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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Full Time

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 (2026/27)
FK Nizhny Novgorod 30 games · 23 pts (2026/27)

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Otkrytie Arena. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Ilya Kukharchuk has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
15' FK Spartak Moskva seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
20' Danil Prutsev is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FK Nizhny Novgorod tonight.
25' The home supporters are growing impatient. FK Spartak Moskva must find a spark to ignite this game.
30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FK Nizhny Novgorod needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
35' FK Nizhny Novgorod started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Guillermo Abascal might look to freshen things up shortly.
41' FK Spartak Moskva is taking the lead after the goal scored by Danil Prutsev on 41.
46' Aleksandr Sobolev has so much to prove this time. He replaces Quincy Promes on 46 minute.
51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
56' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
61' A quiet spell here at Otkrytie Arena. FK Nizhny Novgorod seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
65' Another substitution for FK Nizhny Novgorod to replace Juan Boselli by Nikoloz Kutateladze on 65 minute.
66' The FK Spartak Moskva manager makes a substitution. Danil Prutsev departs to be replaced by Christopher Martins.
71' Anton Zinkovskiy has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 350 appearances.
76' The supporters are chanting for Victor Moses. He replaces Mikhail Ignatov on 76 minute.
77' It is a substitution in FK Nizhny Novgorod team. Vladislav Karapuzov is replaced by Dmitriy Stotskiy on 77 minute.
82' FK Nizhny Novgorod receives a card for a hard tackle on 82.
87' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
88' Nail Umyarov is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jesus Medina at the 88 minute mark.
89' FK Nizhny Novgorod ring the changes. Nikolai Kalinskiy has done his job and it is now time for Ilya Kukharchuk to step up.
90' Kirill Gotsuk picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
Full Time. FK Spartak Moskva beats FK Nizhny Novgorod

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
Theo Bongonda	2
Christopher Martins	2
Shamar Nicholson	2
Mamadou Maiga	2
Ezequiel Barco	2
Danil Prutsev	1
Kirill Gotsuk	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.