Baltika 1:1 Rubin: Premier League Match Result

Match report

Baltika and Rubin shared the points in a Premier League clash that finished 1-1 on Sunday evening. The hosts had trailed since the eighth minute before finding a late response to salvage a draw at home.

J. Siwe opened the scoring when he beat the defence in the opening quarter of the game. Baltika spent the next hour trying to find an equaliser but the visitors defended well and kept the scoreline intact for most of the contest.

And here's the thing — the match changed in stoppage time. S. Varatynov struck in the ninetieth minute to level matters, then completed his brace four minutes later. Two goals in quick succession turned a defeat into a share of the spoils.

To be fair, the visitors had plenty to do after going behind. They made six substitutions and tried to manage the game, but Baltika's pressure never let up. The hosts threw everything forward in the final moments.

The statistics tell part of the story: Baltika held 55 per cent possession and created more shots, but conversion was poor. They registered four shots on target against Rubin's three, yet expected goals favoured the hosts 1.05 to 0.64. By then the result was already decided.

The draw leaves Baltika fifth on 10 points from six games, while Rubin remain eighth with nine. Both sides have lost just once this season, and neither side looked like they wanted more than a point from this encounter until the final whistle.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 55.00 – 45

Shots on target 4 – 3

Shots off target 7 – 5

Expected goals 1.05 – 0.64

⚽ 8' J. Siwe — Goal ⇄ 56' A. Mourid — Substitution ⇄ 56' M. Petrov — Substitution ⇄ 67' V. Hodza — Substitution ⇄ 68' A. Arroyo — Substitution ⇄ 74' B. Gil — Substitution ⇄ 74' A. Mendel — Substitution 🟨 79' A. Jukic — Yellow card ⇄ 80' A. Jukic — Substitution ⇄ 84' N. Titkov — Substitution ⇄ 84' I. Rozhkov — Substitution ⇄ 84' U. Iwu — Substitution ⚽ 90' S. Varatynov — Goal ⚽ 90+4' S. Varatynov — Goal

Match events

8' Rubin Goal J. Siwe assist: I. Rozhkov
56' Baltika Substitution A. Mourid off: I. Petrov
56' Baltika Substitution M. Petrov off: C. Offor
67' Rubin Substitution V. Hodza off: I. Saavedra
68' Rubin Substitution A. Arroyo off: R. Bezrukov
74' Baltika Substitution B. Gil off: V. Pospelov
74' Baltika Substitution A. Mendel off: I. Belikov
79' Rubin Yellow card A. Jukic
80' Rubin Substitution A. Jukic off: D. Maldonado
84' Baltika Substitution N. Titkov off: K. Shiltsov
84' Rubin Substitution I. Rozhkov off: M. Ignatiev
84' Rubin Substitution U. Iwu off: B. Jocic
90' Baltika Goal S. Varatynov assist: V. Pospelov
90+4' Baltika Goal S. Varatynov assist: V. Pospelov

Statistics

55.00 Possession, % 45

4 Shots on target 3

7 Shots off target 5

1.05 Expected goals 0.64

0 Big chances 1

6 Corners 3

12 Fouls 10

10 Free kicks 12

2 Offsides 1

0 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

6 Goal kicks 10

36 Throw-ins 19

All statistics

20/5536% Aerial duels 35/5564%

52 Backward passes 52

5 Blocked shots 2

13 Clearances 58

6/2425% Crosses 1/520%

6/1443% Dribbles 3/933%

1.28 Expected assists 0.51

124 Failed passes 115

2 Goalkeeper saves 3

7 Interceptions 10

9 Key passes 7

37/9439% Long passes 30/9033%

83 Passes into the final third 46

270 Passes in the opposition half 186

146 Passes in own half 152

0.25 Shot accuracy 0.30

6 Shots from outside the box 4

10 Shots inside the box 6

7/1258% Tackles 9/1656%

392 Total passes 333

Line-ups

Baltika

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Evgeni Latyshonok	1
2	Sergey Varatynov	2
4	Nathan Gassama	4
21	Eduardo Anderson	21
22	Mingiyan Beveev	22
24	Loris Mouyokolo	24
5	Aymane Mourid	5
8	Andrey Mendel	8
11	Nikolay Titkov	11
73	Maksim Petrov	73
91	Brayan Alexander Gil Hurtado	91

Substitutes
#	Player	number
44	Egor Lyubakov	44
3	Ilya Kirsch	3
64	O. Gasanbekov	64
68	Mikhail Ryadno	68
7	Konstantin Shiltsov	7
10	Ilya Petrov	10
14	Stefan Kovač	14
26	Ivan Belikov	26
42	Vladislav Pospelov	42
57	Eldzhat Mamedov	57
9	Chinonso Offor Nnamdi	9
15	Tenton Yenne	15

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Rubin

Starting XI
#	Player	number
38	Evgeni Staver	38
2	Egor Teslenko	2
5	Igor Vujačić	5
12	Anderson Arroyo	12
13	Jakhongir Urozov	13
51	Ilya Rozhkov	51
6	Ugochukwu Iwu	6
22	Veldin Hodža	22
77	Aleksandar Jukić	77
98	Nikita Lobov	98
43	Jacques-Julien Siwe	43

Substitutes
#	Player	number
25	Artur Nigmatullin	25
86	Nikita Korets	86
3	Denil Omar Maldonado Munguía	3
4	Konstantin Nizhegorodov	4
18	Maxim Ignatyev	18
23	Ruslan Bezrukov	23
70	Dmitri Kabutov	70
8	Bogdan Jočić	8
11	Nazmi Gripshi	11
14	Ignacio Antonio Saavedra Pino	14
44	Daniil Kuznetsov	44
59	Daniil Motorin	59

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#	Team	P	W	D	L	Points
1	Krasnodar	9	6	3	0	21
2	Dinamo Moscow	9	6	1	2	19
3	CSKA Moscow	9	5	4	0	19
4	Spartak Moscow	9	6	1	2	19
5	Zenit Saint Petersburg	9	6	0	3	18
6	Rubin	9	2	6	1	12
7	Makhachkala	9	4	0	5	12
8	Baltika	9	3	2	4	11
9	Krylya Sovetov	9	2	5	2	11
10	Akhmat Grozny	9	2	4	3	10

Baltika — Rubin: 1:1, Premier League

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