Match Report
14 points for Rotor Volgograd (9th), 12 for Neftekhimik (11th): a 2-point gap. On recent form Rotor Volgograd sat only 13th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 9th overall. In league terms the two rates read 1.64/1.27 for Rotor Volgograd and 0.64/1.27 for Neftekhimik (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.35.
Neftekhimik entered with three losses in a row.
GioScore's database holds 8 meetings between the two: 5 for Rotor Volgograd, 1 for Neftekhimik and 2 drawn, at 2.25 goals per meeting.
Volgograd Arena, capacity 3,500, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Neftekhimik: Platon Platonov (52')
Key stats
Possession: Rotor Volgograd 66% · Neftekhimik 34% · Total shots: 9-5 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 4-5