Match Report
Zvezda Sint Petersburg went into the game 11th in the table on 21 points; Torpedo Vladimir sat 7th on 29 — an 8-point gap. Zvezda Sint Petersburg ranked just 15th in the league on five-round form despite their 11th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.24/1.57 for Zvezda Sint Petersburg and 1.05/1.19 for Torpedo Vladimir (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.36.
Defeat had not touched Torpedo Vladimir in 5 games.
6 meetings are on record — 0 won by Zvezda Sint Petersburg, 3 by Torpedo Vladimir, 3 drawn, at 1.83 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 17% of the wins in this matchup. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 17% of the meetings.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: Torpedo Vladimir led 2-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-3.
Goal scorers
Zvezda Sint Petersburg: Vadim Leonov (80'), 1 goal with no recorded scorer · Torpedo Vladimir: Vladislav Sirotov (21'), Artem Dudarev (31'), Sergey Chernenko (52')