Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FK Rubin Kazan vs FK Nizhny Novgorod, RFPL 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

RFPL · 2023-24
FK Rubin Kazan
0 – 1
Full Time
FK Nizhny Novgorod
Sat 9 Mar 2024 · 13:30 UTC Kazan Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 35' Nikolai Kalinskiy
Mirlind Daku 70' Y
Y 90' Artur Nigmatullin

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FK Krasnodar 9 21
2 FK Dinamo Moskva 9 19
3 PFC CSKA Moskva 9 19
4 FK Spartak Moskva 9 19
5 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 9 18
6 FK Rubin Kazan 9 12
7 FK Dinamo Makhachkala 9 12
8 FK Baltika Kaliningrad 9 11
9 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara 9 11
10 RFK Akhmat Grozny 9 10
11 FK Orenburg 9 9
12 FK Akron Tolyatti 9 8
13 FK Rostov 9 8
14 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 9 7
15 FK Rodina Moskva 9 5
16 FK Fakel Voronezh 9 3

Head-to-Head

2
2
3
FK Rubin Kazan 7 games · Avg 2.3 goals FK Nizhny Novgorod
Last 5 meetings
2024-03-09 FK Rubin Kazan 0–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2023-09-02 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2–1 FK Rubin Kazan 2021-10-02 FK Rubin Kazan 0–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod

Recent Form

FK Rubin Kazan
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Mar FK Nizhny Novgorod H 0–1 L
02 Mar FK Krasnodar A 1–1 D
10 Dec FK Baltika Kaliningrad A 1–0 W
04 Dec FK Dinamo Moskva A 0–1 L
26 Nov FK Fakel Voronezh H 1–0 W
12 Nov PFK Sochi A 2–0 W
FK Nizhny Novgorod
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Mar FK Rubin Kazan A 1–0 W
03 Mar FK Fakel Voronezh H 1–1 D
09 Dec FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg A 0–1 L
02 Dec FK Ural H 1–0 W
26 Nov FK Rostov A 0–1 L
12 Nov FK Baltika Kaliningrad H 0–0 D

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
FK Rubin Kazan this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

FK Rubin Kazan
Anderson Arroyo 3 G 1 A
Jacques Siwe 3 G
Bogdan Jocic 1 G
Aleksandar Jukic 1 G
Ilya Rozhkov 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' FK Rubin Kazan have kicked off against FK Nizhny Novgorod. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Aleksandr Troshechkin makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and FK Nizhny Novgorod are in front.
  • 10' FK Nizhny Novgorod have won 135 goals from 149 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' Russia international Aleksandr Lomovitskiy has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Rubin Kazan that had 210 games and scored 214 goals.
  • 30' The travelling FK Nizhny Novgorod supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 35' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Nikolai Kalinskiy.
  • 40' FK Nizhny Novgorod fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FK Rubin Kazan and FK Nizhny Novgorod are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 46' Ugochukwu Iwu is ready to make an impact after coming on for Bogdan Jocic at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' Maksim Shnaptsev needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 56' It’s high time Rashid Rakhimov made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 61' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 64' Another substitution for FK Nizhny Novgorod to replace Ilya Kukharchuk by Nikita Ermakov on 64 minute.
  • 69' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ruslan Bezrukov made 365 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 70' Poor challenge from Mirlind Daku. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 74' Another change for FK Nizhny Novgorod made on 74 minute. Maksim Shnaptsev leaves to be changed by Dmitriy Stotskiy.
  • 79' FK Nizhny Novgorod started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 79.
  • 84' Yury Dyupin has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 210 appearances.
  • 89' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ze Turbo suffering a number of foals already.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Artur Nigmatullin.
  • 90' Mateo Stamatov has so much to prove this time. He replaces Vladislav Karapuzov on 90 minute.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for FK Rubin Kazan and FK Nizhny Novgorod (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

FK Rubin Kazan Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rashid Rakhimov

FK Nizhny Novgorod Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sergey Yuran

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Aleksandr Zotov 2
Vyacheslav Grulev 2
Nikolai Kalinskiy 1
Aleksandr Troshechkin 1
Valentin Vada 1
Mirlind Daku 1
Nikolai Kalinskii 1
Dmitriy Kabutov 1

Head to Head

2024-03-09 FK Rubin Kazan 0–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2023-09-02 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2–1 FK Rubin Kazan 2021-10-02 FK Rubin Kazan 0–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod

FK Rubin Kazan Form

2024-03-09 FK Rubin Kazan 0–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2024-03-02 FK Krasnodar 1–1 FK Rubin Kazan D 2023-12-10 FK Baltika Kaliningrad 0–1 FK Rubin Kazan W 2023-12-04 FK Dinamo Moskva 1–0 FK Rubin Kazan L 2023-11-26 FK Rubin Kazan 1–0 FK Fakel Voronezh W 2023-11-12 PFK Sochi 0–2 FK Rubin Kazan W

FK Nizhny Novgorod Form

2024-03-09 FK Rubin Kazan 0–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod W 2024-03-03 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–1 FK Fakel Voronezh D 2023-12-09 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 1–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2023-12-02 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–0 FK Ural W 2023-11-26 FK Rostov 1–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2023-11-12 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–0 FK Baltika Kaliningrad D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.86 FK Rubin Kazan xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.97 FK Nizhny Novgorod xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 72% + FK Nizhny Novgorod or Draw 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FK Rubin Kazan31% Draw34% FK Nizhny Novgorod35%
Actual: FK Nizhny Novgorod win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 1.83
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 81%
19%
± 1.5 55%
45%
± 2.5 28%
72%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

FK Rubin Kazan or Draw
65%
Draw or FK Nizhny Novgorod
69%
FK Rubin Kazan or FK Nizhny Novgorod
66%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FK Rubin Kazan20% Draw57% FK Nizhny Novgorod23%
Actual: FK Nizhny Novgorod win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
18.6%
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
12.4%
0 – 2
7.1%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 1
5.6%
2 – 0
5.6%
2 – 2
2.9%
0 – 3
2.3%
1 – 3
2.1%
3 – 1
1.7%

Asian Handicap — FK Rubin Kazan

Handicap FK Rubin Kazan covers Push FK Nizhny Novgorod covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 19% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 22% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 10% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

FK Rubin Kazan keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
FK Nizhny Novgorod keeps clean sheet
43% ✗

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