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

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RFPL · 2025-26

FK Nizhny Novgorod

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PFC CSKA Moskva

Mon 11 May 2026 · 12:15 UTC Stadion Nizhny Novgorod 9,880 HT 45' · FT 45'

Daniil Lesovoy 44' 1–0

1–1 88' Danila Kozlov

1–2 90' Imran Firov

Daniil Lesovoy 28' Y

Nikolai Kalinskii 40' Y

Vadim Lukyanov 69' Y

Viktor Alexandrov 88' Y

Vadim Lukyanov 90' YR

Overview

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FK Nizhny Novgorod vs PFC CSKA Moskva — RFPL at Stadion Nizhny Novgorod.

FK Nizhny Novgorod 30 games · 23 pts (2025/26)
PFC CSKA Moskva 30 games · 51 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 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

FK Nizhny Novgorod 10 games · Avg 3.1 goals PFC CSKA Moskva

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-11 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–2 PFC CSKA Moskva 2025-10-31 PFC CSKA Moskva 2–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2025-05-24 PFC CSKA Moskva 2–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2024-07-27 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–3 PFC CSKA Moskva 2024-05-20 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2–6 PFC CSKA Moskva

Recent Form

FK Nizhny Novgorod

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

PFC CSKA Moskva

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
23	Points	51
30	Played	30
6 / 5 / 19	W / D / L	15 / 6 / 9
26	Scored	44
50	Conceded	33
-24	GD	+11
0.77	PPG	1.70
20%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

17% Clean Sheets
FK Nizhny Novgorod this season

23% Clean Sheets
PFC CSKA Moskva this season

FK Nizhny Novgorod are 15th (23 pts). PFC CSKA Moskva are 5th (51 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

PFC CSKA Moskva

0-15

2/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

1/2

46-60

2/3

61-75

–/2

76+

4/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Stadion Nizhny Novgorod that hosts another battle between FK Nizhny Novgorod and PFC CSKA Moskva.
5' 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.
10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kirill Danilov suffering a number of foals already.
15' FK Nizhny Novgorod is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
20' It looks like no one’s ball. PFC CSKA Moskva is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Matvey Kislyak, as he is very good at scoring at Stadion Nizhny Novgorod with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
28' The referee calls foul for Daniil Lesovoy. He receives a card.
33' 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.
38' 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' FK Nizhny Novgorod player sees a card in front of him.
44' Goal! Daniil Lesovoy scores his 1 goal in 363 matches.
49' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 49 minutes.
54' Dmitry Barinov needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
59' The travelling PFC CSKA Moskva supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
64' Milan Gajic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
69' It’s a booking for FK Nizhny Novgorod player. Vadim Lukyanov gets a card.
74' It’s high time Fabio Celestini made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
79' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
84' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Artem Bandikyan made 398 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
88' What a strike from Danila Kozlov! The score is 1-1.
88' Viktor Alexandrov was booked on 88.
90' PFC CSKA Moskva is taking the lead after the goal scored by Imran Firov on 90.
90' That looks like a foul for a card for Vadim Lukyanov.
Another three points for PFC CSKA Moskva.

Lineups

FK Nizhny Novgorod Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aleksey Shpilevskiy

PFC CSKA Moskva Lineups

4-1-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fabio Celestini

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ivan Oblyakov	3
Tamerlan Musaev	2
Ilzat Akhmetov	2
Victor Davila	2
Dmitriy Stotskiy	2
Fedor Chalov	2
Timur Suleimanov	2
Danila Kozlov	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 D

PFC 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.82 FK Nizhny Novgorod xG

Expected Goals

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

1.98 PFC CSKA Moskva xG

I would bet for: PFC CSKA Moskva to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Nizhny Novgorod18% Draw24% PFC CSKA Moskva58%

Actual: PFC CSKA Moskva win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.8

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

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

✗ Wrong

FK Nizhny Novgorod12% Draw43% PFC CSKA Moskva45%

Actual: FK Nizhny Novgorod win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

11.7%

0 – 1

11.4%

1 – 1

10.6%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

7.8%

0 – 3

7.6%

1 – 3

6.3%

1 – 0

4.2%

2 – 2

3.9%

2 – 1

3.9%

0 – 4

3.8%

1 – 4

3.2%

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%	20%	20%
+2.5	80%	—	20%

Clean Sheet

FK Nizhny Novgorod keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

PFC CSKA Moskva keeps clean sheet

44% ✓

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