Match Report
Volgar Astrakhan and Leningradets went into the game level on 34 points, 16th against 17th in the table. Leningradets had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 11th in the league over the last five rounds against 17th overall. Against a league average of 1.1 goals per team per game, Volgar Astrakhan ran at 0.85 scored and 1.29 conceded, Leningradets at 0.79 and 1.29.
Leningradets entered with five losses in a row. The last-five ledger: Volgar Astrakhan 12/15, Leningradets 0/15.
Central'nyj Stadion Astrakhan'gazprom in Astrakhan', capacity 10,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-2.