Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Khimki 1st with 66 points, Volgar Astrakhan 16th with 34, 32 apart. Recent form flatters Volgar Astrakhan's table spot — 11th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 16th. Per game in the league, Volgar Astrakhan were scoring 0.85 and conceding 1.29, Khimki 1.65 and 1.15, against a competition average of 1.1 goals per team per game.
Across 7 recorded meetings, Volgar Astrakhan have 1 win to Khimki's 1, with 5 draws, at 1.86 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 0% of the meetings went to the host. These meetings skew tight — only 14% saw more than two goals.
Central'nyj Stadion Astrakhan'gazprom in Astrakhan' staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,000. On the scoreboard, Khimki led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-2.