FK Nizjni Novgorod have some points to catch up on from their 11th place, and the first opportunity is versus Spartak Moskva. Read more!
- FK Nizjni Novgorod have the the worst goal difference (-6) at home in Premier League
- Spartak Moskva haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
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, 1 draw and 6 losses from their games here at Stadion Nizhny Novgorod. Two home wins in a row for Novgorod bring valid hopes of a third.
Stress levels are on the rise for FK Nizjni Novgorod's attacking players as they have now played 192 minutes without scoring in a league game. Kalinski was their last goal scorer.
An away draw last time out for FK Nizjni Novgorod, facing Ufa in a game that ended 0-0. Goalkeeper Nigmatullin got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.13 out of ten. Nigmatullin topped it up with a clean sheet.
Heartbreak before that as FK Nizjni Novgorod lost 0-1 at CSKA Moskva's place.Novgorod have conceded 16 from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Spartak Moskva form and stats
As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Spartak Moskva have produced an overall stat of 3-2-5 so far.
The manager Vanoli was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Otkrytiye Arena. Spartak Moskva suffered a 1-2 loss to Krasnodar (placed 5th). Promes, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.82. Promes scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 32 successful passes (of 36 total).
Preceding that game was the away victory against Dinamo Moskva with the score of 2-0.The attacking power of Spartak when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 10 league matches away. As for defending, Spartak Moskva rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 16 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The fixture history shows this score when the sides met earlier this campaign; Spartak Moskva - FK Nizjni Novgorod 1-2.Top Goalscorers
  N. Kalinsky 6 goals |   Q. Promes 6 goals |  A. Kozlov 4 goals |
FK Nizjni Novgorod missing players
Spartak Moskva missing players
| FK Nizjni Novgorod | Spartak Moskva | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 23 |
| 31 | 16 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 16 | 30 |
| 86% | 90% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 70% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 60% | 76% |
| 48% | 60% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 30% | 43% |
| 19% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 14% |
| 14% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 5% |
| 57% | 60% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 40% | 57% |
| 29% | 30% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 24% |
| 29% | 20% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 30% | 19% |
| 3.4 | 4.3 | 2.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 7 | 5.9 |
| 4.9 | 5.3 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4 |
| 2.2 | 2.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 8.2 | 9 | 5.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 15.2 | 15 |
| 2.7 | 3.4 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
| 33% | 29% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 17% | 25% |
| 15.1 | 14.6 | 16.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| 5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
- 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.
- Spartak Moskva haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 45 |
| 2 | Dinamo Moskva | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 42 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 39 |
| 4 | Sochi | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 38 |
| 5 | Krasnodar | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 35 |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 31 |
| 7 | Akhmat Grozny | 21 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 31 |
| 8 | Krylya Sovetov | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 29 |
| 9 | Spartak Moskva | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 26 |
| 10 | Rubin Kazan | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -4 | 25 |
| 11 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -12 | 23 |
| 12 | Ural | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 20 |
| 13 | Arsenal Tula | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 28 | -19 | 20 |
| 14 | Rostov | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -6 | 18 |
| 15 | Ufa | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -12 | 17 |
| 16 | Khimki | 21 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 23 | -19 | 15 |
