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Nizhny Novgorod vs FK Neftekhimik: Match Preview

Nizhny Novgorod

5-1

HT 3-0

FK Neftekhimik

Date

8 August 2026

Kickoff

17:00

Venue

Sovcombank Arena

Round

Regular Season - 5

Status

Full time

Scheduled match window: approximately 17:00–19:00 EAT. Actual duration can vary because of added time, extra time, delays or interruptions.

Fixtures Hub's Pick

Nizhny Novgorod or draw

Medium Confidence This pick comes from our featured prediction analysis. Backed by confirmed lineups, recent team form.

Match overview

Medium confidence

Nizhny Novgorod face FK Neftekhimik in First League in Russia. The match is scheduled for Saturday, 8 August 2026 at 17:00 at Sovcombank Arena.

This pick comes from our featured prediction analysis. Backed by confirmed lineups, recent team form.

Key match trends

Nizhny Novgorod are unbeaten in their last 3 matches on record.

Nizhny Novgorod have won 3 in a row.

Nizhny Novgorod

Rating 8.3/10

Played

Goals

Conceded

Both scored

83%

Clean sheets

Points rate

8.3/10

FK Neftekhimik

Rating 5.6/10

Played

Goals

Conceded

Both scored

33%

Clean sheets

Points rate

5.6/10

Team lineups

Starting players, substitutes and coaching staff where available.

Nizhny Novgorod

4-2-3-1

30 Nikita Medvedev G

66 Yan Gudkov D

24 Edgardo Fariña D

22 Nikita Kakkoev D

17 Gleb Shilnikov D

8 Mamadou Maiga M

78 Nikolay Kalinskiy M

7 Ivan Bober M

18 Artem Sokolov M

11 Gleb Popolitov F

27 Vyacheslav Grulev F

Coach

Vadim Garanin

Substitutes

Andrey Ivlev

Valeriy Tsarukyan

Vladislav Sarvelyi

Adrián Balboa

Yuriy Koledin

Islam Imamov

Roman Evgenyev

Sven Karič

Artem Sidorenko

Artem Timofeev

Timofey Komissarov

Stanislav Lapinsky

FK Neftekhimik

4-3-3

1 Andrey Golubev G

5 Magomed Musalov D

44 Mikhail Sukhoruchenko D

22 Ivan Khomukha D

24 Aleksandr Kakhidze D

19 Linar Sharifullin M

85 Ivan Pyatkin M

38 Vasiliy Aleynikov M

2 Marat Sitdikov D

14 Islam Mashukov F

7 Sultan Dzhamilov M

Coach

Robert Evdokimov

Substitutes

Stanislav Puzanov

Surkhaykhan Abdullaev

Andrey Bondar

Artem Kotik

Artem Ismagilov

Nikita Pechenkin

Platon Platonov

Nikita Vasiljev

Enri Mukba

Nizhny Novgorod

Formation 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

30Nikita MedvedevG
17Gleb ShilnikovD
22Nikita KakkoevD
24Edgardo FariñaD
66Yan GudkovD
78Nikolay KalinskiyM
8Mamadou MaigaM
11Gleb PopolitovF
18Artem SokolovM
7Ivan BoberM
27Vyacheslav GrulevF

Substitutes

77Andrey IvlevM
80Valeriy TsarukyanM
9Vladislav SarvelyiF
10Adrián BalboaF
3Yuriy KoledinD
78Islam ImamovG
4Roman EvgenyevD
25Sven KaričD
69Artem SidorenkoM
94Artem TimofeevM
19Timofey KomissarovM
93Stanislav LapinskyF

Coach

Vadim Garanin

FK Neftekhimik

Formation 4-3-3

Starting XI

1Andrey GolubevG
24Aleksandr KakhidzeD
22Ivan KhomukhaD
44Mikhail SukhoruchenkoD
5Magomed MusalovD
38Vasiliy AleynikovM
85Ivan PyatkinM
19Linar SharifullinM
7Sultan DzhamilovM
14Islam MashukovF
2Marat SitdikovD

Substitutes

13Stanislav PuzanovD
11Surkhaykhan AbdullaevM
15Andrey BondarM
9Artem KotikF
98Artem IsmagilovG
6Nikita PechenkinD
28Platon PlatonovD
96Nikita VasiljevM
12Enri MukbaF

Coach

Robert Evdokimov

Nizhny NovgorodFK Neftekhimik

⚽ Goal
V. Grulev
7'
⚽ Goal
V. Grulev
⚽ Goal
V. Grulev
9'
⚽ Goal
V. Grulev
⚽ Goal
V. Grulev
21'
⚽ Goal
V. Grulev
HT 3-0
↔ Sub
M. Sitdikov · S. Abdullaev
46'
↔ Sub
M. Sitdikov · S. Abdullaev
↔ Sub
M. Musalov · S. Puzanov
46'
↔ Sub
M. Musalov · S. Puzanov
↔ Sub
M. Maiga · A. Ivlev
46'
↔ Sub
M. Maiga · A. Ivlev
⚽ Goal
G. Popolitov
49'
⚽ Goal
G. Popolitov
🟨 Yellow card
I. Pyatkin
58'
🟨 Yellow card
I. Pyatkin
↔ Sub
G. Popolitov · V. Sarveli
59'
↔ Sub
G. Popolitov · V. Sarveli
↔ Sub
A. Sokolov · V. Tsarukyan
59'
↔ Sub
A. Sokolov · V. Tsarukyan
↔ Sub
V. Grulev · A. Balboa
59'
↔ Sub
V. Grulev · A. Balboa
↔ Sub
I. Mashukov · A. Kotik
63'
↔ Sub
I. Mashukov · A. Kotik
↔ Sub
I. Pyatkin · A. Bondar
63'
↔ Sub
I. Pyatkin · A. Bondar
⚽ Goal
Y. Gudkov
67'
⚽ Goal
Y. Gudkov
↔ Sub
Y. Gudkov · Y. Koledin
70'
↔ Sub
Y. Gudkov · Y. Koledin
↔ Sub
N. Vasiljev · E. Mukba
76'
↔ Sub
N. Vasiljev · E. Mukba
🟨 Yellow card
V. Sarveli
83'
🟨 Yellow card
V. Sarveli
⚽ Goal
E. Mukba
88'
⚽ Goal
E. Mukba
FT 5-1

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Match preview guide

Nizhny Novgorod vs FK Neftekhimik: form, H2H and match context

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