Match Report
5 points and 2 places separated them: Astrakhan 11th with 23, Spartak Nal'chik 9th with 28. Spartak Nal'chik's recent output lagged their position: 14th on form over five rounds while 9th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Astrakhan 1.24 scored and 1.57 conceded per game, Spartak Nal'chik 1.35 and 1, with the league averaging 1.37.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 3 Astrakhan wins, 2 for Spartak Nal'chik, 1 draw, at 3.17 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host.
On the scoreboard, Spartak Nal'chik led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-2.
Goal scorers
Spartak Nal'chik: Islam Pekov (19'), A. Khatsukov (87')




