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FC Krasnodar

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FC Krasnodar, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 2-1 Premier League victory vs CSKA Moscow.

In that match, FC Krasnodar had 54% possession and 17 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. For FC Krasnodar, the scorers were Batxi (45') and Vitor Tormena (91'). At the other end, CSKA Moscow had 6 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Igor Diveev (68') was the scorer for CSKA Moscow.

In their past 6 games, Murad Musayev's FC Krasnodar have hit the target a total of 6 times, with that being an average number of goals scored per match of 1.

Coming into this clash, FC Krasnodar haven't been defeated in their previous 3 league matches at home.

Nizhny Novgorod

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Nizhny Novgorod come into this match following a 1-0 Premier League win with the downing of FC Khimki in their most recent match.

In that game, Nizhny Novgorod had 28% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 2 on target. The only player to score for Nizhny Novgorod was Ognjen Ožegović (17'). On the other side, Khimki got 17 shots at goal with 3 on target.

In the course of their 6 latest matches, Saša Ilić's Nizhny Novgorod have had reason to celebrate scoring a total of 7 times therefore yielding them the goals scored per game average of 1.17.

Coming into this meeting, Nizhny Novgorod are unbeaten in their last 2 away league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking at past results between these clubs going back to 23/10/2021 shows that these encounters have ended in disappointment for Nizhny Novgorod. They have not been able to get themselves any victories whatsoever whereas FC Krasnodar have been superior, finishing as winners in 83 per cent of those ties.

In all, 19 goals were scored between them in these games, with 14 from Byki and 5 being from Nizhny Novgorod. The average goals per game has been 3.17.

The previous league match between these sides was Premier League match day 23 on 06/04/2024 and the score finished Nizhny Novgorod 3-4 FC Krasnodar.

That day, Nizhny Novgorod managed 42% possession and 21 shots on goal with 8 on target. The goals were scored by Kirill Glushchenkov (8' Own goal), Nikolay Kalinskiy (34'), Aleksandr Troshechkin (40') and Ilya Kukharchuk (87').

At the other end, FC Krasnodar got 10 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. Jhon Córdoba (13', 71') and Eduard Spertsyan (79') scored.

The referee was Evgeni Bulanov.

📋 Team News: FC Krasnodar

Kaio (Knee injury), Aleksandr Koksharov (Inner ligament stretch of the knee) and Fedor Smolov (Muscle injury) will not be taking part for FC Krasnodar gaffer Murad Musayev.

It looks as if Byki look set to make use of the 4-2-3-1 system for this one, beginning the first half with Stanislav Agkatsev, Sergey Petrov, Diego Costa, Vítor Tormena, Lucas Olaza, Kevin Lenini, Kevin Castaño, Joao Batxi, Eduard Spertsyan, Joao Victor Sá and Moses David Cobnan.

ℹ️ Team News: Nizhny Novgorod

We’re of the thinking that Nizhny Novgorod might utilise a 5-3-2 lineup with a starting lineup of Nikita Medvedev, Kirill Bozhenov, Dmitri Tikhiy, Stanislav Magkeev, Nikita Kakkoev, Aleksandr Ektov, Nikita Ermakov, Luka Vesner Ticic, Nikolay Kalinskiy, Ognjen Ozegovic and Juan Manuel Boselli.

💭 Prediction

We feel that in this game, FC Krasnodar will likely get the goals that they need when they face Nizhny Novgorod, who might well find it difficult to find the back of the net.

We therefore think that it’s going to be a controlled 2-0 margin for FC Krasnodar at the conclusion of the game.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 16:01 18/08/2024