In this 7th week match, on Saturday Aug 27th, FC Nizhny Novgorod hosts Dinamo Moscow in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 28 degrees, which hopefuly doesnt affect the pace of the match. In their last match, FC Nizhny Novgorod recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Ural. Ibrokhimhalil Yoldoshev scored the first goal for FC Nizhny Novgorod in the 79th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Ural 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 looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10, while in their last match, Dinamo Moscow recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Spartak Moscow. Tyukavin struck first for Dinamo Moscow in the 27th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Spartak Moscow couldn’t manage to score, and Dinamo Moscow took the shutout win. Dinamo Moscow is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Fedor Smolov has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored four goals for Dinamo Moscow. Timur Suleimanov has been the most effective weapon for FC Nizhny Novgorod lately. The Russian attacker has netted 3 goals in his last 5 matches.