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Nizhny Novgorod

Vs

Rubin

Since 02/09/2023

NN wins

Draws

RUB wins

Meetings

on record

Total goals

7 Nizhny N… · 8 Rubin

Goals per game

2.50

both sides combined

Over 1.5

50%

of meetings

Over 2.5

50%

of meetings

BTTS

50%

of meetings

Last meeting

2-2

17 May 2026

Next game

–

none scheduled

Nizhny Novgorod vs Rubin: the head-to-head

The latest chapter in the Nizhny Novgorod versus Rubin saga is a 2-2 draw that unfolded on 17 May 2026, a result that underlines how difficult it is to separate the two sides. Since the first meeting in 2023, they have faced each other six times, with each club claiming two victories and two draws, a perfectly balanced split that speaks to the evenly matched nature of the rivalry. Across these encounters, 15 goals have been scored, averaging 2.5 per game, and in half of the meetings the total goal tally has reached two or more, while in the same proportion it has climbed to three or more. Both clubs have managed to score in 50% of the fixtures, a clear sign of attacking intent from both camps. Nizhny Novgorod have netted seven goals to Rubin’s eight, a narrow margin that keeps the contest close. The home-and-away records are identical: each side has played three times at home and away, winning once, drawing once and losing once at both venues. With no forthcoming fixture announced, the next clash will once again test whether either side can break the deadlock.

01 Head-to-head record 02 Recent meetings 03 Goal Analysis 04 Current form 05 The Goal Clock – in this fixture 06 League Table 07 Squad value analysis 08 Recent results 09 Upcoming fixtures

01Head-to-head record⚖

Nizhny Novgorod

Rubin

wins

goals

clean sheets

The last 6 games between these two clubs

33%

win %

33%

2.50

avg goals

2.50

50%

over 1.5 %

50%

over 2.5 %

50%

33%

over 3.5 %

33%

1.17

scored

1.33

conceded

1.17

50%

btts

50%

33%

clean sheet

33%

11.17

corners

11.17

3.67

cards

3.67

Top three rows are this fixture: 6 meetings, 2 to Nizhny Novgorod, 2 drawn, 2 to Rubin, at 2.50 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.

02Recent meetings📅

Nizhny Novgorod

Won at home

33%

1 of 3 home meetings

Won away

33%

1 of 3 away meetings

Drawn

33%

2 of 6 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Rubin

Won at home

33%

1 of 3 home meetings

Won away

33%

1 of 3 away meetings

Drawn

33%

2 of 6 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Date	Competition	Home	Score	Away	Nizhny No…
17 May 2026	Russia - Premier League	Rubin	2-2	Nizhny Novgorod	D	view
08 Nov 2025	Russia - Premier League	Nizhny Novgorod	0-0	Rubin	D	view
16 Mar 2025	Russia - Premier League	Rubin	1-0	Nizhny Novgorod	L	view
22 Jul 2024	Russia - Premier League	Nizhny Novgorod	2-4	Rubin	L	view
09 Mar 2024	Russia - Premier League	Rubin	0-1	Nizhny Novgorod	W	view
02 Sep 2023	Russia - Premier League	Nizhny Novgorod	2-1	Rubin	W	view

03Goal Analysis⚽

Nizhny Novgorod · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

4.0

Avg scored

2.4

Avg conceded

1.6

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.36 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	1.37	1.63	1.53	1.13	1.20	2.13
vs Stronger (15)	0.67	2.00	0.50	1.25	0.86	2.86
vs Similar (15)	2.07	1.27	2.71	1.00	1.50	1.50
vs Weaker (0)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clean sheet %	17% (-10pp vs league)

Rubin · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

3.0

Avg scored

1.3

Avg conceded

1.7

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.36 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	0.93	1.10	1.29	1.14	0.62	1.06
vs Stronger (7)	0.71	1.29	1.00	1.25	0.33	1.33
vs Similar (17)	1.12	1.18	1.57	1.14	0.80	1.20
vs Weaker (6)	0.67	0.67	1.00	1.00	0.33	0.33
Clean sheet %	37% (+10pp vs league)

04Current form📈

Nizhny Novgorod

LLDWWWWLWD

Last 10: 24 scored, 16 conceded.

Rubin

DLWLDDDDWD

Last 10: 13 scored, 17 conceded.

Nizhny Novgorod

Home · last 10

WWLDLLWWWD

5 won · 22 scored, 12 conceded

Away · last 10

WLLDLLDWWL

3 won · 14 scored, 20 conceded

Rubin

Home · last 10

WWDDDDLDDW

3 won · 14 scored, 10 conceded

Away · last 10

DWWWLWLDDD

4 won · 9 scored, 11 conceded

05The Goal Clock – in this fixture⏱

Nizhny Novgorod

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored0% / 100%

Conceded100% / 0%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 1 games. Most goals land in 61-75'.

From this fixture only: 1 of 6 meetings have goal timings on record. See Nizhny Novgorod's full Goal Clock across all their games.

Rubin

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored100% / 0%

Conceded0% / 100%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 1 games. Most goals land in 1-15'.

From this fixture only: 1 of 6 meetings have goal timings on record. See Rubin's full Goal Clock across all their games.

