About Match
Shakhter Donetsk, 1st with 53 points, sit 22 points above Spartak Nal'chik (9th, 31). Scoring rates set the scale: Shakhter Donetsk 1.96 scored and 0.92 conceded per game, Spartak Nal'chik 1.36 and 1.05, with the league averaging 1.37. Victory would move Spartak Nal'chik to 34 points and up to 7th, with other results unchanged.
Shakhter Donetsk have not lost in 8 games. The five-game form split reads 11/15 points for Shakhter Donetsk against 3/15 for Spartak Nal'chik.




