Match Report
Avangard Kursk (17th, 51 pts) visited FK Novokuznetsk (16th, 53 pts) with 2 points between them. On the form table FK Novokuznetsk stood 6th over the last five rounds, despite being 16th overall. Per game in the league, FK Novokuznetsk were scoring 1.29 and conceding 1.71, Avangard Kursk 1.21 and 1.33, against a competition average of 1.31 goals per team per game.
FK Novokuznetsk's unbeaten run stood at 5.


