Match Report
FK Nizjni Novgorod (1st, 25 pts) visited Veles (2nd, 22 pts) with 3 points between them. Per game in the league, Veles were scoring 1.4 and conceding 1.1, FK Nizjni Novgorod 2.8 and 1.3, against a competition average of 1.34 goals per team per game.
FK Nizjni Novgorod came in having won six on the spin, having scored in 9 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 9/15 points for Veles against 15/15 for FK Nizjni Novgorod.
V. Kharitonov officiated: 21 games logged, averaging 0.2 yellow cards each. Futbol'noe pole 4 Spartak, capacity 5,100, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: FK Nizjni Novgorod led 1-0 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 3-2.
Goal scorers
Veles: Karim Giraev (52'), Vladislav Volkov (68'), Artur Koloskov (90') · FK Nizjni Novgorod: Vladislav Sarveli (20'), Vyacheslav Grulev (58')
Key stats
Possession: Veles 50% · FK Nizjni Novgorod 50% · Total shots: 9-12 · On target: 6-5 · Corners: 2-7