Premier League: What this match might miss in style it should make up for in energy and commitment. Get set for Krasnodar - FK Nizjni Novgorod!
- Krasnodar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Krasnodar have scored at least twice as many goals at home as FK Nizjni Novgorod have scored away.
These teams have little in common geographically as FK Nizjni Novgorod have to travel 1500 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
These are full days for the team playing at home, as they were in action only three days ago in the Russian Cup. This match was also played here at Stadion FK Krasnodar. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, FK Nizjni Novgorod have had more rest.
Krasnodar form and stats
Krasnodar have collected 17 points from their Premier League home games so far after 5-2-3.
The home followers saw a 1-1 draw against Rostov in the Russian Cup last time out and are looking for a victory here.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Khimki and winning 6-0.Goal fest? Nobody knows what will happen in this one, but we do know that 12 of the 15 most recent league matches with this team has contained at least three goals.
Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 15 goals have been conceded.
FK Nizjni Novgorod form and stats
As the visiting team in Premier League matches, FK Nizjni Novgorod have produced an overall stat of 3-2-5 so far. With the Novgorod losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.
The manager Yuran was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium Stadion Nizhny Novgorod. FK Nizjni Novgorod suffered a 0-4 loss to Lokomotiv Moskva (placed 10th). As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Lokomotiv Moskva was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind. Stotskiy was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.05. The defender Stotskiy won 11 of 17 duels.
A 0-3 loss hosting Torpedo Moskva before that.Observe that 15 of this side's 20 most recent league games have ended with at least three goals.
The attacking power of Novgorod when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 10 league matches away. 14 goals have been conceded by FK Nizjni Novgorod in these games.
Head 2 Head
FK Nizjni Novgorod - Krasnodar 0-2 was the outcome when these contenders last met, also in this season. Last ten meetings with these participants: Krasnodar won six, FK Nizjni Novgorod triumphed in three and we saw one draw. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Spertsyan 9 goals |  J. Córdoba Copete 9 goals |  T. Suleymanov 8 goals |
Krasnodar missing players
FK Nizjni Novgorod missing players
| Krasnodar | FK Nizjni Novgorod | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 44 | 20 | 7 | Scored | S | 5 | 9 | 23 |
| 35 | 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 14 | 41 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 86% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 70% | 86% |
| 76% | 80% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 60% | 71% |
| 67% | 60% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 10% | 33% |
| 43% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 67% | 70% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 52% |
| 29% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 14% |
| 14% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 30% | 38% |
| 4.2 | 4.8 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
| 4.8 | 4.8 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 11 | 6.4 | 4.8 |
| 2.8 | 2.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 14.6 | 16.1 | 18.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.7 | 8.4 | 10.6 |
| 5.6 | 5.6 | 8.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
| 37% | 36% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 71% | 29% | 30% |
| 14.7 | 13 | 11.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 26.7 | 17.8 | 14.7 |
| 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 6.5 | 5.8 |
- Krasnodar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Krasnodar have scored at least twice as many goals at home as FK Nizjni Novgorod have scored away.
- Krasnodar haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 45 | 51 |
| 2 | Rostov | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 44 |
| 3 | Spartak Moskva | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 41 |
| 4 | CSKA Moskva | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 38 |
| 5 | Dinamo Moskva | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 35 |
| 6 | Akhmat Grozny | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 33 |
| 7 | Krasnodar | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 32 |
| 8 | Orenburg | 21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 32 |
| 9 | Sochi | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 27 | -8 | 31 |
| 10 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -6 | 25 |
| 11 | Ural | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -9 | 25 |
| 12 | Krylya Sovetov | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -11 | 21 |
| 13 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -18 | 19 |
| 14 | Fakel | 21 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 27 | 39 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 17 |
| 15 | Khimki | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 47 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 29 | -28 | 13 |
| 16 | Torpedo Moskva | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -22 | 10 |
