Thursday , 2 July 2026

FK Khimki vs FK Nizhny Novgorod, RFPL 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

RFPL · 2024-25
FK Khimki
2 – 0
Full Time
FK Nizhny Novgorod
Sat 29 Mar 2025 · 13:30 UTC Arena Khimki 1,555 HT 45' · FT 45'
Lucas Vera pen 22' 1–0
Butta Magomedov 86' 2–0
Aleksandr Rudenko 47' Y
Alex Corredera 54' Y
Y 55' Aleksandr Ektov
Y 73' Nikita Kakkoev

Overview

Match Preview

FK Khimki vs FK Nizhny Novgorod — RFPL at Arena Khimki.

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

2
2
2
FK Khimki 6 games · Avg 1.7 goals FK Nizhny Novgorod
Last 5 meetings
2025-03-29 FK Khimki 2–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2024-08-09 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–0 FK Khimki 2023-06-03 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2–0 FK Khimki 2022-07-24 FK Khimki 3–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2022-04-17 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–0 FK Khimki

Recent Form

FK Khimki
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Mar FK Nizhny Novgorod H 2–0 W
15 Mar RFK Akhmat Grozny H 1–1 D
08 Mar PFC CSKA Moskva A 0–1 L
02 Mar FK Fakel Voronezh H 1–0 W
08 Dec FK Dinamo Moskva A 1–4 L
01 Dec FK Lokomotiv Moskva A 3–1 W
FK Nizhny Novgorod
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Mar FK Khimki A 0–2 L
16 Mar FK Rubin Kazan A 0–1 L
07 Mar FK Krasnodar H 0–3 L
01 Mar FK Akron Tolyatti H 2–1 W
07 Dec FK Spartak Moskva A 0–3 L
30 Nov FK Rostov A 0–4 L

Key Stats

17% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
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' We are underway at Arena Khimki. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' FK Khimki is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FK Nizhny Novgorod needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 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' Valeriy Tsarukyan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 22' Lucas Vera puts FK Khimki on the lead.
  • 27' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 28' Stefan Melentijevic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Georgi Dzhikiya on 28 minute.
  • 33' 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.
  • 38' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 39' Sven Karic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mamadou Maiga on 39 minute.
  • 44' It looks surprising FK Khimki does not make any changes. Petar Golubovic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 46' It is a substitution in FK Nizhny Novgorod team. Vyacheslav Grulev is replaced by Valeriy Tsarukyan on 46 minute.
  • 47' The referee shows FK Khimki player a card on 47.
  • 52' FK Khimki started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 52.
  • 54' Alex Corredera is having his name booked by the referee on 54.
  • 55' It’s gonna be a card for Aleksandr Ektov.
  • 60' 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.
  • 63' Nikita Ermakov has so much to prove this time. He replaces Juan Castillo on 63 minute.
  • 66' The FK Khimki manager makes a substitution. Alex Corredera departs to be replaced by Boni Amian.
  • 71' It’s high time Viktor Goncharenko made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 73' Nikita Kakkoev was booked on 73.
  • 77' Another substitution for FK Nizhny Novgorod to replace Nikita Kakkoev by Kirill Gotsuk on 77 minute.
  • 82' FK Khimki seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 84' FK Khimki manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kirill Kaplenko is hanging Zelimkhan Bakaev on the field on 84 minute.
  • 86' Goal! Butta Magomedov scores his 7 goal in 118 matches.
  • Another three points for FK Khimki.

Lineups

FK Khimki Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aleksandr Dimidko

FK Nizhny Novgorod Lineups

5-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Viktor Goncharenko

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Denis Glushakov 2
Aleksandr Rudenko 1
Aleksandr Dolgov 1
Dmitrii Stotskii 1
Kirill Gotsuk 1
Dmitriy Stotskiy 1
Ognjen Ozegovic 1
Lucas Vera 1

Head to Head

2025-03-29 FK Khimki 2–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2024-08-09 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–0 FK Khimki 2023-06-03 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2–0 FK Khimki 2022-07-24 FK Khimki 3–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2022-04-17 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–0 FK Khimki

FK Khimki Form

2025-03-29 FK Khimki 2–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod W 2025-03-15 FK Khimki 1–1 RFK Akhmat Grozny D 2025-03-08 PFC CSKA Moskva 1–0 FK Khimki L 2025-03-02 FK Khimki 1–0 FK Fakel Voronezh W 2024-12-08 FK Dinamo Moskva 4–1 FK Khimki L 2024-12-01 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 1–3 FK Khimki W

FK Nizhny Novgorod Form

2025-03-29 FK Khimki 2–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2025-03-16 FK Rubin Kazan 1–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2025-03-07 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–3 FK Krasnodar L 2025-03-01 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2–1 FK Akron Tolyatti W 2024-12-07 FK Spartak Moskva 3–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2024-11-30 FK Rostov 4–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.43 FK Khimki xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.7 FK Nizhny Novgorod xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FK Khimki55% Draw28% FK Nizhny Novgorod17%
Actual: FK Khimki win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.13
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

FK Khimki or Draw
82%
Draw or FK Nizhny Novgorod
45%
FK Khimki or FK Nizhny Novgorod
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FK Khimki35% Draw52% FK Nizhny Novgorod13%
Actual: FK Khimki win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
15.9%
0 – 0
14.1%
1 – 1
12.7%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.3%
0 – 1
7.2%
3 – 0
5.5%
3 – 1
4%
1 – 2
4%
2 – 2
3%
0 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
2%

Asian Handicap — FK Khimki

Handicap FK Khimki covers Push FK Nizhny Novgorod covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 26% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 12% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FK Khimki keeps clean sheet
50% ✗
FK Nizhny Novgorod keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.