Match Report
The table gap was wide: 53 points between FK Nizjni Novgorod (3rd, 88 pts) and Dinamo Bryansk (19th, 35 pts). FK Nizjni Novgorod's recent output lagged their position: 10th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.6/0.67 for FK Nizjni Novgorod and 0.6/1.5 for Dinamo Bryansk (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.22.
Four consecutive wins preceded this game for FK Nizjni Novgorod. Dinamo Bryansk's winless run stood at 7. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for FK Nizjni Novgorod against 1/15 for Dinamo Bryansk.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 1 FK Nizjni Novgorod win, 1 for Dinamo Bryansk, 2 draws, at 2.75 goals per meeting. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 75% of the meetings.
The venue was Stadion Nizhny Novgorod in Nizhniy Novgorod, with room for 17,856 spectators. On the scoreboard, FK Nizjni Novgorod led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-0.