Two RPL clubs held friendly matches in preparation for the 2021/22 season.

Krasnodar 0-0 Nuremberg

Krasnodar took on 2.Bundesliga side Nuremberg at their training camp in Austria, but neither team was able to score. 

Nizhny Novgorod 4-0 Volna

Nizhny Novgorod met lower-league side Volna Nizhny Novgorod in a friendly match and came away with a big victory. Timur Suleymanov scored a hat-trick, and Adam Markhiev scored another.