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 9 games · 19 pts (2026/27)
FK Nizhny Novgorod 30 games · 23 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FK Krasnodar	9	21
2	FK Dinamo Moskva	9	19
3	PFC CSKA Moskva	9	19
4	FK Spartak Moskva	9	19
5	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	9	18
6	FK Rubin Kazan	9	12
7	FK Dinamo Makhachkala	9	12
8	FK Baltika Kaliningrad	9	11
9	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	9	11
10	RFK Akhmat Grozny	9	10
11	FK Orenburg	9	9
12	FK Akron Tolyatti	9	8
13	FK Rostov	9	8
14	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	9	7
15	FK Rodina Moskva	9	5
16	FK Fakel Voronezh	9	3

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

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
FK Spartak Moskva this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Spartak Moskva

0-15

–/–

16-30

2/1

31-45

–/1

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/1

76+

3/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FK Spartak Moskva

Mirlind Daku	3 G	1 A
Manfred Ugalde	3 G
Danil Prutsev	2 G
Pablo Solari	2 G
Marquinhos	1 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Otkrytie Arena. FK Spartak Moskva are looking to make home advantage count against FK Nizhny Novgorod.
5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
10' Artur Nigmatullin, a Russia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
15' Aleksandr Maksimenko has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Sergey Yuran will be considering his options from the bench.
25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
30' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
35' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
40' Anton Zinkovskiy has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 351 appearances.
41' The deadlock is broken! Danil Prutsev gets on the scoresheet on 41 minutes.
46' The crowd applauds Quincy Promes as he leaves the pitch. Aleksandr Sobolev steps in for FK Spartak Moskva.
51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FK Spartak Moskva and FK Nizhny Novgorod are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
56' FK Nizhny Novgorod are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
61' 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.
65' FK Nizhny Novgorod manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nikoloz Kutateladze is hanging Juan Boselli on the field on 65 minute.
66' FK Spartak Moskva make a change. Danil Prutsev trudges off to be replaced by Christopher Martins on 66 minutes.
71' Nikita Kakkoev is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FK Spartak Moskva tonight.
76' FK Spartak Moskva manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Victor Moses is hanging Mikhail Ignatov on the field on 76 minute.
77' The FK Nizhny Novgorod bench stirs into life. Vladislav Karapuzov is withdrawn and Dmitriy Stotskiy gets his opportunity.
82' The referee calls foul for Kirill Gotsuk. He receives a card.
87' FK Nizhny Novgorod 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.
88' The FK Spartak Moskva manager makes a substitution. Jesus Medina departs to be replaced by Nail Umyarov.
89' A change in the FK Nizhny Novgorod ranks — Nikolai Kalinskiy exits the field as Ilya Kukharchuk enters on 89.
90' Kirill Gotsuk picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for 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
Adrian Balboa	1
Ezequiel Ponce	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

3 / 4

1.4 FK Spartak Moskva xG

Expected Goals

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

0.84 FK Nizhny Novgorod xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Spartak Moskva50% Draw28% FK Nizhny Novgorod22%

Actual: FK Spartak Moskva win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 2.24

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	65%	35%
± 2.5	38%	62%
± 3.5	19%	81%
± 4.5	8%	92%

Double Chance

FK Spartak Moskva or Draw

78%

Draw or FK Nizhny Novgorod

50%

FK Spartak Moskva or FK Nizhny Novgorod

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FK Spartak Moskva33% Draw51% FK Nizhny Novgorod16%

Actual: FK Spartak Moskva win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

13.9%

1 – 1

13.4%

0 – 0

12.9%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.5%

0 – 1

7.8%

1 – 2

3 – 0

4.6%

3 – 1

2 – 2

3.6%

0 – 2

3.6%

3 – 2

1.8%

Asian Handicap — FK Spartak Moskva

Handicap	FK Spartak Moskva covers	Push	FK Nizhny Novgorod covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	15%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	24%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	14%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

FK Spartak Moskva keeps clean sheet

44% ✗

FK Nizhny Novgorod keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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