This has the potential to be an engaging match as FK Nizjni Novgorod have their presumed home advantage, while Dinamo Moskva have an edge of 19 points in the Premier League table.
- FK Nizjni Novgorod have the the worst goal difference (-6) at home in Premier League
- Dinamo Moskva have the most points (25) away in Premier League
This has all the signs of an absorbing match with lots of action and bustle as both sides are well renewed since they last saw competitive action. Let's go!
FK Nizjni Novgorod form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Premier League this season. FK Nizjni Novgorod have only managed 3 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses from their games here at Stadion Nizhny Novgorod.
It's back home for Novgorod, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Rostov away with the result 2-1. Stotskiy and Ennin found the net in that victory. The striker Ennin was announced as "man of the match" for FK Nizjni Novgorod with a rating of 7.83/10. Ennin scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.
0-0 away at Ufa before that.Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 17 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.
Dinamo Moskva form and stats
Dinamo Moskva have an excellent away record in the Premier League so far with 8-1-2 from 11 games. Dinamo has been amazing away for a time now, winning four in a row on their travels. The last time they went home with a point loss was against Zenit.
It's the second away game in a row for Dinamo Moskva, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Krasnodar (placed 6th) last time out. Midfielder Szymański was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.45. Szymański hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 28 successful passes (of 35 total).
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Rostov.As opposed to that, Dinamo Moskva have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The contenders have played each other already this season, with the match result Dinamo Moskva - FK Nizjni Novgorod 1-2 registered in the official records. As for the last two games between these two teams, there's one Novgorod victory, zero draws and one Dinamo Moskva win. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less. The matches between these clubs sometimes lean towards being from the last two duels.Top Goalscorers
  D. Fomin 9 goals |  N. Kalinsky 6 goals | V. Grulev 6 goals |
FK Nizjni Novgorod missing players
Dinamo Moskva missing players
| FK Nizjni Novgorod | Dinamo Moskva | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 22 | 42 |
| 33 | 17 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 24 |
| 87% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 70% | 73% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 73% | 78% |
| 48% | 55% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | 48% |
| 17% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 45% | 30% |
| 13% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 36% | 26% |
| 61% | 64% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 55% | 57% |
| 26% | 27% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 45% | 35% |
| 26% | 18% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 3.4 | 4.3 | 2.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
| 5 | 5.4 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
| 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8.2 | 9.3 | 6.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 18.1 | 17.7 |
| 2.7 | 3.4 | 1.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 7.1 | 6.6 |
| 35% | 30% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 28% | 28% |
| 14.8 | 14.3 | 14.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.7 | 10.2 | 9.1 |
| 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
- Dinamo Moskva have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Dinamo Moskva have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Dinamo Moskva have the most clean sheets (5) away in Premier League
- Dinamo Moskva have the most points (25) away in Premier League
- Dinamo Moskva have the most scored goals (22) away in Premier League
- Dinamo Moskva have the the best goal difference (+9) away in Premier League
- Dinamo Moskva haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- FK Nizjni Novgorod have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- FK Nizjni Novgorod have the the worst goal difference (-6) 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 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 53 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 30 | 49 |
| 2 | Dinamo Moskva | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 18 | 46 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 43 |
| 4 | Sochi | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 39 |
| 5 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 37 |
| 6 | Krasnodar | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 36 |
| 7 | Krylya Sovetov | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 32 |
| 8 | Akhmat Grozny | 23 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 29 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -1 | 32 |
| 9 | Spartak Moskva | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -8 | 27 |
| 10 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -11 | 27 |
| 11 | Rubin Kazan' | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 42 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 26 | -11 | 25 |
| 12 | Rostov | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 40 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 18 | -6 | 22 |
| 13 | Ural | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 21 |
| 14 | Ufa | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -11 | 21 |
| 15 | Khimki | 23 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 39 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 25 | -17 | 21 |
| 16 | Arsenal Tula | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 46 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 31 | -22 | 21 |
