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

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RFPL · 2024-25

FK Rubin Kazan

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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

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

FK Rubin Kazan 30 games · 43 pts (2025/26)
FK Nizhny Novgorod 30 games · 23 pts (2025/26)

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 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

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' Three points are at stake. FK Rubin Kazan host FK Nizhny Novgorod — let the battle begin!
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FK Rubin Kazan side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
10' FK Nizhny Novgorod looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Vyacheslav Grulev scoring 2 goals.
15' FK Nizhny Novgorod have won 135 goals from 149 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
20' Nikita Vasilyev is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FK Rubin Kazan tonight.
25' FK Rubin Kazan are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FK Nizhny Novgorod backline.
30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kirill Gotsuk is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FK Rubin Kazan.
35' FK Rubin Kazan currently sit 8 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
40' Ruslan Bezrukov has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 364 appearances.
45' Igor Vujacic has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 45.
46' Nikita Vasilyev makes way for Aleksandr Zotov at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from FK Rubin Kazan.
51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
56' FK Nizhny Novgorod has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 2 meetings.
61' Vyacheslav Grulev has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
65' The whistle greets Vyacheslav Grulev as he departs to be replaced by Aleksandr Troshechkin.
70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
72' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Aleksandr Zotov makes it 1-0.
77' Both keepers have barely been tested. FK Rubin Kazan and FK Nizhny Novgorod are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
80' Rustam Ashurmatov is replacing Oleg Ivanov for the FK Rubin Kazan side.
81' Juan Castillo gets the nod from FK Nizhny Novgorod. He replaces Aleksandr Ektov and will look to change the dynamic.
83' The referee has no hesitation. Thiago Vecino is booked for FK Nizhny Novgorod — card on 83.
88' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
89' Another change for FK Rubin Kazan made on 89 minute. Marvin Cuni leaves to be changed by Valentin Vada.
Another three points for FK Rubin Kazan.

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
Mirlind Daku	1
Nikolai Kalinskii	1
Dmitriy Kabutov	1
Nikita Kakkoev	1
Ze Turbo	1
Ruslan Bezrukov	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

1.63 FK Rubin Kazan xG

Expected Goals

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

0.63 FK Nizhny Novgorod xG

I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 62% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Rubin Kazan60% Draw25% FK Nizhny Novgorod15%

Actual: FK Rubin Kazan win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes38% 0% No62%

Avg goals/match: 2.26

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	39%	61%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

FK Rubin Kazan or Draw

85%

Draw or FK Nizhny Novgorod

40%

FK Rubin Kazan or FK Nizhny Novgorod

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FK Rubin Kazan41% Draw49% FK Nizhny Novgorod10%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

13.5%

0 – 0

12.6%

1 – 1

11.4%

2 – 1

8.5%

3 – 0

7.2%

0 – 1

5.5%

3 – 1

4.7%

1 – 2

3.2%

4 – 0

2.9%

2 – 2

2.7%

4 – 1

Asian Handicap — FK Rubin Kazan

Handicap	FK Rubin Kazan covers	Push	FK Nizhny Novgorod covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	19%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	26%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	9%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

FK Rubin Kazan keeps clean sheet

54% ✓

FK Nizhny Novgorod keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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