Match Report
Sochi went into the game 4th in the table on 19 points; FK Nizjni Novgorod sat 1st on 25 — a 6-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Sochi 1.8 scored and 1.2 conceded per game, FK Nizjni Novgorod 2.8 and 1.3, with the league averaging 1.34.
Sochi entered with five wins in a row, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
14 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Sochi 5, draws 2, FK Nizjni Novgorod 7, at 2.43 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht (capacity 47,659). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
FK Nizjni Novgorod: Gleb Popolitov (77')
Key stats
Possession: Sochi 49% · FK Nizjni Novgorod 51% · Total shots: 6-1 · On target: 2-1 · Corners: 6-8