Nizhny Novgorod 1-2 Spartak Moscow — Russian Premier League, 26 Apr 2026
Spartak Moscow beat Nizhny Novgorod 2-1 in the Russian Premier League on 26 April 2026 at Sovcombank Arena, Nizhny Novgorod. A. Balboa, Esequiel Barco, Roman Zobnin got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Nizhny Novgorod have won 0 and Spartak Moscow 4, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Sovcombank Arena · Nizhny Novgorod·Match Finished
Match timeline
- -5'Argument
- 1-028'assist: Renaldo Cephas
- 38'Foul
- 1-145'Penalty
- Half-time1-1
- 62'
- 65'
- 1-272'assist: Esequiel Barco
- 78'
- 78'
- 80'
- 80'
- 88'Foul
- 89'out: V. Grulev
- 90+1'Foul
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Nizhny Novgorod
- 7.9Nikita MedvedevG
- 7.5Renaldo CephasF
- 7.2Egor SmelovF
- 6.9Maksim ShnaptsevD
- 6.7Matvey UrvantsevF
- 6.7Adrian BalboaF
- 6.7Vyacheslav GrulevF
- 6.6Viktor AleksandrovD
- 6.6Sven KaričM
- 6.6Andrey IvlevM
- 6.6Ilya KirschD
- 6.5Nikolay KalinskiyM
- 6.5Luka TičićM
- 6.2Yuriy KoledinD
- 6.2Olakunle OlusegunF
Spartak Moscow
- 7.9Esequiel BarcoM
- 7.9Roman ZobninD
- 7.5Ruslan LitvinovM
- 7.2Alexander DjikuD
- 7.2Christopher WoohD
- 6.9Aleksandr MaksimenkoG
- 6.9Nail UmyarovM
- 6.9Igor DmitrievM
- 6.7Marquinhos CostaM
- 6.7Daniil DenisovD
- 6.5Levi GarcíaF
- 6.3Christopher MartinsM
- 6.2Manfred UgaldeF
- 6.2Gedson FernandesD
Line-ups
Spartak Moscow4-2-3-1
Nizhny Novgorod4-3-3
Substitutes
Nizhny NovgorodAleksey Shpilevski
Substitutes
- 88Daniil LesovoyF
- 27V. Grulev89'F6.7
- 40Olakunle Olusegun62'F6.2
- 1V. LukyanovG
- 23Juan CastilloD
- 8M. MaigaM
- 32V. PigasD
- 19N. ErmakovM
- 16Y. KrashevskiyD
- 77A. Ivlev78'M6.6
- 14M. Urvantsev78'F6.7
- 69A. SidorenkoM
Spartak MoscowJuan Carcedo
Substitutes
- 1Ilya PomazunG
- 2O. ReabciukD
- 14Ilya SamoshnikovD
- 56Aleksandr DovbnyaG
- 11Levi García80'F6.5
- 97Daniil Denisov90+1'80'D6.7
- 27Igor Dmitriev65'M6.9
- 17Vladislav SausM
- 28D. ZorinM
- 24N. MassalygaM
Team statistics
35%Possession65%
5Total shots11
2Shots on target6
2Shots off target2
1Blocked shots3
3Corners7
1Offsides0
13Fouls20
2Yellow cards2
4Goalkeeper saves1
261Total passes491
188Accurate passes420
72%Pass accuracy86%
Nizhny Novgorod
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikita Medvedev | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.9 |
| Renaldo Cephas | 78 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 7.5 |
| Egor Smelov | 89 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 7.2 |
| Maksim Shnaptsev | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Matvey Urvantsev | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Adrian Balboa | 62 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Vyacheslav Grulev | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Viktor Aleksandrov | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6.6 |
| Sven Karič | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Andrey Ivlev | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Ilya Kirsch | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Nikolay Kalinskiy | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Luka Tičić | 78 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Yuriy Koledin | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Olakunle Olusegun | 28 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Spartak Moscow
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esequiel Barco | 90 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Roman Zobnin | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.9 |
| Ruslan Litvinov | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 7.5 |
| Alexander Djiku | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Christopher Wooh | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Aleksandr Maksimenko | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Nail Umyarov | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Igor Dmitriev | 25 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Marquinhos Costa | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.7 |
| Daniil Denisov | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Levi García | 10 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Christopher Martins | 65 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Manfred Ugalde | 80 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Gedson Fernandes | 80 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 6.2 |
Recent Form
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- D18 Apr 26HDynamo1-1
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- L05 Apr 26HFC Rostov0-1
- L21 Mar 26AFC Krasnodar0-5
Spartak MoscowLWDWW
- L23 Apr 26HFC Krasnodar1-2
- W19 Apr 26HAkhmat3-1
- D12 Apr 26AFC Rostov1-1
- W05 Apr 26HLokomotiv2-1
- W22 Mar 26AFC Orenburg2-0
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