The Facts
- A balanced mid-table encounter with both sides eager to climb into upper positions (ranked 11th and 8th).
- Neftyanik is going through a lean spell lately (last 5 matches: 1 win).
- Nart has shown an inconsistent pattern in recent weeks (last 5 matches: 2 wins).
- Nart is expected to hold a slight competitive edge in this match.
- In the last 1 head-to-head meeting, Neftyanik has recorded 0 wins, 0 draws, and 1 loss, with a goal aggregate of 0:5.
Standings
| Pl | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | |||
| 1 | FC Sevastopol | 24 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 44:18 | 26 | 59 |
| 2 | Shahter Taganrog | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 47:25 | 22 | 50 |
| 3 | Rostov 2 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 45:22 | 23 | 47 |
| 4 | FK Pobeda | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 46:32 | 14 | 42 |
| 5 | Rubin Yalta | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 35:24 | 11 | 40 |
| 6 | Nart Cherkessk | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 33:21 | 12 | 37 |
| 7 | Kyzyltash | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 41:34 | 7 | 37 |
| 8 | Maykop | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 30:29 | 1 | 36 |
| 9 | Spartak Nalchik | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 35:28 | 7 | 34 |
| 10 | Lugansk | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 34:33 | 1 | 30 |
| 11 | Astrakhan | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 25:36 | -11 | 24 |
| 12 | Izberbash | 25 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 21:62 | -41 | 23 |
| 13 | Angust Nazran | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 11:27 | -16 | 19 |
| 14 | FK Chayka 2 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 23:57 | -34 | 17 |
| 15 | Dynamo Makhachkala 2 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 22:44 | -22 | 17 |
| 16 | PSK Dinskoy rayon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:0 | 0 | 0 |
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