FK Rostov vs FK Nizhny Novgorod, RFPL 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2024-25

FK Rostov

4 – 0

Full Time

FK Nizhny Novgorod

Sat 30 Nov 2024 · 16:00 UTC Rostov Arena 6,545 HT 45' · FT 45'

Maksim Osipenko 32' 1–0

Rodrigo Saravia 60' 2–0

Maksim Osipenko 65' 3–0

Nikolay Komlichenko pen 73' 4–0

Y 6' Nikolai Kalinskiy

Ronaldo 11' Y

Y 33' Aleksandr Ektov

Y 42' Nikita Kakkoev

Viktor Melekhin 43' Y

R 49' Juan Boselli

Y 56' Luka Ticic

Overview

Match Preview

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

FK Rostov 9 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
FK Nizhny Novgorod 30 games · 23 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FK Krasnodar	9	21
2	FK Dinamo Moskva	9	19
3	PFC CSKA Moskva	9	19
4	FK Spartak Moskva	9	19
5	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	9	18
6	FK Rubin Kazan	9	12
7	FK Dinamo Makhachkala	9	12
8	FK Baltika Kaliningrad	9	11
9	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	9	11
10	RFK Akhmat Grozny	9	10
11	FK Orenburg	9	9
12	FK Akron Tolyatti	9	8
13	FK Rostov	9	8
14	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	9	7
15	FK Rodina Moskva	9	5
16	FK Fakel Voronezh	9	3

Head-to-Head

FK Rostov 10 games · Avg 2.6 goals FK Nizhny Novgorod

Last 5 meetings

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 2023-03-12 FK Rostov 2–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod

Recent Form

FK Rostov

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Nov	FK Nizhny Novgorod	H	4–0	W
23 Nov	PFC CSKA Moskva	A	2–1	W
09 Nov	FK Khimki	H	3–1	W
01 Nov	FK Dinamo Moskva	A	1–1	D
26 Oct	RFK Akhmat Grozny	H	2–3	L
19 Oct	FK Nizhny Novgorod	A	1–1	D

FK Nizhny Novgorod

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Nov	FK Rostov	A	0–4	L
24 Nov	FK Dinamo Makhachkala	H	0–0	D
09 Nov	FK Dinamo Moskva	A	1–3	L
03 Nov	RFK Akhmat Grozny	A	2–0	W
27 Oct	FK Spartak Moskva	H	0–2	L
19 Oct	FK Rostov	H	1–1	D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
FK Rostov this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Rostov

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

–/1

46-60

2/1

61-75

1/–

76+

–/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FK Rostov

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

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Rostov Arena as FK Rostov face off against FK Nizhny Novgorod in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' FK Nizhny Novgorod come into this ranked 10 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
6' That is a card for FK Nizhny Novgorod. Nikolai Kalinskiy will be fuming at that decision.
11' It’s gonna be a card for Ronaldo.
16' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FK Rostov side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
21' FK Rostov are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FK Nizhny Novgorod backline.
26' FK Nizhny Novgorod is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
31' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
32' Maksim Osipenko does the damage! The net is bulging and FK Rostov surge ahead!
33' The referee has no hesitation. Aleksandr Ektov is booked for FK Nizhny Novgorod — card on 33.
38' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 38 minutes.
42' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Nikita Kakkoev.
43' That is a card for FK Rostov. Viktor Melekhin will be fuming at that decision.
48' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
49' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Juan Boselli.
54' A tactical swap from FK Nizhny Novgorod — Kirill Gotsuk on, Stanislav Magkeev off on 54 minutes.
56' Luka Ticic picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
60' GOAL! Rodrigo Saravia fires home to make it 2-0!
65' What composure from Maksim Osipenko! The Russia international strokes it home. 3-0.
70' FK Rostov are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
73' Nikolay Komlichenko is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
74' Time for substitution for FK Rostov. Viktor Melekhin is replaced by Oumar Sako.
75' A tactical swap from FK Rostov — Egor Golenkov on, Mohammad Mohebi off on 75 minutes.
76' The FK Nizhny Novgorod bench stirs into life. Maksim Shnaptsev is withdrawn and Vladislav Karapuzov gets his opportunity.
80' FK Nizhny Novgorod make a change. Luka Ticic trudges off to be replaced by Ognjen Ozegovic on 80 minutes.
84' A tactical swap from FK Rostov — Aleksey Sutormin on, Nikolay Komlichenko off on 84 minutes.
89' FK Rostov 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.
Game over. The scoreline of 4-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

