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FK Nizhny Novgorod vs FK Spartak Moskva, RFPL 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

RFPL · 2025-26
FK Nizhny Novgorod
1 – 2
Full Time
FK Spartak Moskva
Sun 26 Apr 2026 · 11:00 UTC Stadion Nizhny Novgorod HT 45' · FT 45'
Egor Smelov 38' Y
Y 88' Ruslan Litvinov
Y 90' Daniil Denisov

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Igor Kaplenkov (Russia)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 FK Krasnodar 9 21
2 FK Dinamo Moskva 9 19
3 PFC CSKA Moskva 9 19
4 FK Spartak Moskva 9 19
5 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 9 18
6 FK Rubin Kazan 9 12
7 FK Dinamo Makhachkala 9 12
8 FK Baltika Kaliningrad 9 11
9 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara 9 11
10 RFK Akhmat Grozny 9 10
11 FK Orenburg 9 9
12 FK Akron Tolyatti 9 8
13 FK Rostov 9 8
14 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 9 7
15 FK Rodina Moskva 9 5
16 FK Fakel Voronezh 9 3

Head-to-Head

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FK Nizhny Novgorod 10 games · Avg 2.1 goals FK Spartak Moskva
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-26 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–2 FK Spartak Moskva 2025-09-28 FK Spartak Moskva 3–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2024-12-07 FK Spartak Moskva 3–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2024-10-27 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–2 FK Spartak Moskva 2024-05-05 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–0 FK Spartak Moskva

Recent Form

FK Nizhny Novgorod
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Apr FK Spartak Moskva H 1–2 L
22 Apr FK Orenburg A 1–2 L
18 Apr FK Dinamo Moskva H 1–1 D
11 Apr FK Baltika Kaliningrad A 2–2 D
05 Apr FK Rostov H 0–1 L
21 Mar FK Krasnodar A 0–5 L
FK Spartak Moskva
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Apr FK Nizhny Novgorod A 2–1 W
23 Apr FK Krasnodar H 1–2 L
19 Apr RFK Akhmat Grozny H 3–1 W
12 Apr FK Rostov A 1–1 D
05 Apr FK Lokomotiv Moskva H 2–1 W
22 Mar FK Orenburg A 2–0 W

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
FK Spartak Moskva this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Spartak Moskva
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/1
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FK Spartak Moskva
Mirlind Daku 3 G 1 A
Manfred Ugalde 3 G
Danil Prutsev 2 G
Pablo Solari 2 G
Marquinhos 1 G 4 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Stadion Nizhny Novgorod. FK Nizhny Novgorod are looking to make home advantage count against FK Spartak Moskva.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' FK Nizhny Novgorod are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Juan Carlos Carcedo might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 25' Ezequiel Barco has been relatively quiet despite scoring 44 goals in his last 295 appearances.
  • 28' Magnificent from Adrian Balboa! That is 10 goals in 123 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 33' Maksim Shnaptsev is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FK Spartak Moskva tonight.
  • 38' Poor challenge from Egor Smelov. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 43' FK Spartak Moskva come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 46' A goal from the Argentina international Ezequiel Barco! He fires home on 45 to make it 1-1!
  • 51' Nikolai Kalinskiy is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FK Nizhny Novgorod so far.
  • 56' The home supporters are growing impatient. FK Nizhny Novgorod must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 61' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 61 minutes.
  • 62' The FK Nizhny Novgorod bench stirs into life. Adrian Balboa is withdrawn and Olakunle Olusegun gets his opportunity.
  • 65' Another substitution for FK Spartak Moskva to replace Christopher Martins by Igor Dmitriev on 65 minute.
  • 70' It’s high time Aleksey Shpilevskiy made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 72' Roman Zobnin is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 77' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 78' The crowd applauds Renaldo Cephas as he leaves the pitch. Matvey Urvantsev steps in for FK Nizhny Novgorod.
  • 80' Levi Garcia gets the nod from FK Spartak Moskva. He replaces Manfred Ugalde and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 85' 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.
  • 88' Ruslan Litvinov picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 89' The FK Nizhny Novgorod manager makes a substitution. Egor Smelov departs to be replaced by Vyacheslav Grulev.
  • 90' That is a card for FK Spartak Moskva. Daniil Denisov will be fuming at that decision.
  • The final score is 1-2.

Lineups

FK Nizhny Novgorod Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aleksey Shpilevskiy

FK Spartak Moskva Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Juan Carlos Carcedo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Quincy Promes 3
Ezequiel Barco 2
Theo Bongonda 2
Christopher Martins 2
Shamar Nicholson 2
Mamadou Maiga 2
Adrian Balboa 1
Ezequiel Ponce 1

Head to Head

2026-04-26 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–2 FK Spartak Moskva 2025-09-28 FK Spartak Moskva 3–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2024-12-07 FK Spartak Moskva 3–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2024-10-27 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–2 FK Spartak Moskva 2024-05-05 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–0 FK Spartak Moskva

FK Nizhny Novgorod Form

2026-04-26 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–2 FK Spartak Moskva L 2026-04-22 FK Orenburg 2–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2026-04-18 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–1 FK Dinamo Moskva D 2026-04-11 FK Baltika Kaliningrad 2–2 FK Nizhny Novgorod D 2026-04-05 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–1 FK Rostov L 2026-03-21 FK Krasnodar 5–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod L

FK Spartak Moskva Form

2026-04-26 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–2 FK Spartak Moskva W 2026-04-23 FK Spartak Moskva 1–2 FK Krasnodar L 2026-04-19 FK Spartak Moskva 3–1 RFK Akhmat Grozny W 2026-04-12 FK Rostov 1–1 FK Spartak Moskva D 2026-04-05 FK Spartak Moskva 2–1 FK Lokomotiv Moskva W 2026-03-22 FK Orenburg 0–2 FK Spartak Moskva W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.93 FK Nizhny Novgorod xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43 FK Spartak Moskva xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FK Nizhny Novgorod24% Draw28% FK Spartak Moskva48%
Actual: FK Spartak Moskva win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.36
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

FK Nizhny Novgorod or Draw
52%
Draw or FK Spartak Moskva
76%
FK Nizhny Novgorod or FK Spartak Moskva
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FK Nizhny Novgorod18% Draw50% FK Spartak Moskva32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 1
12.4%
0 – 0
11.6%
0 – 2
9.3%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
7.6%
2 – 1
5.6%
0 – 3
4.4%
1 – 3
4.2%
2 – 2
4.1%
2 – 0
3.9%
2 – 3
2.1%

Asian Handicap — FK Nizhny Novgorod

Handicap FK Nizhny Novgorod covers Push FK Spartak Moskva covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 15% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 23% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 14% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

FK Nizhny Novgorod keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
FK Spartak Moskva keeps clean sheet
40% ✓

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