FK Dinamo Moskva vs FK Nizhny Novgorod, RFPL 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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FK Dinamo Moskva vs FK Nizhny Novgorod — RFPL at VTB Arena.
- FK Dinamo Moskva 9 games · 19 pts (2026/27)
- FK Nizhny Novgorod 30 games · 23 pts (2026/27)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FK Krasnodar | 9 | 21 |
| 2 | FK Dinamo Moskva | 9 | 19 |
| 3 | PFC CSKA Moskva | 9 | 19 |
| 4 | FK Spartak Moskva | 9 | 19 |
| 5 | FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | FK Rubin Kazan | 9 | 12 |
| 7 | FK Dinamo Makhachkala | 9 | 12 |
| 8 | FK Baltika Kaliningrad | 9 | 11 |
| 9 | PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara | 9 | 11 |
| 10 | RFK Akhmat Grozny | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | FK Orenburg | 9 | 9 |
| 12 | FK Akron Tolyatti | 9 | 8 |
| 13 | FK Rostov | 9 | 8 |
| 14 | FK Lokomotiv Moskva | 9 | 7 |
| 15 | FK Rodina Moskva | 9 | 5 |
| 16 | FK Fakel Voronezh | 9 | 3 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep | FK Nizhny Novgorod | H | 1–1 | D |
| 03 Sep | FK Rostov | A | 2–1 | W |
| 26 Aug | FK Rubin Kazan | A | 2–2 | D |
| 19 Aug | PFC CSKA Moskva | H | 2–1 | W |
| 13 Aug | FK Baltika Kaliningrad | H | 2–0 | W |
| 06 Aug | FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg | A | 3–2 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep | FK Dinamo Moskva | A | 1–1 | D |
| 02 Sep | FK Rubin Kazan | H | 2–1 | W |
| 26 Aug | FK Rostov | H | 1–0 | W |
| 20 Aug | FK Fakel Voronezh | A | 0–2 | L |
| 14 Aug | RFK Akhmat Grozny | H | 2–0 | W |
| 04 Aug | FK Krasnodar | A | 0–0 | D |
Key Stats
80%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
H2H (10 games)
60%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
75%
Clean Sheets
FK Dinamo Moskva this season
FK Dinamo Moskva this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
FK Dinamo Moskva
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
FK Dinamo Moskva
| Konstantin Tyukavin | 4 G | 1 A |
| Viktor Okishor | 2 G | 1 A |
| Anton Miranchuk | 2 G | |
| Arthur Gomes | 2 G | |
| Maksim Osipenko | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between FK Dinamo Moskva and FK Nizhny Novgorod is underway.
- 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FK Dinamo Moskva and FK Nizhny Novgorod are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
- 8' What a strike from Fedor Smolov! The score is 1-0.
- 8' Poor challenge from Kirill Gotsuk. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
- 13' The travelling FK Nizhny Novgorod supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 15' The referee has no hesitation. Nikita Kakkoev is booked for FK Nizhny Novgorod — card on 15.
- 20' The 33-year-old Dmitry Tikhiy has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FK Dinamo Moskva needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 30' A quiet spell here at VTB Arena. FK Dinamo Moskva seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 37' FK Dinamo Moskva receives a card for a hard tackle on 37.
- 42' It’s high time Marcel Licka made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 47' Vyacheslav Grulev has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 15 cards already picked up this season.
- 49' It’s a booking for FK Nizhny Novgorod player. Mamadou Maiga gets a card.
- 54' Eli Dasa is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for FK Dinamo Moskva tonight.
- 59' FK Dinamo Moskva are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against FK Nizhny Novgorod's shape.
- 61' FK Dinamo Moskva ring the changes. Denis Makarov has done his job and it is now time for Bitelo to step up.
- 66' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 71' Fabian Balbuena is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ivan Lepskiy at the 71 minute mark.
- 76' The home supporters are growing impatient. FK Dinamo Moskva must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 77' Time for substitution for FK Nizhny Novgorod. Aleksandr Troshechkin is replaced by Mateo Stamatov.
- 80' The crowd applauds Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu as he leaves the pitch. Vyacheslav Grulev steps in for FK Dinamo Moskva.
