Match Report
The points column showed no gap: 58 apiece, Spartak Moskva II 10th and Neftekhimik 9th. Spartak Moskva II ranked 2nd in the league on five-round form, well above their 10th table position. Against a league average of 1.26 goals per team per game, Spartak Moskva II ran at 1.26 scored and 1.45 conceded, Neftekhimik at 1.58 and 1.13.
Defeat had followed defeat for Neftekhimik — four in succession. The five-game form split read 9/15 points for Spartak Moskva II against 1/15 for Neftekhimik.
The sides have met 6 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Spartak Moskva II, 1 draw and 3 for Neftekhimik, at 1.83 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 17% of the meetings went to the host. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 33% of the meetings.
Futbol'naya Akademiya Spartak im. F. Cherenkova in Moskva staged the fixture, a ground that holds 16,500. On the scoreboard, Neftekhimik led 3-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-4.