Match Report
The table gap was wide: 16 points between Makhachkala (7th, 47 pts) and Krasnodar II (16th, 31 pts). Recent form flatters Krasnodar II's table spot — 5th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 16th. Against a league average of 1.14 goals per team per game, Makhachkala ran at 0.74 scored and 0.76 conceded, Krasnodar II at 0.94 and 1.59.
A win had eluded Krasnodar II for 14 matches. The last-five ledger: Makhachkala 8/15, Krasnodar II 2/15.
The venue was Anzhi-Arena in Kaspiysk, with room for 28,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.




