Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
- This Monday’s late FNL fixture in Nizhnekamsk features two mid-table sides who will be difficult to split after 90 minutes, according to our Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk vs Arsenal Tula betting tips.
- Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk are currently 8th in the FNL 2025/2026 table, level on 14 points with their opponents Arsenal Tula in 9th.
- Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk have won two, drawn two and lost only one of their last five FNL games, including a current two-game winning streak.
- Kirill Novikov’s team have shown plenty of grit and patience to pull off a string of good results of late, recording back-to-back victories including last Friday’s 1-0 home win over FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk and a 4-1 success away to Volga Ulyanovsk.
- They like to play patiently and build up possession from deep with their deep pivot and create overloads rather than push men forward.
Arsenal Tula
- Arsenal Tula have won one, drawn one and lost three of their last five in the FNL.
- The Red and Whites have a very conservative 4-2-3-1 structure that sets up a low block and uses the width of the pitch to frustrate opponents while controlling tempo. The Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk vs Arsenal Tula prediction points to a tactical and disciplined battle in midfield.
- Their most recent results include a 2-2 home draw with FC Ufa and a 1-2 defeat to Spartak Kostroma, with the latter result showing that they can be breached if their centre-backs and holding midfielders get out of position.
- Arsenal have won two, drawn once and lost two of their five away games in the FNL, conceding only five goals.
- So, Arsenal have a better away record in the division and Neftekhimik are a little superior at home, but it is still a tough call between the two in what should be a tight contest according to these Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk vs Arsenal Tula betting tips.
Key Players
- Arsenal have much more of a goal threat in Amur Kalmykov, who has scored seven in his 11 FNL appearances this term, but Milos Brnovic has chipped in with two in the last five, too.
- Neftekhimik have David Kokoev, who has three in his ten appearances in the FNL, as their main striker threat.
Betting Insights
- The odds available for Neftekhimik as the main selection are pretty tempting at 2.32 with the draw at 3.0 in the exact score market.
- The 1.54 for Under 2.5 goals looks a bit on the short side, although the chances are high that this one will be another cagey, low-scoring affair.
Prediction
But we’ll stick with a draw as the most likely result, given how similar both sides’ playing styles are and how close the teams are in the table.
