FK Nizhny Novgorod vs FK Rostov, RFPL 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
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FK Nizhny Novgorod vs FK Rostov — RFPL at Stadion Nizhny Novgorod.
- FK Nizhny Novgorod 30 games · 23 pts (2025/26)
- FK Rostov 30 games · 33 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Sergey Karasev
- Assistant 1 Maksim Belokur (Russia)
- Assistant 2 Aleksey Lunev
7 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 4.6 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# 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 05 Apr FK Rostov H 0–1 L 21 Mar FK Krasnodar A 0–5 L 15 Mar PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara H 3–0 W 07 Mar PFK Sochi H 2–1 W 28 Feb FK Lokomotiv Moskva A 1–2 L 07 Dec FK Dinamo Makhachkala A 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Apr FK Nizhny Novgorod A 1–0 W 21 Mar RFK Akhmat Grozny A 0–1 L 14 Mar FK Dinamo Moskva H 0–1 L 07 Mar FK Baltika Kaliningrad H 1–1 D 28 Feb FK Krasnodar A 1–2 L 06 Dec FK Rubin Kazan H 2–0 W Season Stats
FK Nizhny Novgorod FK Rostov #15 Position #10 23 Points 33 30 Played 30 6 / 5 / 19 W / D / L 8 / 9 / 13 26 Scored 25 50 Conceded 32 -24 GD -7 0.77 PPG 1.10 20% Win % 27% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history17% Clean Sheets
FK Nizhny Novgorod this season27% Clean Sheets
FK Rostov this seasonFK Nizhny Novgorod are 15th (23 pts). FK Rostov are 10th (33 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FK Nizhny Novgorod0-151/116-301/231-453/146-60–/461-752/176+1/5■ Scored ■ ConcededFK Rostov0-15–/216-302/–31-454/–46-60–/261-75–/–76+1/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Stadion Nizhny Novgorod will turn into a battlefield for FK Nizhny Novgorod and FK Rostov.
- 5' It looks surprising FK Nizhny Novgorod does not make any changes. Olakunle Olusegun has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 10' Adrian Balboa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
- 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nikita Medvedev made 355 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 25' 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.
- 29' GOAL! Ronaldo scores on 29. Assisted by Kirill Shchetinin
- 34' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dmitriy Chistyakov, as he is very good at scoring at Stadion Nizhny Novgorod with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 39' FK Rostov is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 44' FK Rostov 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.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Yuriy Koledin. He replaces Adrian Balboa on 46 minute.
- 51' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kirill Shchetinin on 51.
- 55' That looks like a foul for a card for Dmitriy Chistyakov.
- 60' It’s high time Aleksey Shpilevskiy made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 61' The FK Rostov manager makes a substitution. Ronaldo departs to be replaced by Andrey Langovich.
- 66' FK Nizhny Novgorod started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 66.
- 71' The supporters are chanting for German Ignatov. He replaces Dmitriy Chistyakov on 71 minute.
- 76' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 79' FK Nizhny Novgorod receives a card for a hard tackle on 79.
- 84' Egor Golenkov needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 85' Time for substitution for FK Nizhny Novgorod. Luka Ticic is replaced by Artem Sidorenko.
- 86' A meaty challenge results in booking for Egor Golenkov on 86.
- 89' Andrey Ivlev is replacing Ilya Kirsh for the FK Nizhny Novgorod side.
- 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Matvey Urvantsev.
- 90' Time for substitution for FK Rostov. Timur Suleimanov is replaced by Anton Shamonin.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FK Nizhny Novgorod.
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Lineups
FK Nizhny Novgorod Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 30
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10
Adrian Balboa ↓ Yuriy Koledin 46'
- 25
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88
Daniil Lesovoy ↓ Renaldo Cephas 46'
- 40
- 70
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4
Ilya Kirsh ↓ Andrey Ivlev 89'
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17
Egor Smelov ↓ Matvey Urvantsev 46'
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29
Luka Ticic ↓ Artem Sidorenko 85'
- 24
- 6
Bench
- 27
- 1
- 2
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21
Renaldo Cephas ↑ 46'
- 19
- 8
- 78
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77
Andrey Ivlev ↑ 89'
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69
Artem Sidorenko ↑ 85'
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3
Yuriy Koledin ↑ 46'
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14
Matvey Urvantsev ↑ 46'
- 23
Coach Aleksey ShpilevskiyFK Rostov Lineups
3-5-2Starting XI
- 8
- 18
- 69
- 99
- 4
- 10
- 78
- 22
- 40
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7
Ronaldo ↓ Andrey Langovich 61'
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Bench
- 5
- 62
- 71
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87
Andrey Langovich ↑ 61'
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9
Mohammad Mohebi ↑ 61'
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58
Daniil Shantaliy ↑ 71'
- 19
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67
German Ignatov ↑ 71'
- 34
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91
Anton Shamonin ↑ 90'
- 17
- 59
Coach Jonathan Alba -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Maksim Osipenko 5 Dmitrii Poloz 3 Daniil Utkin 2 Timur Suleimanov 2 Nikolay Komlichenko 2 Richie Ennin 1 Valeriy Tsarukyan 1 Rodrigo Saravia 1 Head to Head
FK Nizhny Novgorod Form
2026-04-05 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–1 FK Rostov L 2026-03-21 FK Krasnodar 5–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2026-03-15 FK Nizhny Novgorod 3–0 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara W 2026-03-07 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2–1 PFK Sochi W 2026-02-28 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 2–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2025-12-07 FK Dinamo Makhachkala 0–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 40.83 FK Nizhny Novgorod xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.06 FK Rostov xGI would bet for: FK Rostov or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 71%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FK Rostov winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 1.89Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 82% 18% ± 1.5 56% 44% ± 2.5 29% 71% ± 3.5 13% 87% ± 4.5 5% 95% Double Chance
FK Nizhny Novgorod or Draw 62%Draw or FK Rostov 72%FK Nizhny Novgorod or FK Rostov 67%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FK Rostov win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 17.7%0 – 1 Actual1 – 1 14.2%1 – 0 11.1%0 – 2 8.1%1 – 2 6.9%2 – 1 5.3%2 – 0 4.9%2 – 2 3%0 – 3 2.8%1 – 3 2.5%3 – 1 1.5%Asian Handicap — FK Nizhny Novgorod
Handicap FK Nizhny Novgorod covers Push FK Rostov covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 7% 91% -1.5 9% — 91% -1 9% 17% 74% -0.5 26% — 74% +0.5 61% — 39% +1 61% 23% 16% +1.5 84% — 16% +2 84% 11% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
FK Nizhny Novgorod keeps clean sheet 35% ✓FK Rostov keeps clean sheet 44% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.