On Monday May 2nd, in week 27, Arsenal Tula will host FC Nizhny Novgorod in a clash of these two closely matched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Arsenal Tula sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Rubin Kazan’. Aleksandr Lomovitski scored the first goal for Rubin Kazan’ in the 22nd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Arsenal Tula couldn’t manage to score, and Rubin Kazan’ took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches, while 13th placed FC Nizhny Novgorod is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Locomotiv Moscow. Rifat Zhemaletdinov struck first for Locomotiv Moscow in the 37th minute on a feed from Petrov, then Rifat Zhemaletdinov added another in the 53rd minute on a feed from Gyrano Kerk. FC Nizhny Novgorod is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Stade Municipal 1, Arsenal Tula took the match by a score of 3 to 2. Kalinsky struck first for FC Nizhny Novgorod in the 9th minute, then Goran Čaušić tied it up for Arsenal Tula in the 17th minute on a feed from Evans Kangwa Finally they completed the comback in the 95th minute on a goal by Goran Čaušić to cap off a wild match.
Ibrokhimhalil Yoldoshev and Dmitri Stotskiy are the top scorers for FC Nizhny Novgorod in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal..