Thursday , 2 July 2026

FK Nizhny Novgorod vs FK Rostov, RFPL 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

RFPL · 2025-26
FK Nizhny Novgorod
0 – 1
Full Time
FK Rostov
Sun 5 Apr 2026 · 11:00 UTC Stadion Nizhny Novgorod 7,725 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 29' Ronaldo
Y 51' Kirill Shchetinin
Y 55' Dmitriy Chistyakov
Edgardo Farina 79' Y
Y 86' Egor Golenkov
Matvey Urvantsev 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FK Nizhny Novgorod vs FK Rostov — RFPL at Stadion Nizhny Novgorod.

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 total

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
1
7
FK Nizhny Novgorod 10 games · Avg 2.6 goals FK Rostov
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-05 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–1 FK Rostov 2025-08-10 FK Rostov 1–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2024-11-30 FK Rostov 4–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2024-10-19 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–1 FK Rostov 2023-11-26 FK Rostov 1–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod

Recent Form

FK Nizhny Novgorod
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
FK Rostov
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
17% Clean Sheets
FK Nizhny Novgorod this season
27% Clean Sheets
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' 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.

Lineups

FK Nizhny Novgorod Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aleksey Shpilevskiy

FK Rostov Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jonathan Alba

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2026-04-05 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–1 FK Rostov 2025-08-10 FK Rostov 1–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2024-11-30 FK Rostov 4–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2024-10-19 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–1 FK Rostov 2023-11-26 FK Rostov 1–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod

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

FK Rostov Form

2026-04-05 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–1 FK Rostov W 2026-03-21 RFK Akhmat Grozny 1–0 FK Rostov L 2026-03-14 FK Rostov 0–1 FK Dinamo Moskva L 2026-03-07 FK Rostov 1–1 FK Baltika Kaliningrad D 2026-02-28 FK Krasnodar 2–1 FK Rostov L 2025-12-06 FK Rostov 2–0 FK Rubin Kazan W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.83 FK Nizhny Novgorod xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 FK Rostov xG
I would bet for: FK Rostov or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FK Nizhny Novgorod28% Draw33% FK Rostov39%
Actual: FK Rostov win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
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 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

✗ Wrong
FK Nizhny Novgorod18% Draw56% FK Rostov26%
Actual: FK Rostov win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
17.7%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 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.