FK Fakel Voronezh vs FK Nizhny Novgorod, RFPL 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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FK Fakel Voronezh vs FK Nizhny Novgorod — RFPL at Centralniy Profsoyuz Stadion.
- FK Fakel Voronezh 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- FK Nizhny Novgorod 30 games · 23 pts (2025/26)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg | 30 | 68 |
| 2 | FK Krasnodar | 30 | 66 |
| 3 | FK Lokomotiv Moskva | 30 | 53 |
| 4 | FK Spartak Moskva | 30 | 52 |
| 5 | PFC CSKA Moskva | 30 | 51 |
| 6 | FK Baltika Kaliningrad | 30 | 46 |
| 7 | FK Dinamo Moskva | 30 | 45 |
| 8 | FK Rubin Kazan | 30 | 43 |
| 9 | RFK Akhmat Grozny | 30 | 37 |
| 10 | FK Rostov | 30 | 33 |
| 11 | PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara | 30 | 32 |
| 12 | FK Orenburg | 30 | 29 |
| 13 | FK Akron Tolyatti | 30 | 27 |
| 14 | FK Dinamo Makhachkala | 30 | 26 |
| 15 | FK Nizhny Novgorod | 30 | 23 |
| 16 | PFK Sochi | 30 | 22 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep | FK Nizhny Novgorod | H | 0–0 | D |
| 01 Sep | FK Rostov | A | 1–4 | L |
| 24 Aug | FK Orenburg | H | 1–0 | W |
| 18 Aug | FK Spartak Moskva | A | 0–3 | L |
| 11 Aug | PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara | A | 0–2 | L |
| 04 Aug | FK Krasnodar | H | 0–0 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep | FK Fakel Voronezh | A | 0–0 | D |
| 31 Aug | FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg | H | 0–3 | L |
| 25 Aug | PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara | A | 1–3 | L |
| 18 Aug | FK Krasnodar | A | 1–2 | L |
| 09 Aug | FK Khimki | H | 1–0 | W |
| 04 Aug | FK Dinamo Makhachkala | A | 1–0 | W |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
H2H (6 games)
17%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
17%
Clean Sheets
FK Nizhny Novgorod this season
FK Nizhny Novgorod this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
FK Nizhny Novgorod
0-15
1/1
16-30
1/2
31-45
3/1
46-60
–/4
61-75
2/1
76+
1/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Centralniy Profsoyuz Stadion that hosts another battle between FK Fakel Voronezh and FK Nizhny Novgorod.
- 5' The travelling FK Nizhny Novgorod supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 10' Sergey Bozhin needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 12 Yellow cards this season.
- 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 20' FK Nizhny Novgorod started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
- 25' It looks surprising FK Fakel Voronezh does not make any changes. Ognjen Ozegovic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Luka Ticic, as he is very good at scoring at Centralniy Profsoyuz Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 31' A meaty challenge results in booking for Mohamed Brahimi on 31.
- 35' FK Nizhny Novgorod player sees a card in front of him.
- 40' FK Fakel Voronezh is showing some good football. However, FK Fakel Voronezh are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 43' Irakli Kvekveskiri is having his name booked by the referee on 43.
- 45' The referee shows FK Nizhny Novgorod player a card on 45.
- 49' Andrey Ivlev has so much to prove this time. He replaces Irakli Kvekveskiri on 49 minute.
- 54' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Nizhny Novgorod that had 149 games and scored 135 goals.
- 59' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 61' The FK Fakel Voronezh manager makes a substitution. Thabo Cele departs to be replaced by Aleksey Kashtanov.
- 62' FK Fakel Voronezh receives a card for a hard tackle on 62.
- 67' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 67 minutes.
- 72' FK Nizhny Novgorod is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 74' The FK Nizhny Novgorod manager makes a substitution. Juan Boselli departs to be replaced by Valeriy Tsarukyan.
- 77' The FK Fakel Voronezh manager makes a substitution. Ilnur Alshin departs to be replaced by Igor Kalinin.
- 82' Kirill Bozhenov has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 87' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 89' Abdula Bagamaev is replacing Vladimir Ilyin for the FK Fakel Voronezh side.
- 90' The referee shows FK Nizhny Novgorod player a card on 90.
