Match Report
Tekstilshchik, 16th on 6 points, faced a 16-point deficit to FK Nizjni Novgorod (1st, 22). The last five rounds placed FK Nizjni Novgorod no better than 5th for form, against 1st in the standings. Against a league average of 1.34 goals per team per game, Tekstilshchik ran at 0.6 scored and 1.5 conceded, FK Nizjni Novgorod at 3 and 1.44.
Tekstilshchik had not won in 6 games. FK Nizjni Novgorod arrived on a run of five straight wins, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Tekstilshchik had banked 3 of the last 15 points on offer; FK Nizjni Novgorod, 15.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Tekstilshchik 1, draws 0, FK Nizjni Novgorod 3, at 2 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 75% of the meetings went to the host. Historically tight: 25% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
With 22 matches recorded and 0.1 yellow cards per game, S. Medvedev was the man in the middle. The match was played at Stadion Tekstilshchik (capacity 9,565). On the scoreboard, Tekstilshchik led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 1-3.
Goal scorers
Tekstilshchik: Aleksey Nikitenkov (14') · FK Nizjni Novgorod: Vyacheslav Grulev (72'), Nikolay Kalinskiy (86'), Artem Sokolov (90')
Key stats
Possession: Tekstilshchik 37% · FK Nizjni Novgorod 63% · Total shots: 8-20 · On target: 2-11 · Corners: 7-13