Match Report
19 points separated the sides: Makhachkala 2nd on 61, Neftekhimik 11th on 42. Neftekhimik had been under-performing their position — 16th on five-round form against 11th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 0.91/1.03 for Neftekhimik and 1.09/0.56 for Makhachkala (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.1.
Neftekhimik's unbeaten run stood at 13, having scored in 6 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Neftekhimik 13/15, Makhachkala 7/15.
The match was played at Stadion Rubin in Kazan' (capacity 3,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Makhachkala led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-3.