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

RFPL · 2025-26
FK Nizhny Novgorod
1 – 2
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Andrey Prokopov (Russia)
  • Assistant 1 Dmitriy Mosyakin
  • Assistant 2 Maksim Belokur (Russia)

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

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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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' FK Nizhny Novgorod have kicked off against PFC CSKA Moskva. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' It’s high time Fabio Celestini made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 15' Olakunle Olusegun, a Nigeria , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' FK Nizhny Novgorod are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 28' It’s a booking for FK Nizhny Novgorod player. Daniil Lesovoy gets a card.
  • 33' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 38' FK Nizhny Novgorod are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against PFC CSKA Moskva's 4-1-4-1 shape.
  • 40' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Nikolai Kalinskii on 40 minutes.
  • 44' Magnificent from Daniil Lesovoy! That is 1 goals in 363 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 49' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 54' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 59' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 64' FK Nizhny Novgorod started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 64.
  • 69' Vadim Lukyanov has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 69.
  • 74' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 79' Nikita Medvedev is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FK Nizhny Novgorod so far.
  • 84' Russia international Dmitry Barinov has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 88' GOAL! Danila Kozlov scores on 88.
  • 88' That is a card for FK Nizhny Novgorod. Viktor Alexandrov will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Imran Firov makes no mistake. 1-2!
  • 90' Vadim Lukyanov catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

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

PlayerGoals
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

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

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.