FK Nizhny Novgorod vs PFC CSKA Moskva, RFPL 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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FK Nizhny Novgorod vs PFC CSKA Moskva — RFPL at Stadion Nizhny Novgorod.
- FK Nizhny Novgorod 29 games · 22 pts (2025/26)
- PFC CSKA Moskva 29 games · 48 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Andrey Prokopov (Russia)
- Assistant 1 Dmitriy Mosyakin
- Assistant 2 Maksim Belokur (Russia)
4 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 7.5 goals/game 🟥 2 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 29 65 2 FK Krasnodar 29 63 3 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 29 53 4 FK Spartak Moskva 29 51 5 PFC CSKA Moskva 29 48 6 FK Baltika Kaliningrad 29 46 7 FK Rubin Kazan 29 42 8 FK Dinamo Moskva 29 42 9 RFK Akhmat Grozny 29 36 10 FK Rostov 29 33 11 FK Orenburg 29 29 12 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara 29 29 13 FK Akron Tolyatti 29 27 14 FK Dinamo Makhachkala 29 25 15 FK Nizhny Novgorod 29 22 16 PFK Sochi 29 21 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 May PFC CSKA Moskva H 1–2 L 03 May RFK Akhmat Grozny A 0–2 L 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 May FK Nizhny Novgorod A 2–1 W 02 May FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg H 1–3 L 25 Apr FK Rubin Kazan A 0–0 D 21 Apr FK Rostov H 1–1 D 18 Apr PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara A 1–1 D 12 Apr PFK Sochi H 0–1 L Season Stats
FK Nizhny Novgorod PFC CSKA Moskva #15 Position #5 22 Points 48 29 Played 29 6 / 4 / 19 W / D / L 14 / 6 / 9 24 Scored 41 48 Conceded 32 -24 GD +9 0.76 PPG 1.66 21% Win % 48% Key Stats
40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history17% Clean Sheets
FK Nizhny Novgorod this season24% Clean Sheets
PFC CSKA Moskva this seasonFK Nizhny Novgorod are 15th (22 pts). PFC CSKA Moskva are 5th (48 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FK Nizhny Novgorod0-151/–16-301/231-453/146-60–/361-75–/176+1/5■ Scored ■ ConcededPFC CSKA Moskva0-152/116-30–/131-45–/246-601/361-75–/176+3/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Stadion Nizhny Novgorod will turn into a battlefield for FK Nizhny Novgorod and PFC CSKA Moskva.
- 5' 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.
- 10' Daniil Lesovoy has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 28 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Luka Ticic made 148 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 20' PFC CSKA Moskva looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
- 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Nizhny Novgorod that had 148 games and scored 132 goals.
- 30' It looks like no one’s ball. FK Nizhny Novgorod is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 35' Kirill Danilov needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 45' PFC CSKA Moskva is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 50' FK Nizhny Novgorod started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
- 55' PFC CSKA Moskva is showing some good football. However, PFC CSKA Moskva are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
- 65' 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.
- 70' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 75' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 80' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with PFC CSKA Moskva winning 100% of all matches.
- 85' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. PFC CSKA Moskva needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 90' It looks surprising FK Nizhny Novgorod does not make any changes. Joao Victor has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.
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FK Nizhny Novgorod Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 30
- 25
- 22
- 88
- 40
- 21
- 78
- 4
- 29
- 3
- 6
Bench
- 27
- 10
- 1
- 2
- 8
- 77
- 17
- 16
- 69
- 14
- 51
Coach Aleksey ShpilevskiyPFC CSKA Moskva Lineups
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 22
- 2
- 10
- 4
- 49
- 3
- 6
- 31
- 52
- 11
- 79
Bench
- 90
- 18
- 20
- 37
- 99
- 85
- 67
- 62
- 97
- 87
- 82
Coach Fabio Celestini -
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ivan Oblyakov 3 Dmitriy Stotskiy 2 Fedor Chalov 2 Timur Suleimanov 2 Tamerlan Musaev 2 Ilzat Akhmetov 2 Victor Davila 2 Ibrokhimkhalil Yuldashev 1 Head to Head
FK Nizhny Novgorod Form
2026-05-11 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–2 PFC CSKA Moskva L 2026-05-03 RFK Akhmat Grozny 2–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 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 DPFC CSKA Moskva Form
2026-05-11 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–2 PFC CSKA Moskva W 2026-05-02 PFC CSKA Moskva 1–3 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L 2026-04-25 FK Rubin Kazan 0–0 PFC CSKA Moskva D 2026-04-21 PFC CSKA Moskva 1–1 FK Rostov D 2026-04-18 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara 1–1 PFC CSKA Moskva D 2026-04-12 PFC CSKA Moskva 0–1 PFK Sochi L -
Prediction accuracy2 / 40.8 FK Nizhny Novgorod xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.95 PFC CSKA Moskva xGI would bet for: PFC CSKA Moskva to win 58%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: PFC CSKA Moskva winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.75Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 76% 24% ± 2.5 51% 49% ± 3.5 30% 70% ± 4.5 15% 85% Double Chance
FK Nizhny Novgorod or Draw 42%Draw or PFC CSKA Moskva 82%FK Nizhny Novgorod or PFC CSKA Moskva 76%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FK Nizhny Novgorod win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 2 11.9%0 – 1 11.8%1 – 1 10.8%1 – 2 Actual0 – 0 8.2%0 – 3 7.5%1 – 3 6.1%1 – 0 4.3%2 – 1 3.8%2 – 2 3.8%0 – 4 3.7%1 – 4 3.1%Asian Handicap — FK Nizhny Novgorod
Handicap FK Nizhny Novgorod covers Push PFC CSKA Moskva covers -2.5 1% — 99% -2 1% 3% 96% -1.5 4% — 96% -1 4% 9% 86% -0.5 14% — 86% +0.5 37% — 63% +1 37% 24% 39% +1.5 61% — 39% +2 61% 19% 19% +2.5 81% — 19% Clean Sheet
FK Nizhny Novgorod keeps clean sheet 15% ✓PFC CSKA Moskva keeps clean sheet 45% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.