Game day in Nizhny Novgorod for the fiirst round between Nizhny Novgorod & Rubin Kazan.
Nijni will be without Maiga, Maradishvili & Zhigulev.
Rubin on their side will be without Fameyeh & Nizhegodorov.
Last season Nijni finished ranked 13 with 8 wins, 6 draws & 16 losses for 29 goals scored & 51 goals conceded. They could stay in first division thanks to the decisive game against Arsenal.
On their side Rubin finished ranked 8 with 11 wins, 9 draws & 10 losses for 31 goals scored & 38 goals conceded.
I see a great value here on Nijni as they have a solid roster this season and they should be stronger defensively. Rubin will have to do without their best scorer of last season Daku.