Life has been a bit difficult for FK Nizjni Novgorod so far, and that also applies to Ural. These brave battlers have the opportunity for some crucial points here.
- FK Nizjni Novgorod have the fewest points (7) at home in Premier League
- Ural have the fewest scored goals (12) in Premier League
These teams have little in common geographically as Ural have to travel 1300 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
FK Nizjni Novgorod form and stats
With 2 Premier League wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats from their home games, FK Nizjni Novgorod, who have the fewest points (7) at home in Premier League, are certainly not brimming with confidence.
An away draw last time out for Novgorod, facing Krasnodar in a game that ended 0-0. Miladinović, defender, was given a rating of 7.64/10 in that game, top of the team. Miladinović won 6 of 8 duels.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Krasnodar that finished 0-0.This is expected to be a close game, with FK Nizjni Novgorod perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with FK Nizjni Novgorod as a small favourite), we find nine games. FK Nizjni Novgorod has won three of these, drawn three and lost three.
FK Nizjni Novgorod are traveling soon after this match as the Russian Cup match at Dinamo Moskva awaits in three days.
With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Novgorod defense is not exactly impregnable. 16 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Ural form and stats
Playing away, Ural, who have the fewest scored goals (12) in Premier League, have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 4 defeats in the Premier League this season. When Ural is visiting a side on the bottom half, they have won 2 of 3 matches. Rostov, Ufa, Arsenal Tula, Ural and Khimki is teams we like to compare FK Nizjni Novgorod with. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Ural, as they have won on their previous two travels.
Ural play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 4-1 victory visiting Rostov (placed 14th). Defender Kulakov was the best team player with a rating of 8.11. Kulakov signed up for two assists, hit two key passes and won 5 of 7 duels.
Before that one, a nice away victory 4-1 at Rostov.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Ural playing away and similar expectations, we found four relevant matches. Results were one Ural win, two draws and one defeat.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Ural as they have only managed to score 7 times from 9 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Ural have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting ended Ural - FK Nizjni Novgorod 1-1, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): FK Nizjni Novgorod one win, three draws and Ural three victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Kalinsky 5 goals |  A. Kozlov 4 goals |   E. Bicfalvi 3 goals |
FK Nizjni Novgorod missing players
Ural missing players
| FK Nizjni Novgorod | Ural | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 18 | 9 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 30 | 16 | 7 | Conceded | C | 1 | 10 | 18 |
| 89% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 89% | 83% |
| 78% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 44% | 50% |
| 56% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 22% | 17% |
| 22% | 22% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 22% | 11% |
| 17% | 22% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 11% | 6% |
| 67% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 22% | 28% |
| 22% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 33% | 33% |
| 22% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 56% | 56% |
| 3.5 | 4.1 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
| 4.7 | 5.6 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 6.3 | 6.4 |
| 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7.9 | 7.9 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9 | 9.5 |
| 2.7 | 3 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 4 | 3.5 |
| 38% | 33% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 19% | 19% |
| 15.3 | 15.2 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.7 | 15.2 | 14.9 |
| 5.1 | 4.9 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
- FK Nizjni Novgorod have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- FK Nizjni Novgorod have the fewest points (7) at home in Premier League
- FK Nizjni Novgorod have the the worst goal difference (-7) at home in Premier League
- Ural have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ural have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Premier League
- Ural have the fewest scored goals (12) in Premier League
- Ural have the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in Premier League
| 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 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 24 | 38 |
| 2 | Dinamo Moskva | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 36 |
| 3 | Sochi | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 31 |
| 4 | CSKA Moskva | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 30 |
| 5 | Krasnodar | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 29 |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 28 |
| 7 | Krylya Sovetov | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 27 |
| 8 | Akhmat Grozny | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 27 |
| 9 | Spartak Moskva | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -6 | 23 |
| 10 | Rubin Kazan | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -4 | 22 |
| 11 | Ural | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 19 |
| 12 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -12 | 19 |
| 13 | Arsenal Tula | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -14 | 19 |
| 14 | Rostov | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -5 | 18 |
| 15 | Ufa | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -9 | 16 |
| 16 | Khimki | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 20 | -15 | 14 |
