Match Report
In the standings it was Rotor Volgograd 9th on 47 points, Sochi 5th on 57 — separated by 10. Sochi had been under-performing their position — 9th on five-round form against 5th in the table. Per game in the league, Rotor Volgograd were scoring 0.94 and conceding 0.76, Sochi 1.62 and 1, against a competition average of 1.08 goals per team per game.
8 meetings are on record — 1 won by Rotor Volgograd, 4 by Sochi, 3 drawn, at 2.75 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 38% of the wins in this fixture. Goals tend to flow: 63% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 63%.
The venue was Volgograd Arena in Volgograd, with room for 3,500 spectators. Sochi led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Rotor Volgograd: Timur Kasimov (78') · Sochi: Kirill Nikitin (35')
Key stats
Total shots: 9-9 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 2-8