Match Report
39 points for Salyut Belgorod (3rd), 44 for Saransk (2nd): a 5-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Saransk: only 26th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Per game in the league, Salyut Belgorod were scoring 2.17 and conceding 1, Saransk 2.2 and 1, against a competition average of 1.44 goals per team per game.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: Salyut Belgorod led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 4-0.


