FK Rubin Kazan vs FK Nizhny Novgorod, RFPL 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2024-25

FK Rubin Kazan

1 – 0

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FK Nizhny Novgorod

Sun 16 Mar 2025 · 12:15 UTC Kazan Arena 8,320 HT 45' · FT 45'

Aleksandr Zotov 72' 1–0

Igor Vujacic 45' Y

Y 83' Thiago Vecino

Overview

Match Preview

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

FK Rubin Kazan 9 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
FK Nizhny Novgorod 30 games · 23 pts (2026/27)

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

FK Rubin Kazan 7 games · Avg 2.3 goals FK Nizhny Novgorod

Last 5 meetings

2025-03-16 FK Rubin Kazan 1–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2024-07-22 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2–4 FK Rubin Kazan 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Mar	FK Nizhny Novgorod	H	1–0	W
09 Mar	FK Spartak Moskva	H	2–1	W
01 Mar	RFK Akhmat Grozny	A	1–2	L
07 Dec	FK Dinamo Makhachkala	A	3–2	W
30 Nov	PFC CSKA Moskva	A	2–2	D
22 Nov	FK Akron Tolyatti	H	3–0	W

FK Nizhny Novgorod

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Mar	FK Rubin Kazan	A	0–1	L
07 Mar	FK Krasnodar	H	0–3	L
01 Mar	FK Akron Tolyatti	H	2–1	W
07 Dec	FK Spartak Moskva	A	0–3	L
30 Nov	FK Rostov	A	0–4	L
24 Nov	FK Dinamo Makhachkala	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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — FK Rubin Kazan and FK Nizhny Novgorod get this one started.
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. FK Rubin Kazan and FK Nizhny Novgorod are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
30' FK Rubin Kazan are deployed in a 5-3-2 today, looking to exploit space against FK Nizhny Novgorod's 3-4-3 shape.
35' A quiet spell here at Kazan Arena. FK Rubin Kazan seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
40' FK Nizhny Novgorod are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
45' Igor Vujacic is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
46' The FK Rubin Kazan bench stirs into life. Nikita Vasilyev is withdrawn and Aleksandr Zotov gets his opportunity.
51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FK Rubin Kazan and FK Nizhny Novgorod are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
56' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sven Karic is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FK Nizhny Novgorod.
61' It is a cagey affair so far. FK Rubin Kazan in their 5-3-2 trying to find a way past FK Nizhny Novgorod's compact 3-4-3.
65' FK Nizhny Novgorod manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Aleksandr Troshechkin is hanging Vyacheslav Grulev on the field on 65 minute.
70' FK Rubin Kazan currently sit 8 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
72' Aleksandr Zotov makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and FK Rubin Kazan are in front.
77' Aleksandr Koksharov is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FK Nizhny Novgorod tonight.
80' Oleg Ivanov makes way for Rustam Ashurmatov at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from FK Rubin Kazan.
81' A tactical swap from FK Nizhny Novgorod — Juan Castillo on, Aleksandr Ektov off on 81 minutes.
83' Thiago Vecino has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 83.
88' Igor Vujacic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FK Rubin Kazan so far.
89' It is a substitution in FK Rubin Kazan team. Marvin Cuni is replaced by Valentin Vada on 89 minute.
That’s it! Another goalless match for FK Rubin Kazan and FK Nizhny Novgorod (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

FK Rubin Kazan Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

19
Oleg Ivanov ↓ Rustam Ashurmatov 80'
15
Igor Vujacic
99
Dardan Shabanhaxhaj ↓ Kasra Taheri 89'
22
Veldin Hodza
23
Ruslan Bezrukov
27
Aleksey Gritsaenko
90
Marvin Cuni ↓ Valentin Vada 89'
2
Egor Teslenko
51
Ilya Rozhkov
38
Evgeniy Staver
96
Nikita Vasilyev ↓ Aleksandr Zotov 46'

Bench

Coach Rashid Rakhimov

FK Nizhny Novgorod Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

30
Nikita Medvedev
27
Vyacheslav Grulev ↓ Aleksandr Troshechkin 65'
25
Sven Karic
22
Nikita Kakkoev
20
Juan Boselli
15
Aleksandr Ektov ↓ Juan Castillo 81'
2
Viktor Alexandrov
8
Mamadou Maiga
96
Aleksandr Koksharov ↓ Kirill Gotsuk 89'
78
Nikolai Kalinskiy ↓ Thiago Vecino 81'
29
Luka Ticic ↓ Nikita Ermakov 89'

Bench

Coach Viktor Goncharenko

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Aleksandr Zotov	2
Vyacheslav Grulev	2
Valentin Vada	1
Mirlind Daku	1
Nikolai Kalinskii	1
Dmitriy Kabutov	1
Nikita Kakkoev	1
Ze Turbo	1

Head to Head

FK Rubin Kazan Form

2025-03-16 FK Rubin Kazan 1–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod W 2025-03-09 FK Rubin Kazan 2–1 FK Spartak Moskva W 2025-03-01 RFK Akhmat Grozny 2–1 FK Rubin Kazan L 2024-12-07 FK Dinamo Makhachkala 2–3 FK Rubin Kazan W 2024-11-30 PFC CSKA Moskva 2–2 FK Rubin Kazan D 2024-11-22 FK Rubin Kazan 3–0 FK Akron Tolyatti W

FK Nizhny Novgorod Form

2025-03-16 FK Rubin Kazan 1–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2025-03-07 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–3 FK Krasnodar L 2025-03-01 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2–1 FK Akron Tolyatti W 2024-12-07 FK Spartak Moskva 3–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2024-11-30 FK Rostov 4–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2024-11-24 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–0 FK Dinamo Makhachkala D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.55 FK Rubin Kazan xG

Expected Goals

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

0.83 FK Nizhny Novgorod xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Rubin Kazan54% Draw26% FK Nizhny Novgorod20%

Actual: FK Rubin Kazan win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.38

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

FK Rubin Kazan or Draw

81%

Draw or FK Nizhny Novgorod

46%

FK Rubin Kazan or FK Nizhny Novgorod

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FK Rubin Kazan36% Draw49% FK Nizhny Novgorod15%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

12.8%

0 – 0

11.4%

2 – 0

10.8%

2 – 1

8.9%

0 – 1

6.6%

3 – 0

5.5%

1 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

4.7%

2 – 2

3.8%

0 – 2

3.1%

4 – 0

2.1%

Asian Handicap — FK Rubin Kazan

Handicap	FK Rubin Kazan covers	Push	FK Nizhny Novgorod covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	16%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	25%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	13%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

FK Rubin Kazan keeps clean sheet

44% ✗

FK Nizhny Novgorod keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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