Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Spartak Tambov 2nd with 53 points, Zenit Penza 13th with 23, 30 apart. Zenit Penza's recent output outran their position: 4th on form over five rounds, 13th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.14/1.9 for Zenit Penza and 1.68/0.55 for Spartak Tambov (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.45.
5 meetings are on record — 2 won by Zenit Penza, 2 by Spartak Tambov, 1 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won.
The referee was A. Strelkov, with 35 matches in our database and 0.6 yellows per game on average. Stadion Pervomayskiy, capacity 4,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.