Match Report
The table read 5th (Sokol Saratov, 55 pts) against 9th (Khimik Novomoskovsk, 43 pts), 12 points apart. Recent form told a different story for Sokol Saratov: only 28th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th. Per game in the league, Sokol Saratov were scoring 1.47 and conceding 0.7, Khimik Novomoskovsk 1.5 and 1.37, against a competition average of 1.47 goals per team per game.
Sokol Saratov's unbeaten run stood at 7, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Khimik Novomoskovsk entered with four wins in a row.
Stadion Lokomotiv in Saratov staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,000. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-0 full-time score.


