Match Report
Alaniya Vladikavkaz went into the game 18th in the table on 27 points; Neftekhimik sat 12th on 38 — an 11-point gap. Alaniya Vladikavkaz had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 14th in the league over the last five rounds against 18th overall.
Neftekhimik had gone 6 games without a win.
10 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Alaniya Vladikavkaz 2, draws 4, Neftekhimik 4, at 2 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 40% of the wins in this fixture. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 30% of the meetings went over two goals. Recent meetings have been cagier — 1 goals per game across the last five against 2 historically.
Goal scorers
Alaniya Vladikavkaz: T. Bulatsev (50') · Neftekhimik: Said Aliev (13'), Konstantin Shiltsov (62')
Key stats
Possession: Alaniya Vladikavkaz 57% · Neftekhimik 43% · Total shots: 5-6 · On target: 2-5 · Corners: 1-7