In a weekend match on Sun Dec 5th, in week 17, FC Nizhny Novgorod and Rubin Kazan’ will play a match in Nizhniy Novgorod in a clash of the Premier League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only -5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. FC Nizhny Novgorod sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against Krylya Sovetov. FC Nizhny Novgorod had 3 on net, and Krylya Sovetov had 12, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. FC Nizhny Novgorod looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while 9th placed Rubin Kazan’ is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Dinamo Moscow. Denis Makarov scored the first goal for Dinamo Moscow in the 18th minute, then Soltmurad Bakaev got the equalizer for Rubin Kazan’ in the 30th minute on a feed from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia , but luckily for Dinamo Moscow it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn the win. Rubin Kazan’ is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, FC Nizhny Novgorod took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Kalinsky scored the first goal for FC Nizhny Novgorod in the 61st minute on a penalty kick, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Rubin Kazan’ was frustrated by FC Nizhny Novgorod’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. FC Nizhny Novgorod ended the match with the shutout victory.
Both Anders Dreyer and Soltmurad Bakaev have been the hottest scorers for Rubin Kazan’ in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. FC Nizhny Novgorod is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Kirill Gotsuk and Iliya Berkovskiy each only have 1 goal in their last five.