Match Report
21 points separated the sides: Neftekhimik 11th on 43, Chayka 18th on 22. Neftekhimik ranked just 16th in the league on five-round form despite their 11th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Chayka 0.88 scored and 2.24 conceded per game, Neftekhimik 1.18 and 1.21, with the league averaging 1.16.
Six consecutive defeats weighed on Chayka. The five-game form split read 0/15 points for Chayka against 6/15 for Neftekhimik.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 3 Chayka wins, 2 for Neftekhimik, 1 draw, at 2.83 goals per meeting.
Stadion Central’nyj im. I.P. Chayka, capacity 2,500, hosted the game. Neftekhimik led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 5 goals for the 2-4 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Chayka: Stanislav Biblyk (72'), Arseni Filev (84') · Neftekhimik: Andrey Nikitin (48'), I. Bober (45'), Rashid Magomedov (71'), Konstantin Shiltsov (82')
Key stats
Possession: Chayka 38% · Neftekhimik 62% · Total shots: 5-14 · On target: 2-8 · Corners: 0-5