- 81' Konstantin Tyukavin makes way for Jorge Carrascal at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from FK Dinamo Moskva.
- 83' That is a card for FK Nizhny Novgorod. Mateo Stamatov will be fuming at that decision.
- 88' The deadlock is broken! Nikoloz Kutateladze gets on the scoresheet on 88 minutes.
- 90' Luis Chavez picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.
Lineups
FK Dinamo Moskva Lineups
Starting XI
- 93
- 7
- 10
- 1
- 2
-
25
Denis Makarov ↓ Bitelo 61'
- 70
- 18
- 13
- –
-
59
Ivan Lepskiy ↓ Fabian Balbuena 71'
Bench
-
3
Fabian Balbuena ↑ 71'
- 31
-
20
Vyacheslav Grulev ↑ 80'
-
–
Jorge Carrascal ↑ 81'
- 50
- 91
- 11
- 76
- 21
-
–
Bitelo ↑ 61'
- 80
Coach
Marcel Licka
FK Nizhny Novgorod Lineups
Starting XI
- 25
- 22
- 24
- 77
- 13
- 10
- 7
- 8
- 89
- 78
- 26
Bench
- 4
- 9
- –
-
11
Mateo Stamatov ↑ 77'
- 2
- 81
- 27
- 65
- –
- 51
- 70
- 21
Coach
Sergey Yuran
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Nikolai Kalinskii | 3 |
| Daniil Fomin | 3 |
| Konstantin Tyukavin | 2 |
| Luis Chavez | 2 |
| Fedor Smolov | 2 |
| Yaroslav Gladyshev | 2 |
| Denis Makarov | 2 |
| Nikolai Kalinskiy | 1 |
Head to Head
FK Dinamo Moskva Form
2023-09-15
FK Dinamo Moskva
1–1
FK Nizhny Novgorod
D
2023-09-03
FK Rostov
1–2
FK Dinamo Moskva
W
2023-08-26
FK Rubin Kazan
2–2
FK Dinamo Moskva
D
2023-08-19
FK Dinamo Moskva
2–1
PFC CSKA Moskva
W
2023-08-13
FK Dinamo Moskva
2–0
FK Baltika Kaliningrad
W
2023-08-06
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
2–3
FK Dinamo Moskva
W
FK Nizhny Novgorod Form
2023-09-15
FK Dinamo Moskva
1–1
FK Nizhny Novgorod
D
2023-09-02
FK Nizhny Novgorod
2–1
FK Rubin Kazan
W
2023-08-26
FK Nizhny Novgorod
1–0
FK Rostov
W
2023-08-20
FK Fakel Voronezh
2–0
FK Nizhny Novgorod
L
2023-08-14
FK Nizhny Novgorod
2–0
RFK Akhmat Grozny
W
2023-08-04
FK Krasnodar
0–0
FK Nizhny Novgorod
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.39
FK Dinamo Moskva xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96
FK Nizhny Novgorod xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 59%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.35
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 88% |
|
12% |
| ± 1.5 | 68% |
|
32% |
| ± 2.5 | 41% |
|
59% |
| ± 3.5 | 22% |
|
78% |
| ± 4.5 | 10% |
|
90% |
Double Chance
FK Dinamo Moskva or Draw
75%
Draw or FK Nizhny Novgorod
53%
FK Dinamo Moskva or FK Nizhny Novgorod
72%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FK Dinamo Moskva win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
12.1%
0 – 0
11.7%
2 – 0
8.9%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
8%
1 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
4.3%
2 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 1
4%
3 – 2
2%
Asian Handicap — FK Dinamo Moskva
| Handicap | FK Dinamo Moskva covers | Push | FK Nizhny Novgorod covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -2 | 8% | 14% | 78% |
| -1.5 | 22% | — | 78% |
| -1 | 22% | 23% | 55% |
| -0.5 | 45% | — | 55% |
| +0.5 | 75% | — | 25% |
| +1 | 75% | 16% | 9% |
| +1.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
| +2 | 91% | 7% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
FK Dinamo Moskva keeps clean sheet
39%
✓
FK Nizhny Novgorod keeps clean sheet
26%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

