Match Report
Rotor Volgograd, 4th with 56 points, sat 30 points above Sokol Saratov (17th, 26). Sokol Saratov had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 2nd in the league over the last five rounds against 17th overall. Against a league average of 1.16 goals per team per game, Rotor Volgograd ran at 1.38 scored and 0.76 conceded, Sokol Saratov at 0.47 and 1.29.
Rotor Volgograd arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Six consecutive defeats weighed on Sokol Saratov. Recent form was uneven: 11/15 points for Rotor Volgograd, 0/15 for Sokol Saratov.
GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 2 for Rotor Volgograd, 0 for Sokol Saratov and 2 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 25% of the wins in this fixture.
Volgograd Arena staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,500. Rotor Volgograd led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Rotor Volgograd: David Davidyan (11')
Key stats
Possession: Rotor Volgograd 55% · Sokol Saratov 45% · Total shots: 13-6 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 10-3