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

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

FK Baltika Kaliningrad 30 games · 46 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	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

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

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 history

FK Baltika Kaliningrad are 6th (46 pts). FK Nizhny Novgorod are 15th (23 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: FK Nizhny Novgorod gets underway.
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
8' Goal! Renaldo Cephas scores his 2 goal in 11 matches.
13' The home supporters are growing impatient. FK Baltika Kaliningrad must find a spark to ignite this game.
18' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Aleksey Shpilevskiy will be considering his options from the bench.
23' Renaldo Cephas catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 23.
28' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FK Baltika Kaliningrad side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
33' Nikita Medvedev has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
36' FK Baltika Kaliningrad make a change. Brayan Gil trudges off to be replaced by Derik Lacerda on 36 minutes.
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' It is a substitution in FK Baltika Kaliningrad team. Ilya Petrov is replaced by Tenton Yenne on 46 minute.
48' What a moment for Eldar Civic! That strike on 48 puts his side firmly in control.
53' It looks like no one’s ball. FK Baltika Kaliningrad is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
58' FK Baltika Kaliningrad manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mikhail Ryadno is hanging Eldar Civic on the field on 58 minute.
63' Brayan Gil is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FK Baltika Kaliningrad tonight.
65' Ilya Kirsh is ready to make an impact after coming on for Edgardo Farina at the 65 minute mark.
70' FK Baltika Kaliningrad manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yuriy Kovalev is hanging Tenton Yenne on the field on 70 minute.
75' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Baltika Kaliningrad that had 60 games and scored 40 goals.
80' FK Baltika Kaliningrad is showing some good football. However, FK Baltika Kaliningrad are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
85' Maksim Petrov makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and FK Baltika Kaliningrad are in front.
85' Juan Castillo gets the nod from FK Nizhny Novgorod. He replaces Adrian Balboa and will look to change the dynamic.
86' Vyacheslav Grulev is replacing Maksim Shnaptsev for the FK Nizhny Novgorod side.
89' Another substitution for FK Nizhny Novgorod to replace Luka Ticic by Egor Smelov on 89 minute.
90' That looks like a foul for a card for Kevin Andrade.
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
Sven Karic	1
Renaldo Cephas	1
Eldar Civic	1
Maksim Petrov	1
Joel Fameyeh	1
Vitaliy Lisakovich	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

0 / 4

2.02 FK Baltika Kaliningrad xG

Expected Goals

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

0.64 FK Nizhny Novgorod xG

I would bet for: FK Baltika Kaliningrad to win 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FK Baltika Kaliningrad63% Draw22% FK Nizhny Novgorod15%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes42% 0% No58%

Avg goals/match: 2.66

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

86%

Draw or FK Nizhny Novgorod

37%

FK Baltika Kaliningrad or FK Nizhny Novgorod

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FK Baltika Kaliningrad48% Draw43% FK Nizhny Novgorod9%

Actual: FK Nizhny Novgorod win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 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

4 – 0

4.6%

0 – 1

3.7%

4 – 1

3.1%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 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.