Match Report
The table gap was wide: 23 points between Sevastopol (2nd, 45 pts) and Astrakhan (11th, 22 pts). Against a league average of 1.38 goals per team per game, Sevastopol ran at 1.85 scored and 0.9 conceded, Astrakhan at 1.25 and 1.6.
Sevastopol had won three straight, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Sevastopol had banked 12 of the last 15 points on offer; Astrakhan, 4.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Sevastopol 3, draws 1, Astrakhan 1, at 3.4 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 60% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 80%.
The match was played at MSK Arena (capacity 5,860). On the scoreboard, it was 2-2 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-4.