- 90' FK Nizhny Novgorod manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nikita Ermakov is hanging Luka Ticic on the field on 90 minute.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
Lineups
FK Fakel Voronezh Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 31
-
10
Ilnur Alshin ↓ Igor Kalinin 77'
- 22
- 20
- 23
- 33
- 7
- 15
- 47
-
5
Thabo Cele ↓ Aleksey Kashtanov 61'
- 4
Bench
- 72
-
13
Igor Kalinin ↑ 77'
-
9
Aleksey Kashtanov ↑ 61'
- 92
- 88
- 11
- 1
-
64
Andrey Ivlev ↑ 49'
-
8
Abdula Bagamaev ↑ 89'
- 21
- 77
- 17
Coach
Dmitry Pyatibratov
FK Nizhny Novgorod Lineups
5-4-1Starting XI
- 30
-
90
Ognjen Ozegovic ↓ Ze Turbo 90'
- 18
- 22
- 20
- 24
- 11
- 15
- 2
- 78
-
29
Luka Ticic ↓ Nikita Ermakov 90'
Bench
-
9
Ze Turbo ↑ 90'
- 3
- 1
- 7
- 10
-
87
Kirill Bozhenov ↑ 90'
- 81
-
19
Nikita Ermakov ↑ 90'
- 70
- 34
-
80
Valeriy Tsarukyan ↑ 74'
- 47
Coach
Sasa Ilic
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Nikolai Kalinskii | 2 |
| Evgeniy Markov | 1 |
| Kirill Gotsuk | 1 |
| Vyacheslav Yakimov | 1 |
| Vyacheslav Grulev | 1 |
| Ilnur Alshin | 1 |
| Milson | 1 |
| Maksim Maksimov | 1 |
Head to Head
FK Fakel Voronezh Form
2024-09-14
FK Fakel Voronezh
0–0
FK Nizhny Novgorod
D
2024-09-01
FK Rostov
4–1
FK Fakel Voronezh
L
2024-08-24
FK Fakel Voronezh
1–0
FK Orenburg
W
2024-08-18
FK Spartak Moskva
3–0
FK Fakel Voronezh
L
2024-08-11
PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara
2–0
FK Fakel Voronezh
L
2024-08-04
FK Fakel Voronezh
0–0
FK Krasnodar
D
FK Nizhny Novgorod Form
2024-09-14
FK Fakel Voronezh
0–0
FK Nizhny Novgorod
D
2024-08-31
FK Nizhny Novgorod
0–3
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
L
2024-08-25
PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara
3–1
FK Nizhny Novgorod
L
2024-08-18
FK Krasnodar
2–1
FK Nizhny Novgorod
L
2024-08-09
FK Nizhny Novgorod
1–0
FK Khimki
W
2024-08-04
FK Dinamo Makhachkala
0–1
FK Nizhny Novgorod
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.1
FK Fakel Voronezh xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.79
FK Nizhny Novgorod xG
I would bet for:
FK Fakel Voronezh or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 71%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.89
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 82% |
|
18% |
| ± 1.5 | 57% |
|
43% |
| ± 2.5 | 29% |
|
71% |
| ± 3.5 | 13% |
|
87% |
| ± 4.5 | 5% |
|
95% |
Double Chance
FK Fakel Voronezh or Draw
75%
Draw or FK Nizhny Novgorod
58%
FK Fakel Voronezh or FK Nizhny Novgorod
68%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
15.2%
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 1
10.6%
2 – 0
8.7%
2 – 1
7.1%
1 – 2
5.1%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
3.1%
2 – 2
2.9%
3 – 1
2.7%
1 – 3
1.4%
Asian Handicap — FK Fakel Voronezh
| Handicap | FK Fakel Voronezh covers | Push | FK Nizhny Novgorod covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 5% | — | 95% |
| -2 | 5% | 12% | 83% |
| -1.5 | 17% | — | 83% |
| -1 | 17% | 24% | 59% |
| -0.5 | 41% | — | 59% |
| +0.5 | 76% | — | 24% |
| +1 | 76% | 17% | 8% |
| +1.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
| +2 | 92% | 6% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
FK Fakel Voronezh keeps clean sheet
46%
✗
FK Nizhny Novgorod keeps clean sheet
34%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

