Week 17 brings us a match on Nov 11th where FC Nizhny Novgorod will host Akhmat Grozny in a meeting of these two mismatched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 12th placed FC Nizhny Novgorod, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against CSKA Moscow. Viktor Aleksandrov struck first for FC Nizhny Novgorod in the 67th minute on a feed from Yaroslav Mikhailov, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, CSKA Moscow was frustrated by FC Nizhny Novgorod’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. FC Nizhny Novgorod ended the match with the shutout victory. FC Nizhny Novgorod is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while 6th placed Akhmat Grozny is fresh off their 2-1 win against Zenit. Evgeni Kharin struck first for Akhmat Grozny in the 1st minute, then Mohamed Konate added another in the 8th minute. Akhmat Grozny should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
On the 10th of September, Akhmat Grozny hosted FC Nizhny Novgorod in their last match together. FC Nizhny Novgorod took the match by a score of 3 to 1. Timur Suleimanov struck first for FC Nizhny Novgorod in the 22nd minute, then Yury Zhuravlev tied it up for Akhmat Grozny in the 59th minute.
Mohamed Konate has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored 4 goals for Akhmat Grozny. FC Nizhny Novgorod is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Timur Suleimanov and Viktor Aleksandrov each only have 1 goal in their last five.