Thursday , 2 July 2026

FK Rostov vs PFK Sochi, RFPL 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

RFPL · 2025-26
FK Rostov
0 – 1
Full Time
PFK Sochi
Fri 17 Apr 2026 · 16:30 UTC Rostov Arena 9,728 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 89' Kirill Zaika
Y 3' Vyacheslav Litvinov
Y 21' Kirill Zaika
Y 42' Vladimir Ilyin
Y 63' Marcelo Alves

Overview

Match Preview

FK Rostov vs PFK Sochi — RFPL at Rostov Arena.

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/game

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

2
3
7
FK Rostov 12 games · Avg 3.3 goals PFK Sochi
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-17 FK Rostov 0–1 PFK Sochi 2025-11-08 PFK Sochi 0–1 FK Rostov 2024-04-06 FK Rostov 2–2 PFK Sochi 2023-08-19 PFK Sochi 4–0 FK Rostov 2023-05-14 PFK Sochi 1–0 FK Rostov

Recent Form

FK Rostov
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
PFK Sochi
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
27% Clean Sheets
FK Rostov this season
13% Clean Sheets
PFK Sochi this season

FK Rostov are 10th (33 pts). PFK Sochi are 16th (22 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
PFK Sochi
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
1/1
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. PFK Sochi kicks off things out of here…
  • 3' PFK Sochi receives a card for a hard tackle on 3.
  • 8' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 8 minutes.
  • 13' 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.
  • 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' It’s a booking for PFK Sochi player. Kirill Zaika gets a card.
  • 26' It looks like no one’s ball. FK Rostov is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 31' FK Rostov is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 36' 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.
  • 41' 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.
  • 42' PFK Sochi receives a card for a hard tackle on 42.
  • 47' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 52' Viktor Melekhin needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 57' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Konstantin Kuchaev suffering a number of foals already.
  • 62' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering PFK Sochi that had 177 games and scored 246 goals.
  • 63' The referee calls foul for Marcelo Alves. He receives a card.
  • 64' The whistle greets Konstantin Kuchaev as he departs to be replaced by Mohammad Mohebi.
  • 69' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 71' Francois Kamano is replacing Roman Ezhov for the PFK Sochi side.
  • 75' It is a substitution in PFK Sochi team. Vladimir Ilyin is replaced by Zakhar Fedorov on 75 minute.
  • 76' Oumar Sako is replacing David Semenchuk for the FK Rostov side.
  • 81' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dmitriy Vasilyev made 394 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 84' Ivan Komarov is replacing Ronaldo for the FK Rostov side.
  • 89' Goal! Kirill Zaika scores his 7 goal in 177 matches.
  • 90' Sergey Volkov is replacing Aleksandr Kovalenko for the PFK Sochi side.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for PFK Sochi players.

Lineups

FK Rostov Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jonathan Alba

PFK Sochi Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Igor Osinkin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Anton Zabolotnyi 4
Christian Noboa 3
Aleksandr Kokorin 3
Artur Yusupov 3
Dmitrii Poloz 2
Martin Kramaric 2
Ali Sowe 1
Egor Golenkov 1

Head to Head

2026-04-17 FK Rostov 0–1 PFK Sochi 2025-11-08 PFK Sochi 0–1 FK Rostov 2024-04-06 FK Rostov 2–2 PFK Sochi 2023-08-19 PFK Sochi 4–0 FK Rostov 2023-05-14 PFK Sochi 1–0 FK Rostov

FK Rostov Form

2026-04-17 FK Rostov 0–1 PFK Sochi L 2026-04-12 FK Rostov 1–1 FK Spartak Moskva D 2026-04-05 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–1 FK Rostov W 2026-03-21 RFK Akhmat Grozny 1–0 FK Rostov L 2026-03-14 FK Rostov 0–1 FK Dinamo Moskva L 2026-03-07 FK Rostov 1–1 FK Baltika Kaliningrad D

PFK Sochi Form

2026-04-17 FK Rostov 0–1 PFK Sochi W 2026-04-12 PFC CSKA Moskva 0–1 PFK Sochi W 2026-04-06 PFK Sochi 0–1 FK Rubin Kazan L 2026-03-21 FK Baltika Kaliningrad 4–0 PFK Sochi L 2026-03-14 PFK Sochi 1–2 FK Krasnodar L 2026-03-07 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2–1 PFK Sochi L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.14 FK Rostov xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 PFK Sochi xG
I would bet for: FK Rostov or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FK Rostov37% Draw32% PFK Sochi31%
Actual: PFK Sochi win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.14
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
FK Rostov26% Draw53% PFK Sochi21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 0
14.2%
1 – 0
12.2%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 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.