FK Nizhny Novgorod vs FK Rostov, RFPL 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 29 Jul | FK Ural | A | 0–0 | D |
| 22 Jul | FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg | H | 0–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Aug | FK Nizhny Novgorod | A | 0–1 | L |
| 19 Aug | PFK Sochi | A | 0–4 | L |
| 12 Aug | FK Rubin Kazan | H | 3–0 | W |
| 05 Aug | PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara | A | 1–5 | L |
| 29 Jul | FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg | H | 1–1 | D |
| 23 Jul | FK Fakel Voronezh | H | 2–1 | 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)
H2H (10 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
17%
Clean Sheets
FK Nizhny Novgorod this season
FK Nizhny Novgorod this season
27%
Clean Sheets
FK Rostov this season
FK Rostov this season
FK Nizhny Novgorod are 15th (23 pts). FK Rostov are 10th (33 pts).
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
FK Rostov
0-15
–/2
16-30
2/–
31-45
4/–
46-60
–/2
61-75
–/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' The wait is over. FK Rostov get us underway at Stadion Nizhny Novgorod.
- 5' It looks surprising FK Rostov does not make any changes. Yaroslav Mikhailov has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 15' FK Nizhny Novgorod currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Artur Nigmatullin, as he is very good at scoring at Stadion Nizhny Novgorod with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FK Nizhny Novgorod side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 35' Aleksandr Troshechkin is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FK Rostov so far.
- 40' FK Rostov looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Ronaldo scoring 1 goals.
- 45' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kirill Shchetinin made 364 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 50' 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.
- 55' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 60' Nikolai Kalinskiy adds to his 0 season tally! FK Nizhny Novgorod lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
- 65' Lucas Masoero needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 70' Yaroslav Mikhailov gets the nod from FK Nizhny Novgorod. He replaces Aleksandr Troshechkin and will look to change the dynamic.
- 75' Aleksey Ionov is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FK Nizhny Novgorod tonight.
- 80' The FK Nizhny Novgorod manager makes a substitution. Timur Suleimanov departs to be replaced by Ilya Kukharchuk.
- 81' FK Nizhny Novgorod manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ilya Zhigulev is hanging Edgar Sevikyan on the field on 81 minute.
- 86' 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.
- 90' That is a card for FK Nizhny Novgorod. Artur Nigmatullin will be fuming at that decision.
- 90' Fresh legs for FK Nizhny Novgorod! Nikolay Tolstopyatov comes on to replace Nikolai Kalinskiy.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for FK Nizhny Novgorod players.
Lineups
FK Nizhny Novgorod Lineups
Starting XI
- 25
- 22
- 5
- 93
- 24
- 77
- 10
-
7
Edgar Sevikyan ↓ Ilya Zhigulev 81'
- 27
- 8
- 78
Bench
-
4
Ilya Zhigulev ↑ 81'
- 9
-
13
Ilya Kukharchuk ↑ 80'
- 11
- 81
-
14
Yaroslav Mikhailov ↑ 70'
-
65
Nikolay Tolstopyatov ↑ 90'
- 89
- 6
- 51
- 70
- 34
Coach
Sergey Yuran
FK Rostov Lineups
Starting XI
- 11
- 23
- 8
- 15
- 30
- 27
- 71
- 87
- 92
- 88
- 5
Bench
- 1
- 47
- 7
- 18
- 69
- 62
- 76
- 28
- 9
- 19
- 64
- 40
Coach
Valeriy Karpin
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Maksim Osipenko | 5 |
| Dmitrii Poloz | 3 |
| Daniil Utkin | 2 |
| Timur Suleimanov | 2 |
| Nikolay Komlichenko | 2 |
| Maksim Osipenko | 1 |
| Andrey Langovich | 1 |
| Kirill Shchetinin | 1 |
Head to Head
FK Nizhny Novgorod Form
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
2023-07-29
FK Ural
0–0
FK Nizhny Novgorod
D
2023-07-22
FK Nizhny Novgorod
0–2
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.41
FK Nizhny Novgorod xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.99
FK Rostov xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 57%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FK Nizhny Novgorod win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.4
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 89% |
|
11% |
| ± 1.5 | 69% |
|
31% |
| ± 2.5 | 43% |
|
57% |
| ± 3.5 | 23% |
|
77% |
| ± 4.5 | 10% |
|
90% |
Double Chance
FK Nizhny Novgorod or Draw
75%
Draw or FK Rostov
53%
FK Nizhny Novgorod or FK Rostov
72%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
11.2%
2 – 0
8.7%
2 – 1
8.6%
0 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
4.4%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 2
2.1%
Asian Handicap — FK Nizhny Novgorod
| Handicap | FK Nizhny Novgorod covers | Push | FK Rostov 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% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
FK Nizhny Novgorod keeps clean sheet
38%
✗
FK Rostov keeps clean sheet
25%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.