FK Nizhny Novgorod vs FK Spartak Moskva, RFPL 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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FK Spartak Moskva

Sun 27 Oct 2024 · 11:15 UTC Stadion Nizhny Novgorod 15,374 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 68' Theo Bongonda

0–2 90+2' Shamar Nicholson

Y 30' Christopher Martins

Ognjen Ozegovic 85' Y

Vladislav Karapuzov 90' R

Overview

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FK Nizhny Novgorod vs FK Spartak Moskva — RFPL at Stadion Nizhny Novgorod.

FK Nizhny Novgorod 30 games · 23 pts (2026/27)
FK Spartak Moskva 14 games · 29 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	14	31
2	FK Dinamo Moskva	14	31
3	FK Spartak Moskva	14	29
4	FK Krasnodar	14	26
5	PFC CSKA Moskva	14	26
6	FK Rostov	14	19
7	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	14	18
8	FK Rubin Kazan	14	18
9	FK Baltika Kaliningrad	14	17
10	FK Orenburg	14	17
11	FK Dinamo Makhachkala	14	16
12	RFK Akhmat Grozny	14	14
13	FK Akron Tolyatti	14	12
14	FK Rodina Moskva	14	12
15	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	14	11
16	FK Fakel Voronezh	14	6

Head-to-Head

FK Nizhny Novgorod 10 games · Avg 2.1 goals FK Spartak Moskva

Last 5 meetings

2024-10-27 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–2 FK Spartak Moskva 2024-05-05 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–0 FK Spartak Moskva 2023-10-22 FK Spartak Moskva 2–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2023-05-28 FK Spartak Moskva 0–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2022-10-02 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–2 FK Spartak Moskva

Recent Form

FK Nizhny Novgorod

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Oct	FK Spartak Moskva	H	0–2	L
19 Oct	FK Rostov	H	1–1	D
05 Oct	FK Akron Tolyatti	A	2–2	D
27 Sep	FK Orenburg	A	2–1	W
22 Sep	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	H	1–3	L
14 Sep	FK Fakel Voronezh	A	0–0	D

FK Spartak Moskva

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Oct	FK Nizhny Novgorod	A	2–0	W
19 Oct	FK Krasnodar	H	0–3	L
05 Oct	FK Rostov	H	3–0	W
28 Sep	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	A	1–3	L
22 Sep	FK Dinamo Moskva	H	2–2	D
15 Sep	FK Dinamo Makhachkala	A	1–1	D

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

44% Clean Sheets
FK Spartak Moskva this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Spartak Moskva

0-15

–/1

16-30

3/2

31-45

3/1

46-60

1/1

61-75

2/1

76+

6/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FK Spartak Moskva

Manfred Ugalde	6 G
Mirlind Daku	5 G	1 A
Pablo Solari	3 G	1 A
Danil Prutsev	3 G
Ezequiel Barco	2 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' FK Nizhny Novgorod have kicked off against FK Spartak Moskva. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FK Nizhny Novgorod side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
10' The home supporters are growing impatient. FK Nizhny Novgorod must find a spark to ignite this game.
15' named a 5-4-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
20' 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.
25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
30' That is a card for FK Spartak Moskva. Christopher Martins will be fuming at that decision.
35' FK Nizhny Novgorod 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.
40' Aleksandr Troshechkin has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 4 cards already picked up this season.
45' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
50' FK Nizhny Novgorod started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
55' The 27-year-old Ezequiel Barco has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
60' FK Spartak Moskva are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
61' The FK Nizhny Novgorod manager makes a substitution. Aleksandr Troshechkin departs to be replaced by Vladislav Karapuzov.
64' Roman Zobnin gets the nod from FK Spartak Moskva. He replaces Christopher Martins and will look to change the dynamic.
68' What composure from Theo Bongonda! The Congo DR international strokes it home. 0-1.
73' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
74' The supporters are chanting for Mateo Stamatov. He replaces Luka Ticic on 74 minute.
77' Another change for FK Spartak Moskva made on 77 minute. Marquinhos leaves to be changed by Ricardo Mangas.
82' Russia international Nikita Medvedev has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
84' Ze Turbo is replacing Kirill Bozhenov for the FK Nizhny Novgorod side.
85' FK Nizhny Novgorod player sees a card in front of him.
89' FK Spartak Moskva make a change. Daniil Denisov trudges off to be replaced by Alexis Duarte on 89 minutes.
90' It’s gonna be a card for Vladislav Karapuzov.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from FK Spartak Moskva to claim maximum points.

