Match Report
The table gap was wide: 19 points between Rotor Volgograd (4th, 56 pts) and Volga Ulyanovsk (14th, 37 pts). Rotor Volgograd had been under-performing their position — 8th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Per game in the league, Rotor Volgograd were scoring 1.38 and conceding 0.76, Volga Ulyanovsk 1.03 and 1.41, against a competition average of 1.16 goals per team per game.
Rotor Volgograd had won six straight, having scored in 9 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Rotor Volgograd held 15 points of 15 and Volga Ulyanovsk 8.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 1 Rotor Volgograd win, 1 for Volga Ulyanovsk, 3 draws, at 1.8 goals per meeting. Only 0% of these meetings ended in a home win.
Volgograd Arena, capacity 3,500, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Rotor Volgograd 58% · Volga Ulyanovsk 42% · Total shots: 4-7 · On target: 2-1 · Corners: 5-4