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

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RFPL · 2024-25

FK Rostov

4 – 0

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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

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

FK Rostov 30 games · 33 pts (2025/26)
FK Nizhny Novgorod 30 games · 23 pts (2025/26)

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 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

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

27% Clean Sheets
FK Rostov this season

17% Clean Sheets
FK Nizhny Novgorod this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Rostov

0-15

–/2

16-30

2/–

31-45

4/–

46-60

–/2

61-75

–/–

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Rostov Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' FK Rostov has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
6' It’s a booking for FK Nizhny Novgorod player. Nikolai Kalinskiy gets a card.
11' The referee shows FK Rostov player a card on 11.
16' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 5-4-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
21' FK Rostov are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against FK Nizhny Novgorod's 5-4-1 shape.
26' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Valeriy Karpin will be considering his options from the bench.
31' FK Nizhny Novgorod started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 31.
32' Brilliant from the ! Maksim Osipenko makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 32.
33' A meaty challenge results in booking for Aleksandr Ektov on 33.
38' FK Nizhny Novgorod have won 135 goals from 149 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
42' Nikita Kakkoev has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 42.
43' Viktor Melekhin has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 43.
48' A quiet spell here at Rostov Arena. FK Nizhny Novgorod seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
49' The referee has no hesitation. Juan Boselli is booked for FK Nizhny Novgorod — card on 49.
54' A change in the FK Nizhny Novgorod ranks — Stanislav Magkeev exits the field as Kirill Gotsuk enters on 54.
56' It’s gonna be a card for Luka Ticic.
60' A goal from the Uruguay international Rodrigo Saravia! He fires home on 60 to make it 2-0!
65' A goal from the Russia international Maksim Osipenko! He fires home on 65 to make it 3-0!
70' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FK Rostov side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
73' Nikolay Komlichenko does the damage! The net is bulging and FK Rostov surge ahead!
74' Oumar Sako gets the nod from FK Rostov. He replaces Viktor Melekhin and will look to change the dynamic.
75' Time for substitution for FK Rostov. Mohammad Mohebi is replaced by Egor Golenkov.
76' FK Nizhny Novgorod ring the changes. Maksim Shnaptsev has done his job and it is now time for Vladislav Karapuzov to step up.
80' Luka Ticic makes way for Ognjen Ozegovic at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from FK Nizhny Novgorod.
84' FK Rostov manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Aleksey Sutormin is hanging Nikolay Komlichenko on the field on 84 minute.
89' FK Rostov looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Ronaldo scoring 1 goals.
With this win, FK Rostov is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Nikolai Kalinskii	1
Kento Hashimoto	1
Milson	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

1.88 FK Rostov xG

Expected Goals

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

0.77 FK Nizhny Novgorod xG

I would bet for: FK Rostov to win 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Rostov62% Draw23% FK Nizhny Novgorod15%

Actual: FK Rostov win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.65

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

FK Rostov or Draw

85%

Draw or FK Nizhny Novgorod

38%

FK Rostov or FK Nizhny Novgorod

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FK Rostov43% Draw45% FK Nizhny Novgorod12%

Actual: FK Rostov win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

12.6%

2 – 0

12.2%

1 – 1

11%

2 – 1

9.3%

0 – 0

8.9%

3 – 0

7.5%

3 – 1

5.9%

0 – 1

4.6%

1 – 2

3.8%

2 – 2

3.6%

4 – 0

Actual

4 – 1

2.8%

Asian Handicap — FK Rostov

Handicap	FK Rostov covers	Push	FK Nizhny Novgorod covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	19%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	25%	38%
-0.5	62%	—	38%
+0.5	86%	—	14%
+1	86%	9%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

FK Rostov keeps clean sheet

47% ✗

FK Nizhny Novgorod keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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