Match Report
In the standings it was Volna 9th on 31 points, Niva 1st on 45 — separated by 14. The last five rounds placed Volna no better than 18th for form, against 9th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.61 goals per team per game, Volna ran at 1.68 scored and 1.77 conceded, Niva at 2.59 and 1.18.
Momentum sat with Niva, winners of their last four, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 4/15 points for Volna, 12/15 for Niva.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 2 Volna wins, 2 for Niva, 1 draw, at 4.2 goals per meeting. Only 0% of these meetings ended in a home win. 80% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
S. Gorayutin officiated: 65 games logged, averaging 1.5 yellow cards each. Stadyen Valna, capacity 3,136, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Volna led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
Volna: Maksim Grechikha (31')
Key stats
Possession: Volna 46% · Niva 54% · Total shots: 10-8 · On target: 5-0 · Corners: 0-4