Baltika 0-1 Rubin Kazan
Updated
Rubin Kazan won: Baltika 0-1 Rubin Kazan in the Russian Premier League (Round 28) on Sat, 2 May 2026 at Rostec Arena, Kaliningrad. Rubin Kazan goals: Mirlind Daku 29'. Sent off: Eldar Civic (77'). Expected goals: 0.96-0.27. Possession: 54-46. Player of the match: Evgeni Staver (8.3).
Match report
Rubin Kazan beat Baltika 1-0
Rubin Kazan edged Baltika 1-0 away from home at Rostec Arena on Saturday 2 May in the Russian Premier League.
Mirlind Daku put Rubin Kazan ahead on 29' (0-1).
Eldar Civic (Baltika) was sent off on 77'.
Baltika had 54% of the ball, shots were 12-6 (2-3 on target) and expected goals finished 0.96-0.27. Baltika created the better chances but couldn't make them count.
Evgeni Staver (Rubin Kazan) was player of the match with an 8.3 rating.
Attendance: 15,907.
Match stats
| Baltika | Rubin Kazan | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 54 | 46 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.96 | 0.27 |
| Total shots | 12 | 6 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 3 |
| Touches in opposition box | 21 | 20 |
| Big chances | 2 | 1 |
| Big chances missed | 2 | 0 |
| Accurate passes | 209 (66%) | 160 (58%) |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 2 |
| Corners | 6 | 4 |
| Total shots | 12 | 6 |
| Shots off target | 6 | 1 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 3 |
| Blocked shots | 4 | 2 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 0 |
| Shots inside box | 7 | 4 |
Lineups
Baltika (3-4-3): Egor Lyubakov, Sergey Varatynov, Kevin Andrade, Nathan Gassama, Mingiyan Beveev, Andrey Mendel, Ilya Petrov, Eldar Civic, Maksim Petrov, Chinonso Offor, Yuri Kovalev
Rubin Kazan (3-4-3): Evgeni Staver, Nikita Lobov, Denil Maldonado, Yegor Teslenko, Anderson Arroyo, Veldin Hodza, Ignacio Saavedra, Konstantin Nizhegorodov, Nazmi Gripshi, Mirlind Daku, Ilya Rozhkov
Key events
- 29' · Goal · Mirlind Daku (Rubin Kazan)
- 46' · Substitution · Nikolay Titkov for Andrey Mendel (Baltika)
- 46' · Substitution · Ivan Belikov for Maksim Petrov (Baltika)
- 47' · Yellow card · Ilya Rozhkov (Rubin Kazan)
- 59' · Yellow card · Yuri Kovalev (Baltika)
- 62' · Substitution · Vladislav Pospelov for Yuri Kovalev (Baltika)
- 62' · Substitution · Tenton Yenne for Ilya Petrov (Baltika)
- 63' · Substitution · Ruslan Bezrukov for Nazmi Gripshi (Rubin Kazan)
- 77' · Red card · Eldar Civic (Baltika)
- 79' · Substitution · Jacques Siwe for Mirlind Daku (Rubin Kazan)
- 79' · Substitution · Daler Kuzyaev for Ilya Rozhkov (Rubin Kazan)
- 85' · Substitution · Eduardo Anderson for Nathan Gassama (Baltika)
- 89' · Substitution · Aleksey Gritsaenko for Nikita Lobov (Rubin Kazan)
- 89' · Substitution · Daniil Kuznetsov for Veldin Hodza (Rubin Kazan)
- 90'+3 · Yellow card · Nikolay Titkov (Baltika)
- 90'+4 · Yellow card · Ignacio Saavedra (Rubin Kazan)
All-time head-to-head
4 league meetings since 2023: Baltika 1, draws 0, Rubin Kazan 3.
Questions
Who won Baltika vs Rubin Kazan?
Rubin Kazan won, 0-1 (Russian Premier League) on Sat, 2 May 2026.
When and where is Baltika vs Rubin Kazan?
Sat, 2 May 2026, 13:30 UTC at Rostec Arena, Kaliningrad, Russian Premier League.
What is the head-to-head record between Baltika and Rubin Kazan?
In 4 league meetings since 2023: Baltika 1 wins, 0 draws, Rubin Kazan 3 wins (goals 3-3).