Lokomotiv Moskva draws 0-0 with FK Nizjni Novgorod on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

MOSKVA. Lokomotiv Moskva and FK Nizjni Novgorod ended up goalless.

April 25, 2022

MOSKVA. Lokomotiv Moskva and FK Nizjni Novgorod didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Lokomotiv Moskva was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the RZD Arena stadium in Moskva on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Evgeni Turbin with the collaboration of Valeri Danchenko and Vladimir Minevich. The 4th official was Anastasia Pustovoitova. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.1 degrees Celsius or 59.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.

Match Statistics

Lokomotiv Moskva

2 - 1

FK Nizjni Novgorod

56 Ball Possession 44

Shots

14 Total 11
8 On Target 3
5 Off Target 4
1 Shots blocked 4

0 Penalties 0
1 Corners 3
1 Off Sides 5

Fouls

14 Total 10
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Ball possession

Lokomotiv Moskva was in firm control of the ball 56% while FK Nizjni Novgorod was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Lokomotiv Moskva was more aggressive with 0 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 8 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Lokomotiv Moskva to win the match.

Lokomotiv Moskva shot 14 times, 8 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, FK Nizjni Novgorod shot 11 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Lokomotiv Moskva received 4 yellow cards (D. Zhivoglyadov, M. Rybus, R. Zhemaletdinov and D. Barinov). On the other side, FK Nizjni Novgorod received 1 yellow card (A. Kozlov).

Also, FK Nizjni Novgorod didn’t finish the match with 11 players after I. Berkovskiy (FK Nizjni Novgorod) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (72′).

Match Timeline

30'

Dmitriy Zhivoglyadov- Yellow

Rifat Zhemaletdinov(goal)M. Petrov

37'

46'

52'

Rifat Zhemaletdinov(goal)G. Kerk

53'

70'

72'

76'

77'

78'

Rifat Zhemaletdinov- Yellow

81'

Dmitriy Barinov- Yellow

88'

90'

K. Maradishvili- sub ->M. Petrov

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Ufa

After playing this contest, Lokomotiv Moskva will have 41 points to remain in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, FK Nizjni Novgorod will have 28 points like Khimki to remain in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Lokomotiv Moskva will play away against Zenit on the 30th of April with a 14-9 head to head statistic in favor of Zenit (15 draws).

FK Nizjni Novgorod will play away agasint Arsenal Tula on the 2nd of May with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Arsenal Tula (0 draws).

Lokomotiv Moskva – Formation

Lokomotiv Moskva

Guilherme 1.Russia

6.9

Maciej Rybus 31.Poland

7.1

76'

Tin Jedvaj 16.Croatia

6.6

46'

Dmitriy Zhivoglyadov 2.Russia

6.1

30'

M. Mampassi 18.Ukraine

7.1

Dmitriy Barinov 6.Russia

7.1

88'

Rifat Zhemaletdinov 17.Russia

8.2

81'

37', 53'

Gyrano Kerk 7.Netherlands

7.4

78'

Artem Karpukas 93.Russia

6.5

70'

Wilson Isidor 19.France

6.4

Maksim Petrov 73.Russia

7.1

90'

Substitutes

Andrey Savin 60.Russia

D. Khudyakov 53.Russia

Artur Chyorny 74.Russia

Maksim Nenakhov 24.Russia

D. Rybchinskiy 94.Russia

6.3

78'

Anton Miranchuk 11.Russia

K. Maradishvili 5.Russia

90'

Alexis Beka Beka 8.France

6.7

70'

Daniil Kulikov 69.Russia

6.8

46'

Stanislav Magkeev 4.Russia

Lokomotiv Moskva started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Zaur Khapov decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Lokomotiv Moskva made 4 changes: T. Jedvaj for D. Kulikov (46′), A. Karpukas for A. Beka Beka (70′), G. Kerk for D. Rybchinskiy (78′) and M. Petrov for K. Maradishvili (90′).