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FK Rubin Kazan vs FK Nizhny Novgorod, RFPL 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

RFPL · 2021-22
FK Rubin Kazan
0 – 1
Full Time
FK Nizhny Novgorod
Sat 2 Oct 2021 · 11:00 UTC Kazan Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 35' Alexey Kozlov

Overview

Match Preview

FK Rubin Kazan vs FK Nizhny Novgorod — RFPL at Kazan Arena.

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

2
2
3
FK Rubin Kazan 7 games · Avg 2.3 goals FK Nizhny Novgorod
Last 5 meetings
2021-10-02 FK Rubin Kazan 0–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod

Recent Form

FK Rubin Kazan
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Oct FK Nizhny Novgorod H 0–1 L
26 Sep FK Dinamo Moskva A 0–2 L
20 Sep FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg H 1–3 L
13 Sep FK Ural H 4–0 W
27 Aug FK Krasnodar A 0–2 L
22 Aug FK Khimki A 1–1 D
FK Nizhny Novgorod
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Oct FK Rubin Kazan A 1–0 W
27 Sep PFC CSKA Moskva H 0–2 L
19 Sep PFK Arsenal Tula H 2–3 L
12 Sep FK Dinamo Moskva A 2–1 W
27 Aug FK Khimki A 1–1 D
22 Aug FK Rostov H 1–2 L

Season Stats

FK Rubin Kazan FK Nizhny Novgorod
#8 Position #15
43 Points 23
30 Played 30
11 / 10 / 9 W / D / L 6 / 5 / 19
29 Scored 26
30 Conceded 50
-1 GD -24
1.43 PPG 0.77
37% Win % 20%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
47% Clean Sheets
FK Rubin Kazan this season
17% Clean Sheets
FK Nizhny Novgorod this season

FK Rubin Kazan are 8th (43 pts). FK Nizhny Novgorod are 15th (23 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Rubin Kazan
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
2/1
61-75
–/3
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FK Nizhny Novgorod
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/1
46-60
–/4
61-75
2/1
76+
1/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. FK Nizhny Novgorod kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Kazan Arena. FK Rubin Kazan seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Yurii Dyupin, as he is very good at scoring at Kazan Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 28' Khvicha Kvaratskhelia gets the nod from FK Rubin Kazan. He replaces Ilya Samoshnikov and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 33' Montassar Omar Talbi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 35' Controversy at the stadium! Alexey Kozlov argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 40' FK Nizhny Novgorod fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 45' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 46' FK Nizhny Novgorod make a change. Richie Ennin trudges off to be replaced by Bekim Balaj on 46 minutes.
  • 51' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mikhail Kostyukov is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FK Rubin Kazan.
  • 53' A change in the FK Nizhny Novgorod ranks — Pavel Mogilevets exits the field as Igor Gorbunov enters on 53.
  • 58' Iliya Berkovskiy has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 61' Nikolai Kalinskii doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 62' Fresh legs for FK Rubin Kazan! Dorde Despotovic comes on to replace Soltmurad Bakaev.
  • 66' Fresh legs for FK Nizhny Novgorod! Lucas Masoero comes on to replace Iliya Berkovskiy.
  • 71' Anders Dreyer has been relatively quiet despite scoring 67 goals in his last 289 appearances.
  • 73' Daniil Penchikov is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ibrokhimhalil Yoldoshev at the 73 minute mark.
  • 78' Soltmurad Bakaev, a Russia , has 14 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 83' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 88' A tactical swap from FK Rubin Kazan — Ivan Ignatjev on, Konstantin Nizhegorodov off on 88 minutes.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

FK Rubin Kazan Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leonid Slutsky

FK Nizhny Novgorod Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aleksandr Kerzhakov

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Vyacheslav Grulev 2
Aleksandr Zotov 2
Dmitriy Kabutov 1
Nikita Kakkoev 1
Ze Turbo 1
Ruslan Bezrukov 1
Valeriy Tsarukyan 1
Kirill Gotsuk 1

Head to Head

2021-10-02 FK Rubin Kazan 0–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod

FK Rubin Kazan Form

2021-10-02 FK Rubin Kazan 0–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2021-09-26 FK Dinamo Moskva 2–0 FK Rubin Kazan L 2021-09-20 FK Rubin Kazan 1–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2021-09-13 FK Rubin Kazan 4–0 FK Ural W 2021-08-27 FK Krasnodar 2–0 FK Rubin Kazan L 2021-08-22 FK Khimki 1–1 FK Rubin Kazan D

FK Nizhny Novgorod Form

2021-10-02 FK Rubin Kazan 0–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod W 2021-09-27 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–2 PFC CSKA Moskva L 2021-09-19 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2–3 PFK Arsenal Tula L 2021-09-12 FK Dinamo Moskva 1–2 FK Nizhny Novgorod W 2021-08-27 FK Khimki 1–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod D 2021-08-22 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–2 FK Rostov L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.04 FK Rubin Kazan xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 FK Nizhny Novgorod xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 68% + FK Rubin Kazan or Draw 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FK Rubin Kazan35% Draw33% FK Nizhny Novgorod32%
Actual: FK Nizhny Novgorod win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 1.99
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

FK Rubin Kazan or Draw
68%
Draw or FK Nizhny Novgorod
65%
FK Rubin Kazan or FK Nizhny Novgorod
67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FK Rubin Kazan24% Draw55% FK Nizhny Novgorod21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.1%
1 – 1
14.5%
1 – 0
12.8%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7%
2 – 1
6.8%
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
3.4%
3 – 1
2.4%
3 – 0
2.4%
1 – 3
2%

Asian Handicap — FK Rubin Kazan

Handicap FK Rubin Kazan covers Push FK Nizhny Novgorod covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 21% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 19% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FK Rubin Kazan keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
FK Nizhny Novgorod keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

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