Match Report
Lada Tolyatti, 15th on 11 points, faced a 39-point deficit to Novosibirsk (6th, 50). Novosibirsk had been under-performing their position — 11th on five-round form against 6th in the table. Per game in the league, Lada Tolyatti were scoring 0.89 and conceding 2.79, Novosibirsk 1.43 and 0.86, against a competition average of 1.5 goals per team per game.
Lada Tolyatti arrived off four straight defeats. Recent form was uneven: 1/15 points for Lada Tolyatti, 10/15 for Novosibirsk.
Stadion Kristall Zhigulyovsk in Zhigulyovsk staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,565. On the scoreboard, Novosibirsk led 2-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 0-4.