Match Report
The table gap was wide: 21 points between Spartak Moskva II (15th, 46 pts) and Shinnik (22nd, 25 pts). Shinnik's recent output outran their position: 15th on form over five rounds, 22nd in the table. Against a league average of 1.22 goals per team per game, Spartak Moskva II ran at 1.21 scored and 1.88 conceded, Shinnik at 0.93 and 2.14.
Spartak Moskva II entered with four losses in a row. Shinnik had not won in 15 games.
The sides have met 8 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Spartak Moskva II, 1 draw and 6 for Shinnik, at 3.25 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 38% of meetings won. 75% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
Futbol'naya Akademiya Spartak im. F. Cherenkova staged the fixture, a ground that holds 81,000. Spartak Moskva II led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 4-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Spartak Moskva II: M. Ignatov (63'), Pedro Rocha (32'), S. Oganesyan (30'), S. Oganesyan (89') · Shinnik: Artem Schadin (59'), A. Nosov (33')
Key stats
Possession: Spartak Moskva II 50% · Shinnik 50% · On target: 7-4 · Corners: 4-5