FK Rostov vs FK Nizhny Novgorod, RFPL 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2023-24

FK Rostov

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Full Time

FK Nizhny Novgorod

Sun 26 Nov 2023 · 16:00 UTC Rostov Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 37' Nikolai Kalinskiy

Y 45' Dmitriy Stotskiy

Khoren Bairamyan 72' Y

Y 77' Maksim Shnaptsev

Nikolay Komlichenko 81' Y

Viktor Melekhin 87' Y

Y 90' Vladislav Karapuzov

Overview

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FK Rostov vs FK Nizhny Novgorod — RFPL at Rostov Arena.

FK Rostov 14 games · 19 pts (2026/27)
FK Nizhny Novgorod 30 games · 23 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	14	31
2	FK Dinamo Moskva	14	31
3	FK Spartak Moskva	14	29
4	FK Krasnodar	14	26
5	PFC CSKA Moskva	14	26
6	FK Rostov	14	19
7	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	14	18
8	FK Rubin Kazan	14	18
9	FK Baltika Kaliningrad	14	17
10	FK Orenburg	14	17
11	FK Dinamo Makhachkala	14	16
12	RFK Akhmat Grozny	14	14
13	FK Akron Tolyatti	14	12
14	FK Rodina Moskva	14	12
15	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	14	11
16	FK Fakel Voronezh	14	6

Head-to-Head

FK Rostov 10 games · Avg 2.6 goals FK Nizhny Novgorod

Last 5 meetings

2023-11-26 FK Rostov 1–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2023-08-26 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–0 FK Rostov 2023-03-12 FK Rostov 2–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2022-08-14 FK Nizhny Novgorod 3–4 FK Rostov 2022-04-02 FK Rostov 1–2 FK Nizhny Novgorod

Recent Form

FK Rostov

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Nov	FK Nizhny Novgorod	H	1–0	W
12 Nov	FK Spartak Moskva	A	1–2	L
06 Nov	FK Orenburg	A	1–1	D
28 Oct	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	H	1–0	W
22 Oct	RFK Akhmat Grozny	H	3–0	W
07 Oct	FK Krasnodar	A	2–3	L

FK Nizhny Novgorod

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Nov	FK Rostov	A	0–1	L
12 Nov	FK Baltika Kaliningrad	H	0–0	D
05 Nov	PFC CSKA Moskva	A	2–3	L
29 Oct	PFK Sochi	H	1–0	W
22 Oct	FK Spartak Moskva	A	0–2	L
08 Oct	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	H	2–0	W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

44% Clean Sheets
FK Rostov this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Rostov

0-15

1/1

16-30

2/2

31-45

2/1

46-60

3/2

61-75

2/–

76+

1/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FK Rostov

Timur Suleimanov	3 G	2 A
Ivan Komarov	3 G
Andrey Langovich	2 G	4 A
Oumar Sako	2 G	1 A
Viktor Melekhin	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against FK Rostov and FK Nizhny Novgorod has kicked off!
5' FK Nizhny Novgorod have won 135 goals from 149 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
20' FK Rostov are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
25' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
30' The home supporters are growing impatient. FK Rostov must find a spark to ignite this game.
35' It is a cagey affair so far. FK Rostov in their trying to find a way past FK Nizhny Novgorod's compact .
37' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nikolai Kalinskiy on 37.
42' FK Rostov is showing some good football. However, FK Rostov are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
45' A moment of madness from Dmitriy Stotskiy on 45 minutes earns him a card. FK Nizhny Novgorod will be frustrated.
46' Ilya Zhigulev is replacing Juan Boselli for the FK Nizhny Novgorod side.
47' A change in the FK Nizhny Novgorod ranks — Dmitriy Stotskiy exits the field as Maksim Shnaptsev enters on 47.
52' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FK Rostov side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
57' Viktor Alexandrov is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FK Rostov so far.
61' What a strike from Maksim Osipenko! The score is 1-0.
64' Fresh legs for FK Nizhny Novgorod! Ze Turbo comes on to replace Nikoloz Kutateladze.
69' The supporters are chanting for Egor Golenkov. He replaces Aleksey Mironov on 69 minute.
72' FK Rostov receives a card for a hard tackle on 72.
77' FK Nizhny Novgorod receives a card for a hard tackle on 77.
79' Time for substitution for FK Rostov. Ilya Vakhania is replaced by Denis Terentyev.
81' Nikolay Komlichenko has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 81.
83' Fresh legs for FK Nizhny Novgorod! Ilya Kukharchuk comes on to replace Nikita Kakkoev.
87' It’s gonna be a card for Viktor Melekhin.
90' That is a card for FK Nizhny Novgorod. Vladislav Karapuzov will be fuming at that decision.
Full Time. FK Rostov beats FK Nizhny Novgorod

Lineups

FK Rostov Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Valeriy Karpin

FK Nizhny Novgorod Lineups

Starting XI

25
Artur Nigmatullin
22
Nikita Kakkoev ↓ Ilya Kukharchuk 83'
20
Juan Boselli ↓ Ilya Zhigulev 46'
24
Kirill Gotsuk
77
Vladislav Karapuzov
2
Viktor Alexandrov
8
Mamadou Maiga
23
Nikoloz Kutateladze ↓ Ze Turbo 64'
89
Dmitriy Stotskiy ↓ Maksim Shnaptsev 47'
78
Nikolai Kalinskiy ↓ Edgar Sevikyan 46'
26
Dmitry Tikhiy

Bench

Coach Sergey Yuran

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Maksim Osipenko	5
Dmitrii Poloz	3
Daniil Utkin	2
Timur Suleimanov	2
Nikolay Komlichenko	2
Valeriy Tsarukyan	1
Rodrigo Saravia	1
Danil Glebov	1

Head to Head

FK Rostov Form

2023-11-26 FK Rostov 1–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod W 2023-11-12 FK Spartak Moskva 2–1 FK Rostov L 2023-11-06 FK Orenburg 1–1 FK Rostov D 2023-10-28 FK Rostov 1–0 FK Lokomotiv Moskva W 2023-10-22 FK Rostov 3–0 RFK Akhmat Grozny W 2023-10-07 FK Krasnodar 3–2 FK Rostov L

FK Nizhny Novgorod Form

2023-11-26 FK Rostov 1–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2023-11-12 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–0 FK Baltika Kaliningrad D 2023-11-05 PFC CSKA Moskva 3–2 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2023-10-29 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–0 PFK Sochi W 2023-10-22 FK Spartak Moskva 2–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2023-10-08 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2–0 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.51 FK Rostov xG

Expected Goals

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

0.91 FK Nizhny Novgorod xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Rostov52% Draw27% FK Nizhny Novgorod21%

Actual: FK Rostov win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.42

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

FK Rostov or Draw

79%

Draw or FK Nizhny Novgorod

48%

FK Rostov or FK Nizhny Novgorod

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FK Rostov34% Draw49% FK Nizhny Novgorod17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.1%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

11%

2 – 0

9.8%

2 – 1

8.9%

0 – 1

1 – 2

5.3%

3 – 0

4.9%

3 – 1

4.5%

2 – 2

4.1%

0 – 2

3.6%

3 – 2

2.2%

Asian Handicap — FK Rostov

Handicap	FK Rostov covers	Push	FK Nizhny Novgorod covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	15%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	24%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	14%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

FK Rostov keeps clean sheet

41% ✗

FK Nizhny Novgorod keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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