Match Report
Anzhi, 9th with 42 points, sat 32 points above Essentuki (17th, 10). In league terms the two rates read 0.5/3.31 for Essentuki and 1.44/1.09 for Anzhi (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.44.
Essentuki's winless run stood at 14. Anzhi carried a 10-game unbeaten run into this. The last-five ledger: Essentuki 3/15, Anzhi 9/15.
The match was played at Yessentuki Arena (capacity 5,500). It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.