FK Nizjni Novgorod v Akhmat Grozny betting guide: Not much separates the two teams

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Competition: Russia Premier League
Competition: Sat 07.May
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Nizhny Novgorod (17800 seats)

Faithful supporters at Stadion Nizhny Novgorod haven’t witnessed many victories this season, with FK Nizjni Novgorod struggling in the 12th position. The visiting Akhmat Grozny will hope to shield their higher league position in this one.

Insights:
  • FK Nizjni Novgorod have the the worst goal difference (-7) at home in Premier League
  • Akhmat Grozny have the fewest points from losing position (3) in Premier League

These teams have little in common geographically as Akhmat Grozny have to travel 1800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

FK Nizjni Novgorod and Akhmat Grozny should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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FK Nizjni Novgorod form and stats

With 3 Premier League wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats from their home games, FK Nizjni Novgorod are certainly not brimming with confidence.

FK Nizjni Novgorod drew their last game, 2-2 away at Arsenal Tula (placed 16th). A disappointing finish for Novgorod in their match versus Arsenal Tula as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score. Midfield player Kalinskiy got a match rating of 8.44 in that game, the max score being 10. Kalinskiy scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes and had 20 successful passes (of 24 total).

Heartbreak before that as FK Nizjni Novgorod lost 1-2 at Lokomotiv Moskva's place.

FK Nizjni Novgorod have scored 11 league goals here from 13 matches, not a lot. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 18 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Akhmat Grozny form and stats

Akhmat Grozny have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 3-2-8 (13 played). Akhmat has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Impressive finishing from Berisha and Utkin secured the home win 2-0 against CSKA Moskva in their previous game. Utkin got a match rating of 8.42 in that game, top player of the team. Utkin scored one goal, served one assist and hit five key passes.

Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting Sochi's place.

The visitors have scored 11 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Akhmat Grozny's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 20 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

The squads have faced each other previously this season, with the match result Akhmat Grozny - Novgorod 3-1 written in the official records. As for the last two games between these two teams, there's zero FK Nizjni Novgorod victories, zero draws and two Akhmat Grozny wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Akhmat GroznyD. Utkin
D. Utkin
9 goals
FK Nizjni NovgorodN. Kalinsky
N. Kalinsky
7 goals
Akhmat GroznyM. Konaté
M. Konaté
6 goals

FK Nizjni Novgorod missing players

Akhmat Grozny missing players

Total First Half Second Half
FK Nizjni Novgorod Akhmat Grozny
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 5 13 27
7 3 0 Won W 0 3 11
8 3 2 Drew D 2 2 2
12 7 2 Lost L 3 8 14
25 11 3 Scored S 1 11 33
38 18 5 Conceded C 5 20 37
85% 85% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 60% 85% 93%
67% 62% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 77% 81%
48% 46% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 54% 56%
19% 15% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 19%
11% 15% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 11%
59% 54% 75% BTTS BTTS 20% 54% 56%
26% 31% 25% Clean Sheets C S 40% 15% 19%
30% 31% 25% Failed to Score F T 80% 46% 33%
 
3.6 4.4 2.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3.6 4.2 4.6
4.6 4.8 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.8 4.7 3.8
2.3 2.8 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.4 3 2.7
4 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
8.6 9.5 6.8 Shots (avg) S ( 11 12.4 14.6
2.9 3.5 1.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 3.9 4.7
32% 24% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 6% 22% 26%
 
