Match Report
Volga, 15th on 21 points, faced a 17-point deficit to Kuban' Krasnodar (10th, 38). In league terms the two rates read 1.33/1.4 for Kuban' Krasnodar and 0.73/2.17 for Volga (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.28.
Level finishes had become the habit for Kuban' Krasnodar: three in a row. Volga had lost three in a row.
Stadion Kuban' in Krasnodar staged the fixture, a ground that holds 31,654. On the scoreboard, Kuban' Krasnodar led 3-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 4-0.