Match Report
Metallurg Lipetsk went into the game 4th in the table on 37 points; Kosmos Dolgoprudny sat 4th on 39 — a 2-point gap. Kosmos Dolgoprudny's recent output lagged their position: 33rd on form over five rounds while 4th in the table. Against a league average of 1.76 goals per team per game, Metallurg Lipetsk ran at 1.32 scored and 0.95 conceded, Kosmos Dolgoprudny at 2.45 and 1.23.
Kosmos Dolgoprudny's winless run stood at 5. The last-five ledger: Metallurg Lipetsk 10/15, Kosmos Dolgoprudny 3/15.
The match was played at Stadion Metallurg in Lipetsk. Metallurg Lipetsk led 2-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 2-0.




