Match Report
22 points separated the sides: Spartak Moskva II 10th on 58, Rotor Volgograd 18th on 36. Recent form flatters Rotor Volgograd's table spot — 10th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 18th. Against a league average of 1.26 goals per team per game, Rotor Volgograd ran at 0.97 scored and 1.39 conceded, Spartak Moskva II at 1.26 and 1.45.
Four consecutive defeats weighed on Rotor Volgograd.
8 meetings are on record — 2 won by Rotor Volgograd, 2 by Spartak Moskva II, 4 drawn, at 1.63 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 38% of the meetings went to the host. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 13% of meetings.
Volgograd Arena in Volgograd staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,500. On the scoreboard, Spartak Moskva II led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.