FK Rostov Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

15
Danil Glebov
27
Nikolay Komlichenko ↓ Aleksey Sutormin 84'
55
Maksim Osipenko
62
Ivan Komarov
87
Andrey Langovich
4
Viktor Melekhin ↓ Oumar Sako 74'
9
Mohammad Mohebi ↓ Egor Golenkov 75'
40
Ilya Vakhania
7
Ronaldo ↓ Kirill Shchetinin 74'
89
Rodrigo Saravia ↓ Khoren Bairamyan 84'
1
Rustam Yatimov

Bench

Coach Valeriy Karpin

FK Nizhny Novgorod Lineups

5-4-1

Starting XI

30
Nikita Medvedev
25
Sven Karic
99
Stanislav Magkeev ↓ Kirill Gotsuk 54'
22
Nikita Kakkoev
20
Juan Boselli
15
Aleksandr Ektov
19
Nikita Ermakov ↓ Aleksandr Troshechkin 76'
78
Nikolai Kalinskiy
70
Maksim Shnaptsev ↓ Vladislav Karapuzov 76'
34
Anton Mukhin ↓ Valeriy Tsarukyan 75'
29
Luka Ticic ↓ Ognjen Ozegovic 80'

Bench

Coach Viktor Goncharenko

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Maksim Osipenko	5
Dmitrii Poloz	3
Daniil Utkin	2
Timur Suleimanov	2
Nikolay Komlichenko	2
Maksim Osipenko	1
Andrey Langovich	1
Kirill Shchetinin	1

Head to Head

FK Rostov Form

2024-11-30 FK Rostov 4–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod W 2024-11-23 PFC CSKA Moskva 1–2 FK Rostov W 2024-11-09 FK Rostov 3–1 FK Khimki W 2024-11-01 FK Dinamo Moskva 1–1 FK Rostov D 2024-10-26 FK Rostov 2–3 RFK Akhmat Grozny L 2024-10-19 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–1 FK Rostov D

FK Nizhny Novgorod Form

2024-11-30 FK Rostov 4–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2024-11-24 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–0 FK Dinamo Makhachkala D 2024-11-09 FK Dinamo Moskva 3–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2024-11-03 RFK Akhmat Grozny 0–2 FK Nizhny Novgorod W 2024-10-27 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–2 FK Spartak Moskva L 2024-10-19 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–1 FK Rostov D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.9 FK Rostov xG

Expected Goals

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

0.95 FK Nizhny Novgorod xG

I would bet for: FK Rostov to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Rostov59% Draw23% FK Nizhny Novgorod18%

Actual: FK Rostov win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.85

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

FK Rostov or Draw

82%

Draw or FK Nizhny Novgorod

41%

FK Rostov or FK Nizhny Novgorod

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FK Rostov41% Draw44% FK Nizhny Novgorod15%

Actual: FK Rostov win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.3%

1 – 0

10.3%

2 – 0

10.3%

2 – 1

9.5%

0 – 0

7.6%

3 – 0

6.3%

3 – 1

6.1%

1 – 2

4.8%

0 – 1

4.7%

2 – 2

4.6%

4 – 0

Actual

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — FK Rostov

Handicap	FK Rostov covers	Push	FK Nizhny Novgorod covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	18%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	23%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

FK Rostov keeps clean sheet

39% ✗

FK Nizhny Novgorod keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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