FK Baltika Kaliningrad vs FK Nizhny Novgorod, RFPL 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2025-26

FK Baltika Kaliningrad

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FK Nizhny Novgorod

Sat 11 Apr 2026 · 16:30 UTC Arena Baltika 14,514 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 8' Renaldo Cephas

Eldar Civic 48' 1–1

Maksim Petrov pen 85' 2–1

2–2 90+1' Sven Karic

Y 23' Renaldo Cephas

Y 37' Maksim Shnaptsev

Kevin Andrade 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FK Baltika Kaliningrad vs FK Nizhny Novgorod — RFPL at Arena Baltika.

FK Baltika Kaliningrad 14 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
FK Nizhny Novgorod 30 games · 23 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Vasiliy Kazartsev
Assistant 1 Adlan Khatuev
Assistant 2 Dmitriy Mosyakin

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	14	31
2	FK Dinamo Moskva	14	31
3	FK Spartak Moskva	14	29
4	FK Krasnodar	14	26
5	PFC CSKA Moskva	14	26
6	FK Rostov	14	19
7	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	14	18
8	FK Rubin Kazan	14	18
9	FK Baltika Kaliningrad	14	17
10	FK Orenburg	14	17
11	FK Dinamo Makhachkala	14	16
12	RFK Akhmat Grozny	14	14
13	FK Akron Tolyatti	14	12
14	FK Rodina Moskva	14	12
15	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	14	11
16	FK Fakel Voronezh	14	6

Head-to-Head

FK Baltika Kaliningrad 4 games · Avg 1.5 goals FK Nizhny Novgorod

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-11 FK Baltika Kaliningrad 2–2 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2025-10-26 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–0 FK Baltika Kaliningrad 2024-03-30 FK Baltika Kaliningrad 2–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2023-11-12 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–0 FK Baltika Kaliningrad

Recent Form

FK Baltika Kaliningrad

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Apr	FK Nizhny Novgorod	H	2–2	D
05 Apr	FK Dinamo Makhachkala	A	2–2	D
21 Mar	PFK Sochi	H	4–0	W
14 Mar	PFC CSKA Moskva	H	1–0	W
07 Mar	FK Rostov	A	1–1	D
27 Feb	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	A	0–1	L

FK Nizhny Novgorod

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
11 Apr	FK Baltika Kaliningrad	A	2–2	D
05 Apr	FK Rostov	H	0–1	L
21 Mar	FK Krasnodar	A	0–5	L
15 Mar	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	H	3–0	W
07 Mar	PFK Sochi	H	2–1	W
28 Feb	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	A	1–2	L

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

40% Clean Sheets
FK Baltika Kaliningrad this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Baltika Kaliningrad

0-15

–/3

16-30

2/2

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/3

61-75

3/–

76+

4/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FK Baltika Kaliningrad

Brayan Gil	5 G	1 A
Nnamdi Chinonso Offor	2 G
Maksim Petrov	1 G	1 A
Aymane Mourid	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. FK Nizhny Novgorod get us underway at Arena Baltika.
5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Viktor Alexandrov is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FK Nizhny Novgorod.
8' Magnificent from Renaldo Cephas! That is 2 goals in 11 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
13' Nikita Medvedev has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
18' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 18 minutes.
23' A meaty challenge results in booking for Renaldo Cephas on 23.
28' Matvey Urvantsev has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
33' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
36' The supporters are chanting for Derik Lacerda. He replaces Brayan Gil on 36 minute.
37' That looks like a foul for a card for Maksim Shnaptsev.
42' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
46' The crowd applauds Ilya Petrov as he leaves the pitch. Tenton Yenne steps in for FK Baltika Kaliningrad.
48' Goal! Eldar Civic scores his 2 goal in 51 matches.
53' Supporters expect more eagerness from Maksim Petrov, as he is very good at scoring at Arena Baltika with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
58' Another change for FK Baltika Kaliningrad made on 58 minute. Eldar Civic leaves to be changed by Mikhail Ryadno.
63' named a 3-4-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
65' Another change for FK Nizhny Novgorod made on 65 minute. Edgardo Farina leaves to be changed by Ilya Kirsh.
70' Yuriy Kovalev is replacing Tenton Yenne for the FK Baltika Kaliningrad side.
75' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
80' Olakunle Olusegun, a Nigeria , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
85' The deadlock is broken! Maksim Petrov gets on the scoresheet on 85 minutes.
85' FK Nizhny Novgorod ring the changes. Adrian Balboa has done his job and it is now time for Juan Castillo to step up.
86' Vyacheslav Grulev is ready to make an impact after coming on for Maksim Shnaptsev at the 86 minute mark.
89' Fresh legs for FK Nizhny Novgorod! Egor Smelov comes on to replace Luka Ticic.
90' Kevin Andrade picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

FK Baltika Kaliningrad Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Andrey Talalaev

FK Nizhny Novgorod Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

30
Nikita Medvedev
10
Adrian Balboa ↓ Juan Castillo 85'
25
Sven Karic
2
Viktor Alexandrov
40
Olakunle Olusegun
21
Renaldo Cephas ↓ Matvey Urvantsev 46'
70
Maksim Shnaptsev ↓ Vyacheslav Grulev 86'
29
Luka Ticic ↓ Egor Smelov 89'
24
Edgardo Farina ↓ Ilya Kirsh 65'
3
Yuriy Koledin
6
Alex Opoku

Bench

Coach Aleksey Shpilevskiy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Maksim Petrov	1
Joel Fameyeh	1
Vitaliy Lisakovich	1
Sven Karic	1
Renaldo Cephas	1
Eldar Civic	1

Head to Head

FK Baltika Kaliningrad Form

2026-04-11 FK Baltika Kaliningrad 2–2 FK Nizhny Novgorod D 2026-04-05 FK Dinamo Makhachkala 2–2 FK Baltika Kaliningrad D 2026-03-21 FK Baltika Kaliningrad 4–0 PFK Sochi W 2026-03-14 FK Baltika Kaliningrad 1–0 PFC CSKA Moskva W 2026-03-07 FK Rostov 1–1 FK Baltika Kaliningrad D 2026-02-27 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 FK Baltika Kaliningrad L

FK Nizhny Novgorod Form

2026-04-11 FK Baltika Kaliningrad 2–2 FK Nizhny Novgorod D 2026-04-05 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–1 FK Rostov L 2026-03-21 FK Krasnodar 5–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2026-03-15 FK Nizhny Novgorod 3–0 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara W 2026-03-07 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2–1 PFK Sochi W 2026-02-28 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 2–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.71 FK Baltika Kaliningrad xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.94 FK Nizhny Novgorod xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FK Baltika Kaliningrad53% Draw26% FK Nizhny Novgorod21%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.65

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

FK Baltika Kaliningrad or Draw

79%

Draw or FK Nizhny Novgorod

47%

FK Baltika Kaliningrad or FK Nizhny Novgorod

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FK Baltika Kaliningrad38% Draw46% FK Nizhny Novgorod16%

Actual: FK Nizhny Novgorod win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.2%

1 – 0

11.2%

2 – 0

10.1%

2 – 1

9.3%

0 – 0

0 – 1

5.7%

3 – 0

5.6%

3 – 1

5.4%

1 – 2

5.1%

2 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

3.1%

3 – 2

2.6%

Asian Handicap — FK Baltika Kaliningrad

Handicap	FK Baltika Kaliningrad covers	Push	FK Nizhny Novgorod covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	17%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	24%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	13%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

FK Baltika Kaliningrad keeps clean sheet

40% ✓

FK Nizhny Novgorod keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.