December 12th features a match where FC Nizhny Novgorod will travel to Krasnodar to battle Krasnodar 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 8 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 3rd placed Krasnodar is fresh off their 2-1 win against Sochi. Mateo Cassierra scored the first goal for Sochi in the 19th minute, but Viktor Claesson got the equalizer for Krasnodar in the 23rd minute But luckily in the 52nd minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Viktor Claesson. Krasnodar should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, FC Nizhny Novgorod recorded a 2-1 win against Rubin Kazan’. Nikolay Kalinsky struck first for FC Nizhny Novgorod in the 2nd minute from the penalty spot, but Anders Dreyer got the equalizer for Rubin Kazan’ in the 28th minute from the penalty spot. FC Nizhny Novgorod looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
FC Nizhny Novgorod and Krasnodar last played eachother at the Stade Municipal 1 on the 23rd of October. Krasnodar was victorious by a score of 4 to 1. Grzegorz Krychowiak scored the first goal for Krasnodar in the 5th minute, then Eduard Spertsyan added another in the 56th minute on a feed from Grzegorz Krychowiak.
FC Nizhny Novgorod’s most prolific scorer has been Nikolay Kalinsky. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Krasnodar’s most prolific scorer has been Viktor Claesson. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.