Premier League · 2025Mon, 11 May 2026 12:15
Nizhny Novgorod
1 : 2
CSKA Moscow
Full time
Match recap
CSKA Moscow secured a vital 2-1 away victory over Nizhny Novgorod in a closely contested Premier League encounter on Monday. The match saw CSKA take an early lead, asserting dominance in the opening stages. However, Nizhny Novgorod gradually found their rhythm, creating several dangerous opportunities and eventually equalizing before halftime. The second half was a more cagey affair, with both teams exchanging periods of possession and half-chances. CSKA's persistence paid off late in the game, as they found the decisive goal to snatch all three points. This win significantly boosts CSKA's ambitions, while Nizhny Novgorod will be disappointed not to have held on for a point after a battling performance.
Events
- -5'Card — Vadim Lukyanov (Yellow Card)
- -5'Card — Vadim Lukyanov (Yellow Card)
- -5'Card — Vadim Lukyanov (Red Card)
- 28'Card — Daniil Lesovoy (Yellow Card)
- 40'Card — Nikolay Kalinskiy (Yellow Card)
- 42'subst — R. Cephas (Substitution 1)
- 44'Goal — D. Lesovoy (Normal Goal)
- 46'subst — I. Kirsch (Substitution 2)
- 46'subst — D. Lesovoy (Substitution 3)
- 57'subst — D. Barinov (Substitution 1)
- 58'subst — T. Musaev (Substitution 2)
- 58'subst — A. Bandikyan (Substitution 3)
- 67'subst — Matheus Reis (Substitution 4)
- 72'subst — O. Olusegun (Substitution 4)
- 73'subst — Joao Victor (Substitution 5)
- 84'subst — L. Ticic (Substitution 5)
- 88'Card — Viktor Aleksandrov (Yellow Card)
- 88'Goal — D. Kozlov (Normal Goal)
- 90'Goal — I. Firov (Normal Goal)
Match statistics
5Shots on Goal3
4Shots off Goal11
18Total Shots18
9Blocked Shots4
12Shots insidebox11
6Shots outsidebox7
17Fouls5
5Corner Kicks3
4Offsides3
37%Ball Possession63%
5Yellow Cards0
1Red Cards0
1Goalkeeper Saves4
315Total passes540
229Passes accurate463
73%Passes %86%
—expected_goals—
—goals_prevented—
Lineups
Nizhny Novgorod4-3-1-2- N. MedvedevG
- Y. KoledinD
- N. KakkoevD
- I. KirschD
- S. KaricD
- L. TicicM
- A. SarfoM
- N. KalinskiM
- D. LesovoyM
- O. OlusegunF
- R. CephasF
CSKA Moscow4-1-4-1- V. ToropG
- M. GajicD
- Joao VictorD
- K. DanilovD
- Matheus ReisD
- M. KislyakM
- D. KrugovoyM
- I. OblyakovM
- D. BarinovM
- A. BandikyanM
- T. MusaevF
Form
Nizhny Novgorod — last 5 home
LDLWW
CSKA Moscow — last 5 away
LDDWW
Head to head
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Standings — Premier League
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF:GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Zenit | 29 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 52:19 | 65 |
| 2 |  FC Krasnodar | 29 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 57:23 | 63 |
| 3 |  Lokomotiv | 29 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 53:36 | 53 |
| 4 |  Spartak Moscow | 29 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 47:39 | 51 |
| 5 | CSKA Moscow | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 41:32 | 48 |
| 6 |  Baltika | 29 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 37:19 | 46 |
| 7 |  Dynamo | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 49:39 | 42 |
| 8 |  Rubin | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 27:28 | 42 |
| 9 |  Akhmat | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 34:38 | 36 |
| 10 |  FC Rostov | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 25:31 | 33 |
| 11 |  FC Orenburg | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 29:41 | 29 |
| 12 |  Krylia Sovetov | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 31:49 | 29 |
| 13 |  Akron | 29 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 34:49 | 27 |
| 14 |  Dinamo Makhachka | 29 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 19:37 | 25 |
| 15 | Nizhny Novgorod | 29 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 24:48 | 22 |
| 16 |  FC Sochi | 29 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 28:59 | 21 |