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Nizhny Novgorod vs Shinnik Yaroslavl: Match Preview

Nizhny Novgorod

3-0

HT 1-0

Shinnik Yaroslavl

Date

2 August 2026

Kickoff

17:00

Venue

Sovcombank Arena

Round

Regular Season - 4

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 live match statistics, confirmed lineups, recent team form.

Match overview

Medium confidence

Nizhny Novgorod face Shinnik Yaroslavl in First League in Russia. The match is scheduled for Sunday, 2 August 2026 at 17:00 at Sovcombank Arena.

This pick comes from our featured prediction analysis. Backed by live match statistics, 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.

Shinnik Yaroslavl are unbeaten in their last 3 matches on record.

Nizhny Novgorod

Rating 8.3/10

Played

Goals

Conceded

Both scored

100%

Clean sheets

Points rate

8.3/10

Shinnik Yaroslavl

Rating 4.4/10

Played

Goals

Conceded

Both scored

83%

Clean sheets

Points rate

4.4/10

Team lineups

Starting players, substitutes and coaching staff where available.

Nizhny Novgorod

4-2-3-1

30 Nikita Medvedev G

17 Gleb Shilnikov D

25 Sven Karič D

22 Nikita Kakkoev D

66 Yan Gudkov D

94 Artem Timofeev M

78 Nikolay Kalinskiy M

18 Artem Sokolov M

72 Timofey Komissarov M

11 Gleb Popolitov F

27 Vyacheslav Grulev F

Coach

Vadim Garanin

Substitutes

Edgardo Fariña

Mamadou Maiga

Vladislav Sarvelyi

Islam Imamov

Roman Evgenyev

Valeriy Tsarukyan

Artem Sidorenko

Ivan Bober

Andrey Ivlev

Stanislav Lapinsky

Adrián Balboa

Shinnik Yaroslavl

3-5-2

51 Timofey Mitrov G

53 Nikita Kotin D

62 Vadim Karpov D

27 Artur Chernyi D

23 Nikita Chistyakov D

64 Oleg Lanin M

54 Ivan Shmakov M

17 Eduard Valiakhmetov M

50 Artem Golubev M

11 Ilya Porokhov F

88 Denis Mironov F

Coach

Denis Boyarintsev

Substitutes

Denis Pushkarev

Ilya Azyavin

Albek Gongapshev

Denis Vambolt

Artemiy Kosogorov

Maksim Karaev

Artem Lavrenkov

Daniil Martovoy

Anton Antonov

Nizhny Novgorod

Formation 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

30Nikita MedvedevG
66Yan GudkovD
22Nikita KakkoevD
25Sven KaričD
17Gleb ShilnikovD
78Nikolay KalinskiyM
94Artem TimofeevM
11Gleb PopolitovF
72Timofey KomissarovM
18Artem SokolovM
27Vyacheslav GrulevF

Substitutes

24Edgardo FariñaD
8Mamadou MaigaM
9Vladislav SarvelyiF
78Islam ImamovG
4Roman EvgenyevD
80Valeriy TsarukyanM
69Artem SidorenkoM
7Ivan BoberM
77Andrey IvlevM
93Stanislav LapinskyF
10Adrián BalboaF

Coach

Vadim Garanin

Shinnik Yaroslavl

Formation 3-5-2

Starting XI

51Timofey MitrovG
27Artur ChernyiD
62Vadim KarpovD
53Nikita KotinD
50Artem GolubevM
17Eduard ValiakhmetovM
54Ivan ShmakovM
64Oleg LaninM
23Nikita ChistyakovD
88Denis MironovF
11Ilya PorokhovF

Substitutes

15Denis PushkarevF
24Ilya AzyavinM
77Albek GongapshevF
95Denis VamboltG
32Artemiy KosogorovD
Maksim KaraevD
33Artem LavrenkovD
20Daniil MartovoyM
7Anton AntonovM

Coach

Denis Boyarintsev

Nizhny NovgorodShinnik Yaroslavl

⚽ Goal
G. Shilnikov
9'
⚽ Goal
G. Shilnikov
HT 1-0
↔ Sub
N. Kotin · D. Pushkarev
46'
↔ Sub
N. Kotin · D. Pushkarev
↔ Sub
S. Karic · E. Farina
53'
↔ Sub
S. Karic · E. Farina
↔ Sub
A. Timofeev · M. Maiga
53'
↔ Sub
A. Timofeev · M. Maiga
↔ Sub
I. Porokhov · I. Azyavin
57'
↔ Sub
I. Porokhov · I. Azyavin
↔ Sub
D. Mironov · A. Gongapshev
57'
↔ Sub
D. Mironov · A. Gongapshev
⚽ Goal
A. Sokolov
58'
⚽ Goal
A. Sokolov
↔ Sub
T. Komissarov · V. Sarveli
61'
↔ Sub
T. Komissarov · V. Sarveli
⚽ Goal
N. Kalinski
63'
⚽ Goal
N. Kalinski
↔ Sub
A. Chernyi · D. Martovoy
69'
↔ Sub
A. Chernyi · D. Martovoy
↔ Sub
I. Shmakov · A. Antonov
69'
↔ Sub
I. Shmakov · A. Antonov
↔ Sub
A. Sokolov · I. Bober
71'
↔ Sub
A. Sokolov · I. Bober
↔ Sub
G. Popolitov · A. Sidorenko
71'
↔ Sub
G. Popolitov · A. Sidorenko
🟨 Yellow card
M. Maiga
79'
🟨 Yellow card
M. Maiga
🟨 Yellow card
Shinnik Yaroslavl
90+3'
🟨 Yellow card
Shinnik Yaroslavl
FT 3-0

Nizhny Novgorod recent results

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Shinnik Yaroslavl recent results

DTorpedo Moskva v Shinnik Yaroslavl1-1 WShinnik Yaroslavl v Leningradets2-0 DShinnik Yaroslavl v FC Sochi2-2 DCSKA Moscow v Shinnik Yaroslavl1-1 DChelyabinsk v Shinnik Yaroslavl2-2 DShinnik Yaroslavl v Torpedo Moskva1-1

Our Pick

Nizhny Novgorod or draw

Medium

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

Data snapshot

Recent form and H2H context

Nizhny Novgorod

8.3/10

Shinnik Yaroslavl

4.4/10

H2H matches

H2H avg goals

Recent form and H2H figures are calculated from recorded fixtures in the primary match feed and do not guarantee a future result.

Match analysis summary

Nizhny Novgorod are unbeaten in their last 3 matches on record.
Nizhny Novgorod have won 3 in a row.
Shinnik Yaroslavl are unbeaten in their last 3 matches on record.

Match information

Competition: First League
Country: Russia
Date: 2 August 2026
Kickoff: 17:00
Season: 2026
Round: Regular Season - 4
Referee: A. Sidorin
Venue: Sovcombank Arena

Match preview guide

Nizhny Novgorod vs Shinnik Yaroslavl: form, H2H and match context

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