Match Report
Volga (2nd, 71 pts) visited FK Nizjni Novgorod (3rd, 67 pts) with 4 points between them. FK Nizjni Novgorod had been under-performing their position — 7th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Against a league average of 1.13 goals per team per game, FK Nizjni Novgorod ran at 1.54 scored and 1.08 conceded, Volga at 1.68 and 0.62.
FK Nizjni Novgorod had not lost in 8 games. Volga's unbeaten run stood at 15.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for FK Nizjni Novgorod, 1 draw and 2 for Volga, at 2.25 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 25% of the wins in this matchup.
The match was played at Stadion Lokomotiv in Nizhniy Novgorod (capacity 17,856). It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 2-2 full-time score.




