Match Report
Tambov, 1st with 73 points, sat 42 points above Tyumen (19th, 31). Recent form told a different story for Tambov: only 5th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Per game in the league, Tambov were scoring 1.53 and conceding 0.95, Tyumen 0.82 and 1.29, against a competition average of 1.13 goals per team per game.
Tambov entered with three wins in a row.
5 meetings are on record — 2 won by Tambov, 2 by Tyumen, 1 drawn, at 2.6 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 60% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 60%.
Stadion Spartak in Tambov, capacity 8,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Tyumen led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.