Nizhny Novgorod vs Spartak Moscow, 2025-26 Russian Premier League

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Nizhny Novgorod

28': Adrián Balboa

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Spartak Moscow

45'+1': Ezequiel Barco (P)
72': Roman Zobnin

About

Nizhny Novgorod are hosting Spartak Moscow at Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, starting on . The match is a part of the Russian Premier League.

Match Timeline

28': Adrián Balboa (Nizhny Novgorod) Goal at 28'
38': Egor Smelov (Nizhny Novgorod) Yellow Card at 38'
45'+1': Ezequiel Barco (Spartak Moscow) Penalty - Scored at 46'
62': Olakunle Olusegun (Nizhny Novgorod) Substitution at 62'
65': Igor Dmitriev (Spartak Moscow) Substitution at 65'
72': Roman Zobnin (Spartak Moscow) Goal at 72'
78': Matvey Urvantsev (Nizhny Novgorod) Substitution at 78'
78': Andrey Ivlev (Nizhny Novgorod) Substitution at 78'
80': Danil Denisov (Spartak Moscow) Substitution at 80'
80': Levi García (Spartak Moscow) Substitution at 80'
88': Ruslan Litvinov (Spartak Moscow) Yellow Card at 88'
89': Vyacheslav Grulev (Nizhny Novgorod) Substitution at 89'
90'+1': Danil Denisov (Spartak Moscow) Yellow Card at 91'
90'+7': Vadim Lukyanov (Nizhny Novgorod) Yellow Card at 97'

Statistics

SPM		NIZ
20	Fouls	13
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	3
1	Saves	4
64.6	Possession	35.4
11	SHOTS	5
6	ON GOAL	2
0.5	On Target %	0.4
2	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
3	Blocked Shots	1
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Russian Premier League

Venue: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
Location: Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Attendance: 18,535

Russian Premier Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Krasnodar	27	+34	60
2	Zenit St Petersburg	27	+30	59
3	Lokomotiv Moscow	27	+16	49
4	Spartak Moscow	27	+8	48

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Line-Ups

Nizhny Novgorod (4-3-3)

No.	Name
30	Nikita Medvedev (GK)
4	Ilya Kirsch
2	Viktor Aleksandrov
3	Iurii Koledin
70	Maksim Shnaptsev
78	Nikolay Kalinskiy
25	Sven Karic
29	Luka Ticic
17	Egor Smelov
21	Renaldo Cephas
10	Adrián Balboa

Nizhny Novgorod Substitutes:

Vyacheslav Grulev, Artem Sidorenko, Olakunle Olusegun, Matvey Urvantsev, Mamadou Maiga, Yaroslav Krashevskiy, Juan Castillo, Daniil Lesovoy, Vadim Pigas, Vadim Lukyanov, Andrey Ivlev, Nikita Ermakov.

Spartak Moscow (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
98	Aleksandr Maksimenko (GK)
4	Alexander Djiku
3	Christopher Wooh
47	Roman Zobnin
83	Gedson Fernandes
5	Ezequiel Barco
68	Ruslan Litvinov
18	Nail Umiarov
9	Manfred Ugalde
10	Marquinhos
35	Christopher Martins Pereira

Spartak Moscow Substitutes:

Igor Dmitriev, Vladislav Saus, Daniil Zorin, Levi García, Danil Denisov, Ilya Samoshnikov, Ilya Pomazun, Nikita Massalyga, Oleg Reabciuk, Aleksandr Dovbnya.

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