13.9 13 12.2 Shots against (avg) S A 11.2 11.9 11.1
4.7 4.1 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.6 3.9 3.6
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Akhmat Grozny have the fewest points from losing position (3) in Premier League
  • FK Nizjni Novgorod have the the worst goal difference (-7) at home in Premier League
  • FK Nizjni Novgorod have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Zenit 27 18 7 2 64 26 14 12 1 1 42 15 13 6 6 1 22 11 38 61
2 Dinamo Moskva 27 16 4 7 47 28 14 7 3 4 24 14 13 9 1 3 23 14 19 52
3 Sochi 27 15 4 8 48 29 14 8 2 4 29 16 13 7 2 4 19 13 19 49
4 CSKA Moskva 27 14 5 8 38 27 13 8 3 2 20 8 14 6 2 6 18 19 11 47
5 Krasnodar 26 12 6 8 38 28 12 6 2 4 16 12 14 6 4 4 22 16 10 42
6 Lokomotiv Moskva 26 11 8 7 38 35 13 8 1 4 21 14 13 3 7 3 17 21 3 41
7 Krylya Sovetov 27 11 5 11 34 32 13 6 3 4 20 12 14 5 2 7 14 20 2 38
8 Akhmat Grozny 27 11 2 14 33 37 14 8 0 6 22 17 13 3 2 8 11 20 -4 35
9 Rostov 27 9 7 11 45 46 14 5 2 7 26 25 13 4 5 4 19 21 -1 34
10 Spartak Moskva 27 9 7 11 32 37 14 6 4 4 21 16 13 3 3 7 11 21 -5 34
11 Khimki 27 6 11 10 31 43 14 3 8 3 19 18 13 3 3 7 12 25 -12 29
12 FK Nizjni Novgorod 27 7 8 12 25 38 13 3 3 7 11 18 14 4 5 5 14 20 -13 29
13 Rubin Kazan 27 8 5 14 33 50 14 5 2 7 18 23 13 3 3 7 15 27 -17 29
14 Ural 27 6 9 12 21 31 13 2 6 5 7 11 14 4 3 7 14 20 -10 27
15 Ufa 27 4 11 12 25 38 13 2 7 4 14 16 14 2 4 8 11 22 -13 23
16 Arsenal Tula 27 5 7 15 27 54 13 3 6 4 15 19 14 2 1 11 12 35 -27 22

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Zenit 27 18 7 2 64 26 14 12 1 1 42 15 13 6 6 1 22 11 38 61
2 Dinamo Moskva 27 16 4 7 47 28 14 7 3 4 24 14 13 9 1 3 23 14 19 52
3 Sochi 27 15 4 8 48 29 14 8 2 4 29 16 13 7 2 4 19 13 19 49
4 CSKA Moskva 27 14 5 8 38 27 13 8 3 2 20 8 14 6 2 6 18 19 11 47
5 Krasnodar 26 12 6 8 38 28 12 6 2 4 16 12 14 6 4 4 22 16 10 42
6 Lokomotiv Moskva 26 11 8 7 38 35 13 8 1 4 21 14 13 3 7 3 17 21 3 41
7 Krylya Sovetov 27 11 5 11 34 32 13 6 3 4 20 12 14 5 2 7 14 20 2 38
8 Akhmat Grozny 27 11 2 14 33 37 14 8 0 6 22 17 13 3 2 8 11 20 -4 35
9 Rostov 27 9 7 11 45 46 14 5 2 7 26 25 13 4 5 4 19 21 -1 34
10 Spartak Moskva 27 9 7 11 32 37 14 6 4 4 21 16 13 3 3 7 11 21 -5 34
11 Khimki 27 6 11 10 31 43 14 3 8 3 19 18 13 3 3 7 12 25 -12 29
12 FK Nizjni Novgorod 27 7 8 12 25 38 13 3 3 7 11 18 14 4 5 5 14 20 -13 29
13 Rubin Kazan 27 8 5 14 33 50 14 5 2 7 18 23 13 3 3 7 15 27 -17 29
14 Ural 27 6 9 12 21 31 13 2 6 5 7 11 14 4 3 7 14 20 -10 27
15 Ufa 27 4 11 12 25 38 13 2 7 4 14 16 14 2 4 8 11 22 -13 23
16 Arsenal Tula 27 5 7 15 27 54 13 3 6 4 15 19 14 2 1 11 12 35 -27 22

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