Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — SKA Rostov 5th with 71 points, Spartak NN 18th with 43, 28 apart. Spartak NN's recent output outran their position: 13th on form over five rounds, 18th in the table. Against a league average of 1.21 goals per team per game, Spartak NN ran at 1.1 scored and 1.43 conceded, SKA Rostov at 1.6 and 0.95.
Spartak NN had not won in 8 games. Momentum sat with SKA Rostov, winners of their last seven, having scored in 7 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Spartak NN 2/15, SKA Rostov 15/15.


