It's fixture two of the Premier League season and all to play for. Check out our thorough preview of Khimki-FK Nizjni Novgorod!
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!
Khimki form and stats
In the previous season, Khimki's league results were 7 wins, 11 draws and 12 losses, resulting in 13th place in the Premier League. During these 30 matches they scored 34 goals and conceded 47. Playing as the host team in the former season Khimki produced 4-8-3 (win-draw-lost) with 21 goals and 19 conceded. The first Premier League game here at Arena Khimki resulted in a draw. Last season Khimki's home game statistics were 4 victories, 8 draws and 3 defeats from 15 games.
The spoils were shared in Khimki's previous game, also at home. Visiting Zenit (placed 13th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. The hometeam coach Yuran made a successful contribution in the game against Zenit, bringing on Mirzov who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw. The forward Lomovitskiy bettered all the other players in that game and was awarded a match rating of 7.61 out of 10. Lomovitskiy hit four key passes.
Previous to that game, a Playoffs home match hosting SKA Khabarovsk in a game that was won 3-0.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Khimki have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 7 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 1 and lost 3.
At Arena Khimki, Khimki has the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.
FK Nizjni Novgorod form and stats
Let's have a look at how FK Nizjni Novgorod performed last season in the Premier League: They landed a 12th position in the league table after playing out 8 victories, 9 draws and 13 defeats. In total they scored 26 and conceded 39 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 6 and lost 5 with 14/20 goals scored/conceded. The visitors settled for one point in their first Premier League away game of the season. During their previous season 15 away games resulted in 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats.
FK Nizjni Novgorod has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Lokomotiv Moskva for a 1-1 draw. The draw against Lokomotiv Moskva came from a losing position. The Novgorod manager Galaktionov brought on Krotov as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Zenit.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 6 similar matches played by FK Nizjni Novgorod in our archives, and the results are: 4 wins for FK Nizjni Novgorod, 0 draws and 2 defeats.
FK Nizjni Novgorod have the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Khimki zero wins, five draws and FK Nizjni Novgorod five victories. As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), ten games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Mirzov 1 goals |   V. Krotov 1 goals |
Khimki missing players
FK Nizjni Novgorod missing players
| Khimki | FK Nizjni Novgorod | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 8 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 7 | 7 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Khimki | Last season | FK Nizjni Novgorod | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Drew | D | 6 | 9 | ||
| 12 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 13 | ||
| 34 | 21 | Scored | S | 14 | 26 | ||
| 47 | 19 | Conceded | C | 20 | 39 | ||
| 80% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 83% | ||
| 70% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 60% | ||
| 53% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 47% | 43% | ||
| 33% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 17% | ||
| 27% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 10% | ||
| 57% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 53% | ||
| 30% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 30% | ||
| 33% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.9 | 3.6 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 4.9 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Red cards | R C | 5 | 5 | ||
| 10.8 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 8.9 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.9 | ||
| 30% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 30% | ||
| 14.5 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.6 | 14 | ||
| 6.2 | 6.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 4.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Krylya Sovetov | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Sochi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Fakel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Krasnodar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Akhmat Grozny | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Dinamo Moskva | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Khimki | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Rostov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Spartak Moskva | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Zenit | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Orenburg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 15 | Torpedo Moskva | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 16 | Ural | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 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 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 66 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 38 | 65 |
| 2 | Sochi | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 24 | 56 |
| 3 | Dinamo Moskva | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 53 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 12 | 53 |
| 4 | CSKA Moskva | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 50 |
| 5 | Krasnodar | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 50 |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 43 | 39 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 4 | 48 |
| 7 | Akhmat Grozny | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 36 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -2 | 42 |
| 8 | Krylya Sovetov | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 41 |
| 9 | Rostov | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 47 | 51 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 25 | -4 | 38 |
| 10 | Spartak Moskva | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 24 | -4 | 38 |
| 11 | Ural | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 35 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 21 | -8 | 33 |
| 12 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -13 | 33 |
| 13 | Khimki | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 28 | -13 | 32 |
| 14 | Ufa | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 40 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -11 | 30 |
| 15 | Rubin Kazan | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 34 | 56 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 31 | -22 | 29 |
| 16 | Arsenal Tula | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 59 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 37 | -29 | 23 |
