Match Report
The table gap was wide: 47 points between Volga Ulyanovsk (3rd, 59 pts) and Krylya Sovetov Samara II (14th, 12 pts). Recent form told a different story for Krylya Sovetov Samara II: only 57th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 14th. Per game in the league, Krylya Sovetov Samara II were scoring 0.89 and conceding 2.25, Volga Ulyanovsk 1.61 and 0.54, against a competition average of 1.47 goals per team per game.
Krylya Sovetov Samara II entered with five losses in a row. From the last five rounds, Krylya Sovetov Samara II held 0 points of 15 and Volga Ulyanovsk 10.
The match was played at Stadion Metallurg in Samara (capacity 30,251). Volga Ulyanovsk led 3-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-3 full-time score.