Rubin 2-2 Nizhny Novgorod — Russian Premier League, 17 May 2026
Rubin and Nizhny Novgorod drew 2-2 in the Russian Premier League on 17 May 2026 at Ak Bars Arena, Kazan. Ruslan Bezrukov, V. Grulev got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Rubin have won 2 and Nizhny Novgorod 2, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Ak Bars Arena · Kazan·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-015'assist: Veldin Hodža
- 37'Argument
- Half-time1-0
- 1-147'Own Goal
- 56'
- 1-261'assist: N. Kakkoev
- 1-365'assist: Olakunle Olusegun
- 68'
- 81'
- 81'out: A. Zotov
- 81'
- 89'
- 90+3'VARGoal cancelled
- 90+4'
- 90+5'Argument
- Full-time2-2
Player ratings
8.9
Top rated
Rubin
- 8.9Ruslan BezrukovF
- 7.3Nikita LobovD
- 7.2Ilya RozhkovM
- 7.2Dmitri KabutovM
- 6.9Aleksandar JukićM
- 6.9Igor VujačićD
- 6.9Veldin HodžaM
- 6.9Dardan ShabanhaxhajF
- 6.7Ignacio SaavedraM
- 6.6Aleksandr ZotovM
- 6.5Daniil KuznetsovM
- 6.3Oleg IvanovM
- 6.3Egor TeslenkoD
- 6.3Mirlind DakuF
- 6.2Evgeni StaverG
- 6.2Jacques-Julien SiweF
Nizhny Novgorod
- 8.3Vyacheslav GrulevF
- 7.3Nikita MedvedevG
- 7.2Nikolay KalinskiyM
- 7.2Luka TičićM
- 6.9Alex Opoku SarfoM
- 6.9Olakunle OlusegunF
- 6.7Edgardo FariñaD
- 6.5Nikita KakkoevD
- 6.3Sven KaričD
- 6.2Renaldo CephasF
- 6.0Yuriy KoledinD
- 5.9Adrián BalboaF
Line-ups
Nizhny Novgorod4-3-3
Rubin3-4-1-2
Substitutes
RubinFranc Artiga
Substitutes
- 14D. KuzyaevM
- 77Aleksandar Jukić68'M6.9
- 25Artur NigmatullinG
- 19O. Ivanov81'M6.3
- 27A. GritsaenkoD
- 21A. Zotov81'M6.6
- 8Bogdan JočićM
- 18Marat ApshatsevM
- 99Dardan Shabanhaxhaj81'F6.9
- 4Konstantin NizhegorodovD
- 44Daniil Kuznetsov89'M6.5
- 59D. N. MotorinM
Nizhny NovgorodVadim Garanin
Substitutes
- 27V. Grulev61'65'56'F8.3
- 8M. MaigaM
- 2V. AleksandrovD
- 4Ilya KirschD
- 17Egor SmelovM
- 16Y. KrashevskiyD
- 77A. IvlevM
- 14M. UrvantsevF
- 51E. KoshkinG
- 69A. SidorenkoM
- 81N. GeneralovG
Team statistics
49%Possession51%
14Total shots25
5Shots on target4
6Shots off target14
3Blocked shots7
6Corners6
1Offsides0
15Fouls10
2Yellow cards1
2Goalkeeper saves4
356Total passes374
278Accurate passes295
78%Pass accuracy79%
Rubin
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruslan Bezrukov | 89 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8.9 |
| Nikita Lobov | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Ilya Rozhkov | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Dmitri Kabutov | 68 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 7.2 |
| Aleksandar Jukić | 22 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Igor Vujačić | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Veldin Hodža | 81 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Dardan Shabanhaxhaj | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Ignacio Saavedra | 81 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Aleksandr Zotov | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Daniil Kuznetsov | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Oleg Ivanov | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Egor Teslenko | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Mirlind Daku | 81 | – | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Evgeni Staver | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Jacques-Julien Siwe | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 6.2 |
Nizhny Novgorod
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vyacheslav Grulev | 34 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | 8.3 |
| Nikita Medvedev | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Nikolay Kalinskiy | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Luka Tičić | 90 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 4 | 7.2 |
| Alex Opoku Sarfo | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Olakunle Olusegun | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Edgardo Fariña | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Nikita Kakkoev | 90 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Sven Karič | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Renaldo Cephas | 56 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Yuriy Koledin | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.0 |
| Adrián Balboa | 90 | – | 0 | 6 | – | – | – | 5.9 |
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