Match Report
The table gap was wide: 23 points between Baltika Kaliningrad (6th, 46 pts) and FK Nizjni Novgorod (15th, 23 pts). Baltika Kaliningrad ranked just 15th in the league on five-round form despite their 6th table position. Against a league average of 1.27 goals per team per game, Baltika Kaliningrad ran at 1.27 scored and 0.7 conceded, FK Nizjni Novgorod at 0.87 and 1.67.
GioScore's database holds 15 meetings between the two: 4 for Baltika Kaliningrad, 5 for FK Nizjni Novgorod and 6 drawn, at 1.67 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 40% of the meetings went to the host.
With 50 matches recorded and 2.4 yellow cards per game, V. Kazartsev was the man in the middle. Complexe Sportif Jean Bianchi 1, capacity 35,212, hosted the game. FK Nizjni Novgorod led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Baltika Kaliningrad: E. Ćivić (48'), Maksim Petrov (85') · FK Nizjni Novgorod: R. Cephas (8'), Sven Karič (90')
Key stats
Possession: Baltika Kaliningrad 58% · FK Nizjni Novgorod 42% · Total shots: 13-7 · On target: 4-4 · Corners: 4-5