Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Niva 1st with 48 points, FC Ostrovets 11th with 30, 18 apart. FC Ostrovets had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 2nd in the league over the last five rounds against 11th overall. Against a league average of 1.63 goals per team per game, Niva ran at 2.65 scored and 1.26 conceded, FC Ostrovets at 1.3 and 1.43.
FC Ostrovets's winless run stood at 7, having scored in 6 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Niva 10/15, FC Ostrovets 3/15.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for Niva, 2 draws and 1 for FC Ostrovets, at 3 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 33% of the wins in this fixture. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 67% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 67%.
On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-0.
Goal scorers
Niva: Dmitri Fedortsov (59'), Valentin Bondarenko (90')
Key stats
On target: 2-3 · Corners: 2-8