Kamaz Nab Chelny
- Kamaz Nab Chelny are 6th in the FNL 2025/2026 table with 46 points from 31 matches - two less than 5th-placed Spartak Kostroma.
- Kamaz Nab Chelny will play with more possession and try to pin their opponents back and dictate the pace with their sharp passing and quick movement in the attacking third, whereas Spartak like to use their physicality to dominate the ball in the air and punish the opposition with their set-pieces.
- Kamaz Nab Chelny coach Anton Khazov has been particularly flexible since coming to the club in October 2025 and will play a back four or a back three depending on the opposition.
- Kamaz Nab Chelny have won two, drawn two and lost one of their last five matches, including back-to-back wins over FC Ufa and Chayka.
Spartak Kostroma
- Spartak Kostroma have won seven, drawn four and lost four of their 15 away games in the FNL 2025/2026, conceding 21 goals.
- Spartak have been less consistent of late with two wins, one draw and two defeats in their last five, but they have only won one of their last three on the road, losing the other two.
- Spartak boss Evgeniy Taranukhin has gone the other way since taking over in January 2025, instilling a physically dominant, set-piece-focused approach.
Head-to-Head
Kamaz Nab Chelny eliminated Spartak from the 2025 Russian Cup on penalties, adding a little psychological twist to this league fixture, but a closely fought draw seems the most likely result.
Key Players
David Karaev is Kamaz Nab Chelny ’s main man up front and he has 12 FNL goals in 31 appearances , but Spartak have a reliable big man in Amur Kalmykov , who has 15 goals in 30 FNL appearances , and has scored twice in his last five games.
