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 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

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

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 wait is over. FK Nizhny Novgorod get us underway at Rostov Arena.
5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
6' Nikolai Kalinskiy is having his name booked by the referee on 6.
11' Ronaldo picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
16' Both keepers have barely been tested. FK Rostov and FK Nizhny Novgorod are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
21' FK Rostov started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 21.
26' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mohammad Mohebi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FK Nizhny Novgorod.
31' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
32' FK Rostov is taking the lead after the goal scored by Maksim Osipenko on 32.
33' The referee calls foul for Aleksandr Ektov. He receives a card.
38' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
42' It’s a booking for FK Nizhny Novgorod player. Nikita Kakkoev gets a card.
43' FK Rostov player sees a card in front of him.
48' Ilya Vakhania has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
49' Juan Boselli is having his name booked by the referee on 49.
54' FK Nizhny Novgorod make a change. Stanislav Magkeev trudges off to be replaced by Kirill Gotsuk on 54 minutes.
56' That looks like a foul for a card for Luka Ticic.
60' Rodrigo Saravia makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and FK Rostov are in front.
65' What a moment for Maksim Osipenko! That strike on 65 puts his side firmly in control.
70' FK Nizhny Novgorod come into this ranked 10 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
73' GOAL! Nikolay Komlichenko fires home to make it 4-0!
74' Oumar Sako has so much to prove this time. He replaces Viktor Melekhin on 74 minute.
75' It is a substitution in FK Rostov team. Mohammad Mohebi is replaced by Egor Golenkov on 75 minute.
76' It is a substitution in FK Nizhny Novgorod team. Maksim Shnaptsev is replaced by Vladislav Karapuzov on 76 minute.
80' The FK Nizhny Novgorod manager makes a substitution. Luka Ticic departs to be replaced by Ognjen Ozegovic.
84' Time for substitution for FK Rostov. Nikolay Komlichenko is replaced by Aleksey Sutormin.
89' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Rustam Yatimov made 373 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
FK Nizhny Novgorod will have plenty to reflect on. FK Rostov were simply the better side today.

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
Timur Suleimanov	2
Nikolay Komlichenko	2
Daniil Utkin	2
Kento Hashimoto	1
Milson	1
Igor Gorbunov	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.