Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Anzhi 1st with 75 points, Baltika Kaliningrad 9th with 52, 23 apart. Anzhi had been under-performing their position — 5th on five-round form against 1st in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.08/1.11 for Baltika Kaliningrad and 1.61/0.82 for Anzhi (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.14.
Baltika Kaliningrad had not lost in 5 games. Baltika Kaliningrad had banked 13 of the last 15 points on offer; Anzhi, 4.
The venue was Baltika Stadium in Kaliningrad, with room for 35,212 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.