FK Spartak Moskva vs FK Nizhny Novgorod, RFPL 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2023-24

FK Spartak Moskva

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FK Nizhny Novgorod

Sun 22 Oct 2023 · 11:00 UTC Otkrytie Arena HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 82' Kirill Gotsuk

YR 90' Kirill Gotsuk

Y 90' Nikita Kakkoev

Y 90' Aleksandr Troshechkin

Overview

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FK Spartak Moskva vs FK Nizhny Novgorod — RFPL at Otkrytie Arena.

FK Spartak Moskva 30 games · 52 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 Spartak Moskva 10 games · Avg 2.1 goals FK Nizhny Novgorod

Last 5 meetings

2023-10-22 FK Spartak Moskva 2–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2023-05-28 FK Spartak Moskva 0–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2022-10-02 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–2 FK Spartak Moskva 2022-03-19 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–1 FK Spartak Moskva 2021-08-07 FK Spartak Moskva 1–2 FK Nizhny Novgorod

Recent Form

FK Spartak Moskva

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Oct	FK Nizhny Novgorod	H	2–0	W
08 Oct	PFC CSKA Moskva	H	2–2	D
01 Oct	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	A	0–4	L
23 Sep	FK Dinamo Moskva	H	1–0	W
16 Sep	PFK Sochi	A	1–0	W
02 Sep	FK Krasnodar	A	0–2	L

FK Nizhny Novgorod

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Oct	FK Spartak Moskva	A	0–2	L
08 Oct	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	H	2–0	W
30 Sep	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	A	0–1	L
24 Sep	FK Orenburg	H	3–1	W
15 Sep	FK Dinamo Moskva	A	1–1	D
02 Sep	FK Rubin Kazan	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

FK Spartak Moskva		FK Nizhny Novgorod
#4	Position	#15
52	Points	23
30	Played	30
15 / 7 / 8	W / D / L	6 / 5 / 19
47	Scored	26
39	Conceded	50
+8	GD	-24
1.73	PPG	0.77
50%	Win %	20%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

23% Clean Sheets
FK Spartak Moskva this season

17% Clean Sheets
FK Nizhny Novgorod this season

FK Spartak Moskva are 4th (52 pts). FK Nizhny Novgorod are 15th (23 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Spartak Moskva

0-15

2/1

16-30

2/2

31-45

3/3

46-60

1/–

61-75

3/–

76+

1/3

■ 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' What a night it is going to be! FK Spartak Moskva welcome FK Nizhny Novgorod for this crunch clash at Otkrytie Arena.
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FK Spartak Moskva side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
20' It looks surprising FK Spartak Moskva does not make any changes. Dmitriy Stotskiy has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
35' FK Spartak Moskva are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
41' Danil Prutsev does the damage! The net is bulging and FK Spartak Moskva surge ahead!
46' The crowd applauds Quincy Promes as he leaves the pitch. Aleksandr Sobolev steps in for FK Spartak Moskva.
51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
56' FK Spartak Moskva has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
61' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with FK Spartak Moskva winning 100% of all matches.
65' A change in the FK Nizhny Novgorod ranks — Juan Boselli exits the field as Nikoloz Kutateladze enters on 65.
66' A tactical swap from FK Spartak Moskva — Christopher Martins on, Danil Prutsev off on 66 minutes.
71' Edgar Sevikyan has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
76' It is a substitution in FK Spartak Moskva team. Mikhail Ignatov is replaced by Victor Moses on 76 minute.
77' The FK Nizhny Novgorod manager makes a substitution. Vladislav Karapuzov departs to be replaced by Dmitriy Stotskiy.
82' FK Nizhny Novgorod player sees a card in front of him.
87' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
88' The whistle greets Jesus Medina as he departs to be replaced by Nail Umyarov.
89' Ilya Kukharchuk is replacing Nikolai Kalinskiy for the FK Nizhny Novgorod side.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Kirill Gotsuk.
With this win, FK Spartak Moskva is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

FK Spartak Moskva Lineups

Starting XI

10
Quincy Promes ↓ Aleksandr Sobolev 46'
6
Srdan Babic
82
Daniil Khlusevich
19
Jesus Medina ↓ Nail Umyarov 88'
98
Aleksandr Maksimenko
22
Mikhail Ignatov ↓ Victor Moses 76'
25
Danil Prutsev ↓ Christopher Martins 66'
68
Ruslan Litvinov
97
Daniil Denisov
4
Alexis Duarte
17
Anton Zinkovskiy ↓ Leon Klassen 88'

Bench

Coach Guillermo Abascal

FK Nizhny Novgorod Lineups

Starting XI

25
Artur Nigmatullin
22
Nikita Kakkoev
–
Juan Boselli ↓ Nikoloz Kutateladze 65'
24
Kirill Gotsuk
77
Vladislav Karapuzov ↓ Dmitriy Stotskiy 77'
10
Aleksandr Troshechkin
11
Mateo Stamatov
2
Viktor Alexandrov
7
Edgar Sevikyan ↓ Ze Turbo 65'
78
Nikolai Kalinskiy ↓ Ilya Kukharchuk 89'
21
Essien Ededem ↓ Ilya Zhigulev 46'

Bench

Coach Sergey Yuran

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Quincy Promes	3
Mamadou Maiga	2
Ezequiel Barco	2
Theo Bongonda	2
Christopher Martins	2
Shamar Nicholson	2
Roman Zobnin	1
Adrian Balboa	1

Head to Head

FK Spartak Moskva Form

2023-10-22 FK Spartak Moskva 2–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod W 2023-10-08 FK Spartak Moskva 2–2 PFC CSKA Moskva D 2023-10-01 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara 4–0 FK Spartak Moskva L 2023-09-23 FK Spartak Moskva 1–0 FK Dinamo Moskva W 2023-09-16 PFK Sochi 0–1 FK Spartak Moskva W 2023-09-02 FK Krasnodar 2–0 FK Spartak Moskva L

FK Nizhny Novgorod Form

2023-10-22 FK Spartak Moskva 2–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2023-10-08 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2–0 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara W 2023-09-30 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 1–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2023-09-24 FK Nizhny Novgorod 3–1 FK Orenburg W 2023-09-15 FK Dinamo Moskva 1–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod D 2023-09-02 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2–1 FK Rubin Kazan W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.93 FK Spartak Moskva xG

Expected Goals

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

0.73 FK Nizhny Novgorod xG

I would bet for: FK Spartak Moskva to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Spartak Moskva61% Draw23% FK Nizhny Novgorod16%

Actual: FK Spartak Moskva win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.66

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 Spartak Moskva or Draw

84%

Draw or FK Nizhny Novgorod

39%

FK Spartak Moskva or FK Nizhny Novgorod

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FK Spartak Moskva45% Draw44% FK Nizhny Novgorod11%

Actual: FK Spartak Moskva win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

12.8%

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

10.6%

2 – 1

9.2%

0 – 0

8.7%

3 – 0

3 – 1

0 – 1

4.3%

4 – 0

3.9%

1 – 2

3.5%

2 – 2

3.4%

4 – 1

Asian Handicap — FK Spartak Moskva

Handicap	FK Spartak Moskva covers	Push	FK Nizhny Novgorod covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	20%	60%
-1.5	40%	—	60%
-1	40%	25%	36%
-0.5	64%	—	36%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	9%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

FK Spartak Moskva keeps clean sheet

48% ✗

FK Nizhny Novgorod keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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