Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Neftekhimik 5th with 48 points, Mordovia Saransk 18th with 19, 29 apart. Per game in the league, Mordovia Saransk were scoring 0.78 and conceding 1.63, Neftekhimik 1.41 and 0.93, against a competition average of 1.2 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Neftekhimik, winners of their last five. Recent form was uneven: 7/15 points for Mordovia Saransk, 15/15 for Neftekhimik.
Mordovia Arena, capacity 41,685, hosted the game. Neftekhimik led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.
Goal scorers
Neftekhimik: Denis Makarov (28')
Key stats
Possession: Mordovia Saransk 57% · Neftekhimik 43% · On target: 1-6 · Corners: 4-7