In this week 19 match, on Sat Feb 26th, FC Nizhny Novgorod and Ural will play a match in Nizhniy Novgorod in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only -6 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 12th placed FC Nizhny Novgorod is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Krasnodar. Krasnodar had 16 on net, and FC Nizhny Novgorod had 5, 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 8 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Ural recorded a 4-1 win against Rostov. Ramazan Gadzhimuradov struck first for Ural in the 3rd minute on a feed from Denys Kulakov, then Arsen Adamov added another in the 6th minute. Ural is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
On the 1st of August, Ural hosted FC Nizhny Novgorod in their last match together. Ural and FC Nizhny Novgorod battled to a 1-1 draw in front of just over zero thousand. Andrey Panyukov struck first for Ural in the 32nd minute on a feed from Eric Bicfalvi, then Timur Suleimanov tied it up for FC Nizhny Novgorod in the 55th minute earning FC Nizhny Novgorod at least a draw.
Ural is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Rafał Augustyniak and Ramazan Gadzhimuradov each having 2 goals in their last 5. FC Nizhny Novgorod’s most prolific scorer has been Kalinsky. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.