Match Report
Sodovik Sterlitamak, 20th on 34 points, faced a 19-point deficit to FK Novokuznetsk (16th, 53). FK Novokuznetsk ranked 6th in the league on five-round form, well above their 16th table position. In league terms the two rates read 0.76/1.55 for Sodovik Sterlitamak and 1.29/1.71 for FK Novokuznetsk (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.31.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Sodovik Sterlitamak.


