FK Baltika Kaliningrad vs FK Nizhny Novgorod, RFPL 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
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FK Baltika Kaliningrad vs FK Nizhny Novgorod — RFPL at Arena Baltika.
- FK Baltika Kaliningrad 30 games · 46 pts (2025/26)
- FK Nizhny Novgorod 30 games · 23 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Vasiliy Kazartsev
- Assistant 1 Adlan Khatuev
- Assistant 2 Dmitriy Mosyakin
3 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 9.7 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 30 68 2 FK Krasnodar 30 66 3 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 30 53 4 FK Spartak Moskva 30 52 5 PFC CSKA Moskva 30 51 6 FK Baltika Kaliningrad 30 46 7 FK Dinamo Moskva 30 45 8 FK Rubin Kazan 30 43 9 RFK Akhmat Grozny 30 37 10 FK Rostov 30 33 11 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara 30 32 12 FK Orenburg 30 29 13 FK Akron Tolyatti 30 27 14 FK Dinamo Makhachkala 30 26 15 FK Nizhny Novgorod 30 23 16 PFK Sochi 30 22 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
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 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 Season Stats
FK Baltika Kaliningrad FK Nizhny Novgorod #6 Position #15 46 Points 23 30 Played 30 11 / 13 / 6 W / D / L 6 / 5 / 19 38 Scored 26 21 Conceded 50 +17 GD -24 1.53 PPG 0.77 37% Win % 20% Key Stats
25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history47% Clean Sheets
FK Baltika Kaliningrad this season17% Clean Sheets
FK Nizhny Novgorod this seasonFK Baltika Kaliningrad are 6th (46 pts). FK Nizhny Novgorod are 15th (23 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FK Baltika Kaliningrad0-151/316-30–/131-451/–46-604/361-751/276+2/2■ Scored ■ ConcededFK Nizhny Novgorod0-151/116-301/231-453/146-60–/461-752/176+1/5■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FK Baltika Kaliningrad to score. At the same time, FK Nizhny Novgorod does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 8' FK Nizhny Novgorod is taking the lead after the goal scored by Renaldo Cephas on 8.
- 13' The travelling FK Nizhny Novgorod supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 18' FK Nizhny Novgorod looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Sven Karic scoring 1 goals.
- 23' The referee shows FK Nizhny Novgorod player a card on 23.
- 28' It looks like no one’s ball. FK Nizhny Novgorod is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 33' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Irakliy Manelov made 263 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 36' The supporters are chanting for Derik Lacerda. He replaces Brayan Gil on 36 minute.
- 37' It’s gonna be a card for Maksim Shnaptsev.
- 42' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 46' It is a substitution in FK Baltika Kaliningrad team. Ilya Petrov is replaced by Tenton Yenne on 46 minute.
- 48' Goal! Eldar Civic scores his 2 goal in 46 matches.
- 53' It looks surprising FK Nizhny Novgorod does not make any changes. Maksim Shnaptsev has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 58' The FK Baltika Kaliningrad manager makes a substitution. Eldar Civic departs to be replaced by Mikhail Ryadno.
- 63' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 65' Another change for FK Nizhny Novgorod made on 65 minute. Edgardo Farina leaves to be changed by Ilya Kirsh.
- 70' The FK Baltika Kaliningrad manager makes a substitution. Tenton Yenne departs to be replaced by Yuriy Kovalev.
- 75' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Nizhny Novgorod that had 146 games and scored 132 goals.
- 80' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 85' FK Baltika Kaliningrad is taking the lead after the goal scored by Maksim Petrov on 85.
- 85' Another change for FK Nizhny Novgorod made on 85 minute. Adrian Balboa leaves to be changed by Juan Castillo.
- 86' Another change for FK Nizhny Novgorod made on 86 minute. Maksim Shnaptsev leaves to be changed by Vyacheslav Grulev.
- 89' The supporters are chanting for Egor Smelov. He replaces Luka Ticic on 89 minute.
- 90' The referee shows FK Baltika Kaliningrad player a card on 90.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.
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Lineups
FK Baltika Kaliningrad Lineups
3-4-3Starting XI
- 23
- 22
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91
Brayan Gil ↓ Derik Lacerda 36'
- 81
- 73
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69
Irakliy Manelov ↓ Eldar Civic 46'
- 25
- 2
- 16
- 26
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10
Ilya Petrov ↓ Tenton Yenne 46'
Bench
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77
Eldar Civic ↑ 46'
- 14
- 5
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18
Derik Lacerda ↑ 36'
- 90
- 8
- 11
- 68
- 4
- 21
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15
Tenton Yenne ↑ 46'
- 44
Coach Andrey TalalaevFK Nizhny Novgorod Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 30
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10
Adrian Balboa ↓ Juan Castillo 85'
- 25
- 2
- 40
- 21
- 70
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29
Luka Ticic ↓ Egor Smelov 89'
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24
Edgardo Farina ↓ Ilya Kirsh 65'
- 3
- 6
Bench
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27
Vyacheslav Grulev ↑ 86'
- 1
- 88
- 19
- 8
- 78
- 77
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4
Ilya Kirsh ↑ 65'
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17
Egor Smelov ↑ 89'
- 69
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14
Matvey Urvantsev ↑ 46'
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23
Juan Castillo ↑ 85'
Coach Aleksey Shpilevskiy -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Renaldo Cephas 1 Eldar Civic 1 Maksim Petrov 1 Joel Fameyeh 1 Vitaliy Lisakovich 1 Sven Karic 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 LFK 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 accuracy0 / 42.02 FK Baltika Kaliningrad xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.64 FK Nizhny Novgorod xGI would bet for: FK Baltika Kaliningrad to win 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.66Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line 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 86%Draw or FK Nizhny Novgorod 37%FK Baltika Kaliningrad or FK Nizhny Novgorod 78%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FK Nizhny Novgorod win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 0 13.9%1 – 0 13.6%1 – 1 9.7%3 – 0 9.1%2 – 1 8.8%0 – 0 8.8%3 – 1 6%4 – 0 4.6%0 – 1 3.7%4 – 1 3.1%2 – 2 Actual1 – 2 2.8%Asian Handicap — FK Baltika Kaliningrad
Handicap FK Baltika Kaliningrad covers Push FK Nizhny Novgorod covers -2.5 22% — 78% -2 22% 21% 56% -1.5 44% — 56% -1 44% 25% 32% -0.5 68% — 32% +0.5 90% — 10% +1 90% 7% 3% +1.5 97% — 3% +2 97% 2% 0% +2.5 100% — 0% Clean Sheet
FK Baltika Kaliningrad keeps clean sheet 53% ✗FK Nizhny Novgorod keeps clean sheet 14% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.