Match Report
The table gap was wide: 26 points between SKA Khabarovsk (6th, 53 pts) and Alaniya Vladikavkaz (18th, 27 pts). Alaniya Vladikavkaz ranked 14th in the league on five-round form, well above their 18th table position. Against a league average of 1.08 goals per team per game, Alaniya Vladikavkaz ran at 0.71 scored and 1.47 conceded, SKA Khabarovsk at 1.29 and 1.21.
The sides have met 10 times in the GioScore results database: 6 wins for Alaniya Vladikavkaz, 1 draw and 3 for SKA Khabarovsk, at 3 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 40% of the wins in this fixture. The fixture leans high-scoring: 70% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 60%. 2 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a drop from the historical 3.
The match was played at Respublikanskiy stadion Spartak in Vladikavkaz (capacity 32,464). Half-time and full-time told different stories: SKA Khabarovsk led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-4.
Goal scorers
SKA Khabarovsk: Georgi Gongadze (55'), Aleksandr Maksimenko (78'), Georgi Gongadze (3'), Georgi Gongadze (45')
Key stats
Possession: Alaniya Vladikavkaz 48% · SKA Khabarovsk 52% · Total shots: 0-4 · On target: 0-4 · Corners: 9-4