FK Rostov vs PFK Sochi, RFPL 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
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Match Details
- Referee Evgeniy Bulanov (Russia)
- Assistant 1 Dmitriy Safyan (Russia)
- Assistant 2 Denis Bereznov
5 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 3.2 goals/gameStandings
# 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 Apr PFK Sochi H 0–1 L 12 Apr FK Spartak Moskva H 1–1 D 05 Apr FK Nizhny Novgorod A 1–0 W 21 Mar RFK Akhmat Grozny A 0–1 L 14 Mar FK Dinamo Moskva H 0–1 L 07 Mar FK Baltika Kaliningrad H 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 Apr FK Rostov A 1–0 W 12 Apr PFC CSKA Moskva A 1–0 W 06 Apr FK Rubin Kazan H 0–1 L 21 Mar FK Baltika Kaliningrad A 0–4 L 14 Mar FK Krasnodar H 1–2 L 07 Mar FK Nizhny Novgorod A 1–2 L Season Stats
FK Rostov PFK Sochi #10 Position #16 33 Points 22 30 Played 30 8 / 9 / 13 W / D / L 6 / 4 / 20 25 Scored 29 32 Conceded 60 -7 GD -31 1.10 PPG 0.73 27% Win % 20% Key Stats
42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history27% Clean Sheets
FK Rostov this season13% Clean Sheets
PFK Sochi this seasonFK Rostov are 10th (33 pts). PFK Sochi are 16th (22 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FK Rostov0-15–/216-302/–31-454/–46-60–/261-75–/–76+1/2■ Scored ■ ConcededPFK Sochi0-152/116-30–/231-452/–46-601/261-751/176+3/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. FK Rostov kicks off things out of here…
- 3' The referee shows PFK Sochi player a card on 3.
- 8' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Aleksey Mironov made 353 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 13' FK Rostov started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 13.
- 18' PFK Sochi looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Kirill Zaika scoring 1 goals.
- 21' The referee shows PFK Sochi player a card on 21.
- 26' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FK Rostov needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 31' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kirill Zaika, as he is very good at scoring at Rostov Arena with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 36' The travelling PFK Sochi supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 41' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 42' PFK Sochi receives a card for a hard tackle on 42.
- 47' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 52' Kirill Kravtsov has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 27 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 57' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with PFK Sochi winning 50% of all matches.
- 62' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 63' The referee calls foul for Marcelo Alves. He receives a card.
- 64' The supporters are chanting for Mohammad Mohebi. He replaces Konstantin Kuchaev on 64 minute.
- 69' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 71' It is a substitution in PFK Sochi team. Roman Ezhov is replaced by Francois Kamano on 71 minute.
- 75' Another change for PFK Sochi made on 75 minute. Vladimir Ilyin leaves to be changed by Zakhar Fedorov.
- 76' Another substitution for FK Rostov to replace David Semenchuk by Oumar Sako on 76 minute.
- 81' 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.
- 84' Another change for FK Rostov made on 84 minute. Ronaldo leaves to be changed by Ivan Komarov.
- 89' What a strike from Kirill Zaika! The score is 0-1.
- 90' Sergey Volkov has so much to prove this time. He replaces Aleksandr Kovalenko on 90 minute.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for FK Rostov.
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Lineups
FK Rostov Lineups
3-5-2Starting XI
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- 18
- 69
- 99
- 13
- 4
- 10
- 78
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22
David Semenchuk ↓ Oumar Sako 76'
- 40
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Ronaldo ↓ Ivan Komarov 84'
Bench
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62
Ivan Komarov ↑ 84'
- 71
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87
Andrey Langovich ↑ 76'
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9
Mohammad Mohebi ↑ 64'
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3
Oumar Sako ↑ 76'
- 58
- 19
- 67
- 34
- 91
- 57
Coach Jonathan AlbaPFK Sochi Lineups
3-4-3Starting XI
- 8
- 27
- 33
- 3
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29
Roman Ezhov ↓ Francois Kamano 71'
- 4
- 17
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98
Vladimir Ilyin ↓ Zakhar Fedorov 75'
- 19
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Dmitriy Vasilyev ↓ Ruslan Magal 71'
- 35
Bench
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45
Francois Kamano ↑ 71'
- 16
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14
Kirill Kravtsov ↑ 71'
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28
Ruslan Magal ↑ 71'
- 11
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82
Sergey Volkov ↑ 90'
- 99
- 18
- 85
- 59
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Zakhar Fedorov ↑ 75'
- 60
Coach Igor Osinkin -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Anton Zabolotnyi 4 Aleksandr Kokorin 3 Artur Yusupov 3 Christian Noboa 3 Martin Kramaric 2 Dmitrii Poloz 2 Saul Guarirapa 1 Ivan Novoseltsev 1 Head to Head
FK Rostov Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.14 FK Rostov xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1 PFK Sochi xGI would bet for: FK Rostov or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 64%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: PFK Sochi winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.14Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 86% 14% ± 1.5 63% 37% ± 2.5 36% 64% ± 3.5 17% 83% ± 4.5 7% 93% Double Chance
FK Rostov or Draw 69%Draw or PFK Sochi 63%FK Rostov or PFK Sochi 68%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 14.4%0 – 0 14.2%1 – 0 12.2%0 – 1 Actual2 – 1 7.4%2 – 0 7.4%1 – 2 6.5%0 – 2 5.6%2 – 2 3.8%3 – 1 2.9%3 – 0 2.8%1 – 3 2.2%Asian Handicap — FK Rostov
Handicap FK Rostov covers Push PFK Sochi covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 11% 84% -1.5 16% — 84% -1 16% 21% 63% -0.5 37% — 63% +0.5 70% — 30% +1 70% 18% 11% +1.5 89% — 11% +2 89% 8% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
FK Rostov keeps clean sheet 38% ✓PFK Sochi keeps clean sheet 33% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.