NIZHNIY NOVGOROD. FK Nizjni Novgorod and Spartak Moskva didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Spartak Moskva was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

Q. Promes didn’t score a decisive penalty (79′). That would have allowed Spartak Moskva to win the match.​

Q. Promes missed 1 penalty (79′) for ​Spartak Moskva.

The match was played at the Stadion Nizhny Novgorod stadium in Nizhniy Novgorod on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 18,517 spectators.​ The referee was Sergey Ivanov with the assistance of Aleksey Shiryaev and Andrey Obrazko. The 4th official was Evgeni Bulanov. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 5.7 degrees Celsius or 42.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 39%.​

Match Statistics​

FK Nizjni Novgorod

1 - 1

Spartak Moskva

• 42 Ball Possession 58

Shots

• 12 Total 11
• 3 On Target 4
• 4 Off Target 5
• 5 Shots blocked 2

• 0 Penalties 0
• 4 Corners 6

Fouls

• 16 Total 10
• 5 Yellow Cards 2
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 0

Ball possession

Spartak Moskva was in firm control of the ball 58% while FK Nizjni Novgorod was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FK Nizjni Novgorod had a more offensive attitude with 0 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough FK Nizjni Novgorod to win the match​.

FK Nizjni Novgorod shot 12 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Spartak Moskva shot 11 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

FK Nizjni Novgorod received 5 yellow cards (R. Ennin, T. Suleymanov, D. Stotsky, K. Kravtsov and A. Nigmatullin). Regarding the opposition, Spartak Moskva received 2 yellow cards (C. Martins Pereira and M. Ignatov).

Standings

After this encounter, FK Nizjni Novgorod will have 24 points to hold in the 11th place. On the other side, Spartak Moskva will have 27 points to remain in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, FK Nizjni Novgorod will host Zenit on the 21st of May with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Zenit (1 draw).

Spartak Moskva will host Zenit on the 15th of May with a 17-11 head to head statistic in favor of Zenit (13 draws).

FK Nizjni Novgorod – Formation

FK Nizjni Novgorod

G

Artur Nigmatullin 25.Russia

7.2

90'

D

Kirill Gotsuk 24.Russia

6.5

D

Lucas Masoero 5.Argentina

6.2

D

Nikita Kakkoev 22.Russia

7.0

62'

D

Ibrokhimhalil Yoldoshev 6.Uzbekistan

7.6

74'

D

Dmitri Stotskiy 89.Russia

6.3

87' 75'

M

Albert Sharipov 37.Russia

7.1

M

Nikolay Kalinsky 78.Russia

7.2

M

Kirill Kravtsov 14.Russia

6.9

88'

F

R. Ennin 7.Canada

6.5

43'

F

Timur Suleimanov 93.Russia

6.7

71' 56'

Substitutes

G

Artur Anisimov 1.Russia

D

Viktor Aleksandrov 2.Russia

6.2

87'

D

Ivan Miladinović 15.Serbia

D

Daniil Penchikov 23.Russia

D

Ákos Kecskés 4.Hungary

6.1

62'

M

Pavel Karasev 77.Russia

M

Igor Gorbunov 17.Russia

6.6

71'

M

Denis Tkachuk 31.Russia

F

Felicio Milson 27.Angola

FK Nizjni Novgorod started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Alexander Kerzhakov decided to play with the following team: .

FK Nizjni Novgorod could not rely on the presence of I. Gorbunov (injured).

Substitutions

FK Nizjni Novgorod made 3 changes: N. Kakkoev for A. Kecskes (62′), T. Suleymanov for I. Gorbunov (71′) and D. Stotsky for V. Aleksandrov (87′).

Spartak Moskva – Formation

Spartak Moskva

G

Aleksandr Selikhov 57.Russia

6.6

D

Georgiy Dzhikiya 14.Russia

6.2

D

Samuel Gigot 2.France

7.0

D

Ruslan Litvinov 68.Russia

6.8

87'

M

Ayrton 6.Brazil

6.8

46'

M

Roman Zobnin 47.Russia

7.0

66'

M

Christopher Martins Pereira 17.Luxembourg

7.5

83' 72'

M

Daniil Khlusevich 26.Russia

6.8

F

Quincy Promes 24.Netherlands

6.7

F

Zelimkhan Bakaev 10.Russia

7.3

66'

F

Shamar Nicholson 19.Jamaica

7.1

Substitutes

G

Ilya Svinov 88.Russia

G

Aleksandr Maksimenko 98.Russia

D

Maximiliano Caufriez 3.Belgium

D

Leon Klassen 5.Russia

D

Nikita Chernov 23.Russia

M

Mikhail Ignatov 22.Russia

7.0

66' 90'

M

Victor Moses 8.Nigeria

7.4

46'

M

Nail Umyarov 18.Russia

6.4

66'

M

Danila Prutsev 25.Russia

M

Daniil Denisov 97.Russia

F

Jordan Larsson 11.Sweden

F

Aleksandr Sobolev 7.Russia

6.2

87'

Spartak Moskva started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Paolo Vanoli played with: .

Spartak Moskva could not rely on the presence of V. Moses (injured).

Substitutions

Spartak Moskva made 4 changes: Ayrton for V. Moses (46′), Z. Bakaev for M. Ignatov (66′), R. Zobnin for N. Umyarov (66′) and R. Litvinov for A. Sobolev (87′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• FK Nizjni Novgorod – Spartak Moskva – 1-1
• Zenit – Arsenal Tula – 3-0
• Akhmat Grozny – Lokomotiv Moskva – 2-3
• Ural – Khimki – 0-1