Saturday , 8 August 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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FK Rubin Kazan to score. At the same time, FK Nizhny Novgorod does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' FK Rubin Kazan is showing some good football. However, FK Rubin Kazan are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Goal! Ruslan Bezrukov scores his 7 goal in 364 matches.
  • 20' Nikita Medvedev, a Russia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' FK Nizhny Novgorod looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Vyacheslav Grulev scoring 2 goals.
  • 30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 35' FK Nizhny Novgorod is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 37' That is a card for FK Nizhny Novgorod. Renaldo Cephas will be fuming at that decision.
  • 42' Over 42 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 47' Goal! Nikita Kakkoev scores his 3 goal in 2 matches.
  • 52' FK Nizhny Novgorod has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 56' FK Nizhny Novgorod ring the changes. Renaldo Cephas has done his job and it is now time for Vyacheslav Grulev to step up.
  • 61' A goal from the Russia international Vyacheslav Grulev! He fires home on 61 to make it 2-1!
  • 65' Vyacheslav Grulev doubles the advantage! 2-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 68' Dmitriy Kabutov makes way for Aleksandar Jukic at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from FK Rubin Kazan.
  • 73' 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 Ilya Rozhkov suffering a number of foals already.
  • 78' Chile international Ignacio Saavedra has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 81' Oleg Ivanov gets the nod from FK Rubin Kazan. He replaces Ignacio Saavedra and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 86' Adrian Balboa has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 89' The supporters are chanting for Daniil Kuznetsov. He replaces Ruslan Bezrukov on 89 minute.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jacques Siwe on 90.
  • The points are shared — FK Rubin Kazan 2-2 FK Nizhny Novgorod. Honours even.

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
Kirill Gotsuk 1
Edgar Sevikyan 1
Nikolai Kalinskiy 1
Aleksandr Troshechkin 1
Valentin Vada 1
Mirlind Daku 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.