Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Salyut Belgorod 3rd with 39 points, Strogino 12th with 22, 17 apart. Strogino had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 7th in the league over the last five rounds against 12th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Salyut Belgorod 1.76 scored and 0.9 conceded per game, Strogino 1.14 and 1.67, with the league averaging 1.45.
Across 8 recorded meetings, Salyut Belgorod have 5 wins to Strogino's 1, with 2 draws, at 2.88 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 38% of those meetings.
Salyut Belgorod led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Salyut Belgorod: Stanislav Bukatov (8')




