Match Report
Spartak Tambov went into the game 2nd in the table on 57 points; Metallurg Lipetsk sat 4th on 44 — a 13-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Spartak Tambov 1.75 scored and 0.58 conceded per game, Metallurg Lipetsk 1.88 and 1.17, with the league averaging 1.44.
Spartak Tambov's winless run stood at 5.
GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 3 for Spartak Tambov, 1 for Metallurg Lipetsk and 0 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 75% of the meetings went to the host. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 75% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 75%.
The match was played at Central'nyj Stadion Tambov (capacity 8,000). On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-1.
Goal scorers
Spartak Tambov: Mikhail Osinov (33'), Dmitriy Kuptsov (51'), M. Bogdaev (59') · Metallurg Lipetsk: M. Ivashov (42')