat Arena (capacity 30,597). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-1.


