On the 22nd of October, FC Nizhny Novgorod hosts Krasnodar at Stade Municipal 1 in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. FC Nizhny Novgorod sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-3 loss against Zenit. Daler Kuzyaev struck first for Zenit in the 22nd minute, then Claudinho added another in the 45th minute In the end, FC Nizhny Novgorod couldn’t muster any offence and Zenit ran away with the shutout win. FC Nizhny Novgorod is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 5th placed Krasnodar, recorded a 2-3 loss against Akhmat Grozny. Bernard Berisha scored the first goal for Akhmat Grozny in the 18th minute on a penalty shot, but Spertsyan got the equalizer for Krasnodar in the 30th minute on a penalty shot , but Akhmat Grozny kept scoring and walked away with the win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Krasnodar should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Krasnodar won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Both Maksim Kutovoi and Spertsyan have been the hottest scorers for Krasnodar in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. FC Nizhny Novgorod’s top weapon lately has been Timur Suleimanov, who has 2 goals in the last five matches.