Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — FK Nizjni Novgorod 3rd with 88 points, Volgar Astrakhan 13th with 54, 34 apart. On recent form FK Nizjni Novgorod sat only 10th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Per game in the league, Volgar Astrakhan were scoring 1.12 and conceding 1.07, FK Nizjni Novgorod 1.6 and 0.67, against a competition average of 1.22 goals per team per game.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Volgar Astrakhan 2, draws 2, FK Nizjni Novgorod 3, at 2.14 goals per meeting.
Central'nyj Stadion Astrakhan'gazprom in Astrakhan' staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,000. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-1 full-time score.