Tuesday , 14 July 2026

FK Rubin Kazan vs FK Nizhny Novgorod, RFPL 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

RFPL · 2025-26
FK Rubin Kazan
2 – 2
Full Time
FK Nizhny Novgorod
Sun 17 May 2026 · 15:00 UTC Ak Bars Arena 12,772 HT 45' · FT 45'
Ruslan Bezrukov 15' 1–0
Nikita Kakkoev 47' 2–0
2–1 61' Vyacheslav Grulev
2–2 65' Vyacheslav Grulev
Y 37' Renaldo Cephas
Jacques Siwe 90' Y
Egor Teslenko 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FK Rubin Kazan vs FK Nizhny Novgorod — RFPL at Ak Bars 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
2026-05-17 FK Rubin Kazan 2–2 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2025-11-08 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–0 FK Rubin Kazan 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

Recent Form

FK Rubin Kazan
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 May FK Nizhny Novgorod H 2–2 D
11 May FK Spartak Moskva A 1–2 L
02 May FK Baltika Kaliningrad A 1–0 W
25 Apr PFC CSKA Moskva H 0–0 D
22 Apr FK Dinamo Moskva A 1–0 W
18 Apr FK Akron Tolyatti H 1–1 D
FK Nizhny Novgorod
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 May FK Rubin Kazan A 2–2 D
11 May PFC CSKA Moskva H 1–2 L
03 May RFK Akhmat Grozny A 0–2 L
26 Apr FK Spartak Moskva H 1–2 L
22 Apr FK Orenburg A 1–2 L
18 Apr FK Dinamo Moskva H 1–1 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

Top Scorers (This Season)

FK Rubin Kazan
Mirlind Daku 10 G 1 A
FK Nizhny Novgorod
Olakunle Olusegun 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FK Rubin Kazan and FK Nizhny Novgorod has kicked off!
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with FK Nizhny Novgorod winning 0% of all matches.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dmitriy Kabutov, as he is very good at scoring at Ak Bars Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 15' GOAL! Ruslan Bezrukov scores on 15. Assisted by David Paredes
  • 20' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 25' FK Nizhny Novgorod started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' It looks like no one’s ball. FK Nizhny Novgorod is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 35' FK Rubin Kazan seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 37' It’s gonna be a card for Renaldo Cephas.
  • 42' 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 Egor Teslenko suffering a number of foals already.
  • 47' Goal! Nikita Kakkoev scores his 3 goal in 2 matches.
  • 52' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FK Nizhny Novgorod needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 56' The FK Nizhny Novgorod manager makes a substitution. Renaldo Cephas departs to be replaced by Vyacheslav Grulev.
  • 61' What a strike from Vyacheslav Grulev! The score is 2-1.
  • 65' Goal! Vyacheslav Grulev scores his 28 goal in 363 matches.
  • 68' The FK Rubin Kazan manager makes a substitution. Dmitriy Kabutov departs to be replaced by Aleksandar Jukic.
  • 73' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Evgeniy Staver made 208 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 78' Adrian Balboa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 81' Oleg Ivanov is replacing Ignacio Saavedra for the FK Rubin Kazan side.
  • 86' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 89' Another change for FK Rubin Kazan made on 89 minute. Ruslan Bezrukov leaves to be changed by Daniil Kuznetsov.
  • 90' It’s a booking for FK Rubin Kazan player. Jacques Siwe gets a card.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

Lineups

FK Rubin Kazan Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Franc Artiga

FK Nizhny Novgorod Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vadim Garanin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Aleksandr Zotov 2
Vyacheslav Grulev 2
Edgar Sevikyan 1
Nikolai Kalinskiy 1
Aleksandr Troshechkin 1
Valentin Vada 1
Mirlind Daku 1
Nikolai Kalinskii 1

Head to Head

2026-05-17 FK Rubin Kazan 2–2 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2025-11-08 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–0 FK Rubin Kazan 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

FK Rubin Kazan Form

2026-05-17 FK Rubin Kazan 2–2 FK Nizhny Novgorod D 2026-05-11 FK Spartak Moskva 2–1 FK Rubin Kazan L 2026-05-02 FK Baltika Kaliningrad 0–1 FK Rubin Kazan W 2026-04-25 FK Rubin Kazan 0–0 PFC CSKA Moskva D 2026-04-22 FK Dinamo Moskva 0–1 FK Rubin Kazan W 2026-04-18 FK Rubin Kazan 1–1 FK Akron Tolyatti D

FK Nizhny Novgorod Form

2026-05-17 FK Rubin Kazan 2–2 FK Nizhny Novgorod D 2026-05-11 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–2 PFC CSKA Moskva L 2026-05-03 RFK Akhmat Grozny 2–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2026-04-26 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–2 FK Spartak Moskva L 2026-04-22 FK Orenburg 2–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2026-04-18 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–1 FK Dinamo Moskva D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
0 / 4
1.52 FK Rubin Kazan xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89 FK Nizhny Novgorod xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FK Rubin Kazan52% Draw27% FK Nizhny Novgorod21%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.41
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

FK Rubin Kazan or Draw
79%
Draw or FK Nizhny Novgorod
48%
FK Rubin Kazan or FK Nizhny Novgorod
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FK Rubin Kazan35% Draw49% FK Nizhny Novgorod16%
Actual: FK Rubin Kazan win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
12.6%
0 – 0
11.1%
2 – 0
10%
2 – 1
8.9%
0 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
5.2%
3 – 0
5%
3 – 1
4.6%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
2.2%

Asian Handicap — FK Rubin Kazan

Handicap FK Rubin Kazan covers Push FK Nizhny Novgorod covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 24% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 14% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

FK Rubin Kazan keeps clean sheet
41% ✓
FK Nizhny Novgorod keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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