Lineups

FK Nizhny Novgorod Lineups

5-4-1

Starting XI

30
Nikita Medvedev
25
Sven Karic
22
Nikita Kakkoev
20
Juan Boselli ↓ Dan Glazer 61'
24
Kirill Gotsuk
10
Aleksandr Troshechkin ↓ Vladislav Karapuzov 61'
87
Kirill Bozhenov ↓ Ze Turbo 84'
15
Aleksandr Ektov
78
Nikolai Kalinskiy
80
Valeriy Tsarukyan ↓ Ognjen Ozegovic 74'
29
Luka Ticic ↓ Mateo Stamatov 74'

Bench

Coach Viktor Goncharenko

FK Spartak Moskva Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

8
Marquinhos ↓ Ricardo Mangas 77'
35
Christopher Martins ↓ Roman Zobnin 64'
6
Srdan Babic
77
Theo Bongonda
98
Aleksandr Maksimenko
5
Ezequiel Barco
2
Oleg Reabciuk
25
Danil Prutsev
9
Manfred Ugalde ↓ Shamar Nicholson 64'
68
Ruslan Litvinov
97
Daniil Denisov ↓ Alexis Duarte 89'

Bench

Coach Dejan Stanković

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Quincy Promes	3
Christopher Martins	2
Shamar Nicholson	2
Mamadou Maiga	2
Ezequiel Barco	2
Theo Bongonda	2
Alexey Kozlov	1
Manfred Ugalde	1

Head to Head

FK Nizhny Novgorod Form

2024-10-27 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–2 FK Spartak Moskva L 2024-10-19 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–1 FK Rostov D 2024-10-05 FK Akron Tolyatti 2–2 FK Nizhny Novgorod D 2024-09-27 FK Orenburg 1–2 FK Nizhny Novgorod W 2024-09-22 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–3 FK Lokomotiv Moskva L 2024-09-14 FK Fakel Voronezh 0–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod D

FK Spartak Moskva Form

2024-10-27 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–2 FK Spartak Moskva W 2024-10-19 FK Spartak Moskva 0–3 FK Krasnodar L 2024-10-05 FK Spartak Moskva 3–0 FK Rostov W 2024-09-28 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 3–1 FK Spartak Moskva L 2024-09-22 FK Spartak Moskva 2–2 FK Dinamo Moskva D 2024-09-15 FK Dinamo Makhachkala 1–1 FK Spartak Moskva D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.96 FK Nizhny Novgorod xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.3 FK Spartak Moskva xG

I would bet for: FK Spartak Moskva or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Nizhny Novgorod28% Draw31% FK Spartak Moskva41%

Actual: FK Spartak Moskva win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.26

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	39%	61%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

FK Nizhny Novgorod or Draw

59%

Draw or FK Spartak Moskva

72%

FK Nizhny Novgorod or FK Spartak Moskva

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FK Nizhny Novgorod19% Draw51% FK Spartak Moskva30%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 0

12.6%

0 – 1

12.4%

1 – 0

8.8%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

8.2%

2 – 1

2 – 0

4.6%

2 – 2

4.1%

0 – 3

3.6%

1 – 3

3.6%

3 – 1

Asian Handicap — FK Nizhny Novgorod

Handicap	FK Nizhny Novgorod covers	Push	FK Spartak Moskva covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	16%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	23%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	13%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

FK Nizhny Novgorod keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

FK Spartak Moskva keeps clean sheet

39% ✗

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