Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Salyut Belgorod (6th, 43 pts) held a 19-point advantage over Zenit Penza (12th, 24 pts). Zenit Penza had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 4th in the league over the last five rounds against 12th overall. Against a league average of 1.44 goals per team per game, Zenit Penza ran at 1.04 scored and 1.87 conceded, Salyut Belgorod at 1.75 and 1.
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.
The match was played at Stadion Pervomayskiy (capacity 4,000). On the scoreboard, Salyut Belgorod led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Zenit Penza: M. Poptsov (49') · Salyut Belgorod: I. Vinnikov (19'), N. Boyarkin (65')




