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FK Rostov vs FK Nizhny Novgorod, RFPL 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

RFPL · 2025-26
FK Rostov
1 – 0
Full Time
FK Nizhny Novgorod
Sun 10 Aug 2025 · 17:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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FK Rostov vs FK Nizhny Novgorod — RFPL .

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

7
1
2
FK Rostov 10 games · Avg 2.6 goals FK Nizhny Novgorod
Last 5 meetings
2025-08-10 FK Rostov 1–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2024-11-30 FK Rostov 4–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2024-10-19 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–1 FK Rostov 2023-11-26 FK Rostov 1–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2023-08-26 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–0 FK Rostov

Recent Form

FK Rostov
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Aug FK Nizhny Novgorod H 1–0 W
02 Aug PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara H 1–4 L
26 Jul FK Dinamo Moskva A 0–1 L
20 Jul FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg A 1–2 L
24 May FK Dinamo Makhachkala A 1–1 D
18 May FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg H 0–1 L
FK Nizhny Novgorod
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Aug FK Rostov A 0–1 L
02 Aug FK Lokomotiv Moskva H 2–3 L
25 Jul PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara A 0–2 L
20 Jul FK Krasnodar H 0–3 L
24 May PFC CSKA Moskva A 0–2 L
17 May FK Fakel Voronezh H 1–1 D

Season Stats

FK Rostov FK Nizhny Novgorod
#10 Position #15
33 Points 23
30 Played 30
8 / 9 / 13 W / D / L 6 / 5 / 19
25 Scored 26
32 Conceded 50
-7 GD -24
1.10 PPG 0.77
27% Win % 20%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FK Rostov are 10th (33 pts). FK Nizhny Novgorod are 15th (23 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FK Rostov to score. At the same time, FK Nizhny Novgorod does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 1-0 the final result. FK Nizhny Novgorod will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

FK Rostov Lineups

FK Nizhny Novgorod Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Maksim Osipenko 5
Dmitrii Poloz 3
Timur Suleimanov 2
Nikolay Komlichenko 2
Daniil Utkin 2
Kento Hashimoto 1
Milson 1
Igor Gorbunov 1

Head to Head

2025-08-10 FK Rostov 1–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2024-11-30 FK Rostov 4–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2024-10-19 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–1 FK Rostov 2023-11-26 FK Rostov 1–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2023-08-26 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–0 FK Rostov

FK Rostov Form

2025-08-10 FK Rostov 1–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod W 2025-08-02 FK Rostov 1–4 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara L 2025-07-26 FK Dinamo Moskva 1–0 FK Rostov L 2025-07-20 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 FK Rostov L 2025-05-24 FK Dinamo Makhachkala 1–1 FK Rostov D 2025-05-18 FK Rostov 0–1 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg L

FK Nizhny Novgorod Form

2025-08-10 FK Rostov 1–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2025-08-02 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2–3 FK Lokomotiv Moskva L 2025-07-25 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara 2–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2025-07-20 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–3 FK Krasnodar L 2025-05-24 PFC CSKA Moskva 2–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2025-05-17 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–1 FK Fakel Voronezh D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.29 FK Rostov xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.7 FK Nizhny Novgorod xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FK Rostov52% Draw29% FK Nizhny Novgorod19%
Actual: FK Rostov win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 1.99
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

FK Rostov or Draw
81%
Draw or FK Nizhny Novgorod
48%
FK Rostov or FK Nizhny Novgorod
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FK Rostov32% Draw54% FK Nizhny Novgorod14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
16.1%
1 – 1
13.2%
2 – 0
10.9%
0 – 1
8.3%
2 – 1
7.8%
3 – 0
4.6%
1 – 2
4.1%
3 – 1
3.4%
0 – 2
3.1%
2 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
1.5%

Asian Handicap — FK Rostov

Handicap FK Rostov covers Push FK Nizhny Novgorod covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 15% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 26% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 13% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FK Rostov keeps clean sheet
50% ✓
FK Nizhny Novgorod keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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