Match Report
The table read 1st (Tekstilshchik, 42 pts) against 2nd (Zvezda Sint Petersburg, 41 pts), 1 points apart. Zvezda Sint Petersburg's recent output lagged their position: 42nd on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, Tekstilshchik were scoring 2 and conceding 0.75, Zvezda Sint Petersburg 2 and 0.8, against a competition average of 1.76 goals per team per game.
Zvezda Sint Petersburg had not won in 5 games. The last-five ledger: Tekstilshchik 8/15, Zvezda Sint Petersburg 2/15.
Stadion Tekstilshchik in Ivanovo, capacity 9,565, hosted the game. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 4-1 full-time score.


