This has all the signs of yet another absorbing contest at Stadion Nizhny Novgorod in the Premier League. FK Nizjni Novgorod is in 15th place and receive Akhmat Grozny in 10th spot. Read about the match here!
- FK Nizjni Novgorod have the fewest scored goals (0) 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.
The visiting Akhmat Grozny played their last game only four days ago, a Russian Cup match.
FK Nizjni Novgorod form and stats
FK Nizjni Novgorod's first Premier League home game here at Stadion Nizhny Novgorod ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats from 15 matches.
FK Nizjni Novgorod are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 277 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Gotsuk).
The followers are hoping that FK Nizjni Novgorod will strike back in this game, putting things right after the 4-5 away loss in the Russian Cup fixture against Spartak Moskva.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Krasnodar (0-1).Early season league goal statistics from FK Nizjni Novgorod's 1 home game: {0 goals}, 2 conceded.
Akhmat Grozny form and stats
Only one away game in the Premier League so far for Akhmat Grozny and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 8 victories, 2 draws and 5 losses from 15 travels.
This fixture can not go any worse than the previous one, a Russian Cup home loss versus Baltika with 0-2 on the scoreboard.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Sochi at their stadium, the result 2-1.It's early days yet, but Akhmat Grozny has scored 2 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the preceeding five meetings involving these two sides are: two wins for FK Nizjni Novgorod, zero draws and three wins for Akhmat Grozny. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: two games.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Konaté 2 goals |  G. Agalarov 1 goals | V. Ilyin 1 goals |
FK Nizjni Novgorod missing players
Akhmat Grozny missing players
| FK Nizjni Novgorod | Akhmat Grozny | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 1.7 | 1 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 1 | 3.7 |
| 6.7 | 6 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6 | 5.3 |
| 0.7 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 8 | 14.3 |
| 1.7 | 2 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | 3.3 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 67% | 50% |
| 8.3 | 11 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 16 | 12.3 |
| 1.3 | 2 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | 5 |
- FK Nizjni Novgorod have the fewest scored goals (0) in Premier League
| FK Nizjni Novgorod | Last season | Akhmat Grozny | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 8 | 15 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 16 | 7 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 33 | 22 | Scored | S | 30 | 51 | ||
| 50 | 28 | Conceded | C | 22 | 39 | ||
| 90% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 93% | ||
| 77% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 87% | 80% | ||
| 63% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 70% | ||
| 33% | 47% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 33% | ||
| 7% | 13% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 17% | ||
| 47% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 70% | ||
| 23% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 27% | ||
| 40% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 10% | ||
| 3.8 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 4.6 | ||
| 5.1 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.9 | 5.2 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.7 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 10.4 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.1 | 13.2 | ||
| 3.6 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 4.9 | ||
| 30% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 34% | ||
| 13.6 | 10.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.5 | 13.1 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.9 | 4.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Spartak Moskva | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | Krasnodar | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Krylya Sovetov | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 4 | Ural | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | CSKA Moskva | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Zenit | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Dinamo Moskva | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| 9 | Rostov | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 10 | Akhmat Grozny | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 11 | Sochi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 12 | Baltika | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 13 | Rubin Kazan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| 14 | Orenburg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| 15 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
| 16 | Fakel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 74 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 54 | 70 |
| 2 | CSKA Moskva | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 56 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 29 | 58 |
| 3 | Spartak Moskva | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 60 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 54 |
| 4 | Rostov | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 44 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 24 | 4 | 53 |
| 5 | Akhmat Grozny | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 51 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 12 | 50 |
| 6 | Krasnodar | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 62 | 46 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 28 | 16 | 48 |
| 7 | Orenburg | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 58 | 55 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 36 | 3 | 46 |
| 8 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 54 | 46 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 45 |
| 9 | Dinamo Moskva | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 49 | 45 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 4 | 45 |
| 10 | Sochi | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 54 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 36 | -17 | 38 |
| 11 | Ural | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 45 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -12 | 36 |
| 12 | Krylya Sovetov | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 28 | -13 | 32 |
| 13 | Fakel | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 26 | -12 | 30 |
| 14 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 50 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 22 | -17 | 30 |
| 15 | Khimki | 30 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 67 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 42 | -42 | 18 |
| 16 | Torpedo Moskva | 30 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 61 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 31 | -39 | 13 |
