Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Yenisey 6th with 51 points, Volgar Astrakhan 16th with 34, 17 apart. Volgar Astrakhan's recent output outran their position: 11th on form over five rounds, 16th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Yenisey 1.62 scored and 1.21 conceded per game, Volgar Astrakhan 0.85 and 1.29, with the league averaging 1.1.
The sides have met 12 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for Yenisey, 4 draws and 3 for Volgar Astrakhan, at 2.75 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 42% of the wins in this fixture. Shutting the other side out is rare here — both scored in 67% of the meetings.
Central'nyj Stadion in Krasnoyarsk staged the fixture, a ground that holds 22,500. On the scoreboard, Volgar Astrakhan led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.