06League Table🏆

Record						Goals							Props / game						Squad value €m				Strengths
Rank	Team	MP	Pts	Win%	PPG	GF	GA	GD	G/G	O1.5	O2.5	O3.5	Cor	Cor O%	Crd	Crd O%	Fls	Fls O%	Tot	Att	Mid	Def	Att/g	Def/g	Poss%
1	FC Krasnodar	6	18	100%	3.0	11	4	+7	2.5	50%	50%	33%	8.7	50%	4.5	83%	25.2	67%	114	34	35	45	1.8	0.7	57%
2	Spartak Moscow	6	13	67%	2.2	11	5	+6	2.7	100%	67%	0%	10.5	50%	6.5	83%	30.3	100%	129	59	37	34	1.8	0.8	62%
3	Zenit	6	12	67%	2.0	13	4	+9	2.8	83%	67%	17%	9.8	33%	5.0	83%	26.3	67%	182	100	31	50	2.2	0.7	60%
4	CSKA Moscow	6	12	50%	2.0	9	6	+3	2.5	67%	50%	33%	7.3	17%	3.8	33%	26.8	83%	111	37	48	26	1.5	1.0	57%
5	Baltika	6	10	50%	1.7	10	6	+4	2.7	100%	67%	0%	8.8	33%	3.5	33%	27.3	83%	30	10	6	15	1.7	1.0	36%
6	Dynamo	6	10	50%	1.7	8	7	+1	2.5	67%	67%	33%	7.0	17%	4.4	80%	27.2	100%	110	45	24	42	1.3	1.2	63%
7	Rubin	6	9	33%	1.5	9	8	+1	2.8	100%	50%	33%	7.7	17%	3.7	33%	24.3	67%	45	8	12	25	1.5	1.3	47%
8	Dinamo Makhachkala	6	9	50%	1.5	10	10	+0	3.3	83%	83%	50%	9.5	67%	4.5	50%	23.7	67%	20	9	3	8	1.7	1.7	40%
9	FC Orenburg	6	7	17%	1.2	5	7	-2	2.0	83%	33%	0%	8.5	33%	5.7	67%	30.7	100%	18	8	3	7	0.8	1.2	39%
10	Akhmat	6	6	17%	1.0	9	8	+1	2.8	67%	50%	33%	7.8	17%	3.8	50%	25.5	83%	30	17	4	9	1.5	1.3	47%
11	Krylia Sovetov	6	6	17%	1.0	8	10	-2	3.0	83%	50%	33%	8.5	17%	5.0	60%	27.3	83%	26	9	6	11	1.3	1.7	46%
12	FC Rostov	6	5	17%	0.8	7	10	-3	2.8	67%	50%	33%	7.7	33%	4.5	33%	27.7	83%	32	14	5	13	1.2	1.7	49%
13	Rodina Moskva	6	4	17%	0.7	8	17	-9	4.2	100%	100%	50%	10.2	50%	3.8	33%	28.2	83%	17	7	3	7	1.3	2.8	44%
14	Lokomotiv	6	3	0%	0.5	5	8	-3	2.2	67%	33%	17%	7.0	17%	3.5	33%	27.2	83%	68	21	8	40	0.8	1.3	51%
15	Akron	6	3	0%	0.5	6	15	-9	3.5	83%	83%	50%	8.5	17%	4.7	67%	26.7	67%	25	11	6	8	1.0	2.5	54%
16	Fakel	6	2	0%	0.3	3	7	-4	1.7	33%	33%	17%	9.8	67%	3.7	67%	25.3	83%	14	5	2	7	0.5	1.2	48%

Russia - Premier League 2026/27 full table · click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths. Highlighted teams are this fixture's sides. Full Russia - Premier League stats & trends →

07Squad value analysis💰

Nizhny NovgorodRubin

€24.0m

squad value

€45.8m

€24.4m

attack

€42.8m

€3.0m

midfield

€16.7m

€36.2m

defence

€89.9m

players

Transfermarkt squad values, most recent season on record. Rubin carries the more valuable squad.

08Recent results📅

Nizhny Novgorod

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
03 May	@ Akhmat	0-2	L
11 May	vs CSKA Moscow	1-2	L
17 May	@ Rubin	2-2	D
25 Jul	@ Chelyabinsk	2-1	W
02 Aug	vs Shinnik Yaroslavl	3-0	W
08 Aug	vs FK Neftekhimik	5-1	W
15 Aug	@ Tekstilshchik	3-1	W
19 Aug	@ Veles	2-3	L
24 Aug	vs Ska-khabarovsk	4-2	W
30 Aug	vs Volga Ulyanovsk	2-2	D

Rubin

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
17 May	vs Nizhny Novgorod	2-2	D
26 Jul	vs FC Krasnodar	1-3	L
01 Aug	@ Akron	2-1	W
04 Aug	@ Rodina Moskva	0-5	L
09 Aug	vs FC Orenburg	1-1	D
15 Aug	@ FC Rostov	1-1	D
19 Aug	vs Spartak Moscow	1-1	D
24 Aug	@ Baltika	1-1	D
30 Aug	vs Dinamo Makhachkala	3-1	W
02 Sep	@ FC Orenburg	1-1	D