Thursday , 2 July 2026

FK Nizhny Novgorod vs FK Fakel Voronezh, RFPL 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

RFPL · 2024-25
FK Nizhny Novgorod
1 – 1
Full Time
FK Fakel Voronezh
Sat 17 May 2025 · 16:00 UTC Stadion Nizhny Novgorod 13,494 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 18' Ilnur Alshin
Vyacheslav Grulev pen 67' 1–1
Y 21' Ilnur Alshin
Juan Boselli 39' Y
Juan Boselli 43' YR
Y 57' Igor Yurganov
Nikita Medvedev 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FK Nizhny Novgorod vs FK Fakel Voronezh — RFPL at Stadion Nizhny Novgorod.

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

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FK Nizhny Novgorod 6 games · Avg 1.8 goals FK Fakel Voronezh
Last 5 meetings
2025-05-17 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–1 FK Fakel Voronezh 2024-09-14 FK Fakel Voronezh 0–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2024-03-03 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–1 FK Fakel Voronezh 2023-08-20 FK Fakel Voronezh 2–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2023-05-14 FK Fakel Voronezh 1–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod

Recent Form

FK Nizhny Novgorod
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 May FK Fakel Voronezh H 1–1 D
12 May PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara H 5–2 W
04 May FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg A 1–2 L
26 Apr RFK Akhmat Grozny H 1–0 W
19 Apr FK Lokomotiv Moskva A 0–3 L
12 Apr FK Dinamo Moskva H 1–1 D
FK Fakel Voronezh
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 May FK Nizhny Novgorod A 1–1 D
11 May FK Lokomotiv Moskva H 0–1 L
04 May FK Spartak Moskva H 0–0 D
27 Apr FK Rubin Kazan A 1–2 L
20 Apr FK Rostov H 0–2 L
13 Apr FK Akron Tolyatti A 0–1 L

Key Stats

50% 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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FK Nizhny Novgorod and FK Fakel Voronezh has kicked off!
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' FK Fakel Voronezh started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' It looks surprising FK Nizhny Novgorod does not make any changes. Igor Yurganov has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 18' GOAL! Ilnur Alshin scores on 18. Assisted by Albert Gabaraev
  • 21' FK Fakel Voronezh player sees a card in front of him.
  • 26' 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.
  • 31' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 36' It looks like no one’s ball. FK Fakel Voronezh is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 39' It’s a booking for FK Nizhny Novgorod player. Juan Boselli gets a card.
  • 43' FK Nizhny Novgorod receives a card for a hard tackle on 43.
  • 46' It is a substitution in FK Nizhny Novgorod team. Nikolai Kalinskiy is replaced by Vladislav Karapuzov on 46 minute.
  • 51' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sergey Bozhin made 90 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 57' It’s a booking for FK Fakel Voronezh player. Igor Yurganov gets a card.
  • 59' FK Fakel Voronezh manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Vyacheslav Yakimov is hanging Ilnur Alshin on the field on 59 minute.
  • 64' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Fakel Voronezh that had 90 games and scored 73 goals.
  • 67' GOAL! Vyacheslav Grulev scores on 67.
  • 71' The whistle greets Albert Gabaraev as he departs to be replaced by Mohamed Brahimi.
  • 72' The whistle greets Vyacheslav Grulev as he departs to be replaced by Stanislav Magkeev.
  • 77' The FK Fakel Voronezh manager makes a substitution. Vladimir Ilyin departs to be replaced by Belajdi Pusi.
  • 82' 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.
  • 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.
  • 90' The referee shows FK Nizhny Novgorod player a card on 90.
  • 90' The whistle greets Nikita Kakkoev as he departs to be replaced by Juan Castillo.
  • The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

FK Nizhny Novgorod Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Viktor Goncharenko

FK Fakel Voronezh Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Igor Shalimov

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Nikolai Kalinskii 2
Ilnur Alshin 1
Milson 1
Maksim Maksimov 1
Aleksandr Dolgov 1
Evgeniy Markov 1
Kirill Gotsuk 1
Vyacheslav Yakimov 1

Head to Head

2025-05-17 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–1 FK Fakel Voronezh 2024-09-14 FK Fakel Voronezh 0–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2024-03-03 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–1 FK Fakel Voronezh 2023-08-20 FK Fakel Voronezh 2–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2023-05-14 FK Fakel Voronezh 1–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod

FK Nizhny Novgorod Form

2025-05-17 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–1 FK Fakel Voronezh D 2025-05-12 FK Nizhny Novgorod 5–2 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara W 2025-05-04 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2025-04-26 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–0 RFK Akhmat Grozny W 2025-04-19 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 3–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2025-04-12 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–1 FK Dinamo Moskva D

FK Fakel Voronezh Form

2025-05-17 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–1 FK Fakel Voronezh D 2025-05-11 FK Fakel Voronezh 0–1 FK Lokomotiv Moskva L 2025-05-04 FK Fakel Voronezh 0–0 FK Spartak Moskva D 2025-04-27 FK Rubin Kazan 2–1 FK Fakel Voronezh L 2025-04-20 FK Fakel Voronezh 0–2 FK Rostov L 2025-04-13 FK Akron Tolyatti 1–0 FK Fakel Voronezh L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.28 FK Nizhny Novgorod xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 FK Fakel Voronezh xG
I would bet for: FK Nizhny Novgorod or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FK Nizhny Novgorod43% Draw29% FK Fakel Voronezh28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

FK Nizhny Novgorod or Draw
72%
Draw or FK Fakel Voronezh
57%
FK Nizhny Novgorod or FK Fakel Voronezh
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FK Nizhny Novgorod28% Draw51% FK Fakel Voronezh21%
Actual: FK Fakel Voronezh win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
12.2%
1 – 0
11.6%
0 – 1
9%
2 – 1
8.1%
2 – 0
7.9%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
5%
2 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
3.5%
3 – 0
3.3%
1 – 3
2.2%

Asian Handicap — FK Nizhny Novgorod

Handicap FK Nizhny Novgorod covers Push FK Fakel Voronezh covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 22% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 17% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

FK Nizhny Novgorod keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
FK Fakel Voronezh keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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