Match Report
Torpedo Moskva went into the game 9th in the table on 46 points; Neftekhimik sat 11th on 43 — a 3-point gap. On recent form Neftekhimik sat only 16th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 11th overall. Per game in the league, Torpedo Moskva were scoring 1.09 and conceding 1.15, Neftekhimik 1.18 and 1.21, against a competition average of 1.16 goals per team per game.
Neftekhimik's unbeaten run stood at 5.
10 meetings are on record — 5 won by Torpedo Moskva, 1 by Neftekhimik, 4 drawn, at 1.9 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 40% of those meetings.
The venue was Futbol'naya Akademiya Spartak im. F. Cherenkova, with room for 81,000 spectators. Torpedo Moskva led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Torpedo Moskva: V. Shitov (27'), Sadyg Bagiev (48'), D. Tsypchenko (79')
Key stats
Possession: Torpedo Moskva 47% · Neftekhimik 53% · Total shots: 8-6 · On target: 5-2 · Corners: 4-6