Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Rotor Volgograd 9th with 47 points, Alaniya Vladikavkaz 18th with 27, 20 apart. Alaniya Vladikavkaz's recent output outran their position: 14th on form over five rounds, 18th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 0.71/1.47 for Alaniya Vladikavkaz and 0.94/0.76 for Rotor Volgograd (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.08.
5 meetings are on record — 1 won by Alaniya Vladikavkaz, 2 by Rotor Volgograd, 2 drawn, at 1 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 20% of the meetings went over two goals.
Respublikanskiy stadion Spartak, capacity 32,464, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Rotor Volgograd led 3-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-3.
Goal scorers
Alaniya Vladikavkaz: Alan Bagaev (90') · Rotor Volgograd: Timur Kasimov (9'), Mikhail Maltsev (34'), Dmitriy Lavrishchev (18')