Match Report
Shinnik went into the game 9th in the table on 15 points; Rotor Volgograd sat 7th on 17 — a 2-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Shinnik 1.36 scored and 1.18 conceded per game, Rotor Volgograd 1.67 and 1.17, with the league averaging 1.34.
Rotor Volgograd had lost three in a row.
17 meetings are on record — 6 won by Shinnik, 4 by Rotor Volgograd, 7 drawn, at 2.35 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 29% of the meetings went to the host. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 35% of the meetings.
Stadion Shinnik, capacity 22,990, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-2.
Goal scorers
Shinnik: Albek Gongapshev (39'), Eduard Valiakhmetov (56') · Rotor Volgograd: Aleksandr Khubulov (26'), Aleksandr Troshechkin (85')
Key stats
Possession: Shinnik 49% · Rotor Volgograd 51% · Total shots: 10-8 · On target: 8-5 · Corners: 6-2