Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Salyut Belgorod (5th, 33 pts) held a 19-point advantage over Zenit Penza (13th, 14 pts). Salyut Belgorod had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 1st in the league over the last five rounds against 5th overall.
Salyut Belgorod entered with three wins in a row.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 0 wins for Zenit Penza, 2 draws and 2 for Salyut Belgorod, at 2.25 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 25% of the meetings went to the host. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 25% of the meetings went over two goals.
Goal scorers
Zenit Penza: M. Poptsov (49') · Salyut Belgorod: I. Vinnikov (19'), N. Boyarkin (65')


