Match Report
Neftekhimik, 11th on 43 points, faced a 25-point deficit to Rodina Moskva (1st, 68). Neftekhimik ranked just 16th in the league on five-round form despite their 11th table position. Per game in the league, Rodina Moskva were scoring 1.71 and conceding 0.82, Neftekhimik 1.18 and 1.21, against a competition average of 1.16 goals per team per game.
Rodina Moskva's unbeaten run stood at 8. Neftekhimik's winless run stood at 7, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 11/15 points for Rodina Moskva, 4/15 for Neftekhimik.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Rodina Moskva 4, draws 0, Neftekhimik 3, at 4 goals per meeting. Only 29% of these meetings ended in a home win. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 86% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 57%.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: Rodina Moskva led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Rodina Moskva: Artem Maksimenko (45') · Neftekhimik: Rashid Magomedov (54')
Key stats
Possession: Rodina Moskva 54% · Neftekhimik 46% · Total shots: 1-1 · On target: 1-1 · Corners: 8-4