Form of Baltika Kaliningrad
An unusual event took place in the Kaliningrad side’s last match. After sharing the spoils with Dinamo Makhachkala (2:2), the team picked up points for a fourth consecutive league round (2 wins, 2 draws), but Baltika have conceded more than one goal in the current championship only for the second time. As a result, Andrey Talalayev’s men were the last to move into a second decade of goals conceded. At the same time, the club have kept four consecutive clean sheets at home. In the standings, the Kaliningrad side sit in fourth place, and are just one point off third.
- At least one team failed to score in 6 of Baltika’s previous 8 Russian Premier League matches.
- At home, the team have won 6 of their last 7 league matches (1 draw).
- The club opened the scoring in 6 of their previous 7 home matches in this competition.
Potential Baltika Kaliningrad Lineup (3-4-3)
Maksim Borisko – Sergey Varatynov, Natan Gassama, Kevin Andrade – Eldar Civic, Ilya Petrov, Ivan Belikov, Mingiyan Beveev – Brian Gil, Nikolay Titkov, Maksim Petrov.
Head coach Andrey Talalayev is suspended. Midfielder Andrey Mendel is injured.
Form of FC Pari Nizhniy Novgorod
In the previous round, the team lost 0:1 at home to FC Rostov. The Nizhny Novgorod side have been producing no-nonsense results, recording four wins and four defeats in their last eight league matches. The club have now left the pitch without scoring for the 13th time, which is the worst such figure of anyone. Against Rostov, FC Pari Nizhniy Novgorod managed just one shot on target (4.3 on average). The team are in the relegation play-off zone in the standings, and are two points off the safe 12th place.
- The Nizhny Novgorod side scored in 5 of their last 7 Premier League matches.
- Away from home, the team have lost 17 of their last 19 league matches (2 wins).
- In 7 of the club’s previous 9 away matches in this competition, they conceded at least twice.
Potential FC Pari Nizhniy Novgorod Lineup (4-3-3)
Nikita Medvedev – Sven Karic, Yuriy Koledin, Maksim Shnaptsev, Edgardo Farnya – Alex Opoku Sarfo, Luka Ticic, Egor Smelov – Adrian Balboa, Olakunle Olusegun, Renaldo Cephas.
Defender Nikita Kakkoev is injured.
