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 14 games · 29 pts (2026/27)
FK Nizhny Novgorod 30 games · 23 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	14	31
2	FK Dinamo Moskva	14	31
3	FK Spartak Moskva	14	29
4	FK Krasnodar	14	26
5	PFC CSKA Moskva	14	26
6	FK Rostov	14	19
7	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	14	18
8	FK Rubin Kazan	14	18
9	FK Baltika Kaliningrad	14	17
10	FK Orenburg	14	17
11	FK Dinamo Makhachkala	14	16
12	RFK Akhmat Grozny	14	14
13	FK Akron Tolyatti	14	12
14	FK Rodina Moskva	14	12
15	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	14	11
16	FK Fakel Voronezh	14	6

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

44% Clean Sheets
FK Spartak Moskva this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Spartak Moskva

0-15

–/1

16-30

3/2

31-45

3/1

46-60

1/1

61-75

2/1

76+

6/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FK Spartak Moskva

Manfred Ugalde	6 G
Mirlind Daku	5 G	1 A
Pablo Solari	3 G	1 A
Danil Prutsev	3 G
Ezequiel Barco	2 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Otkrytie Arena that hosts another battle between FK Spartak Moskva and FK Nizhny Novgorod.
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Spartak Moskva that had 358 games and scored 423 goals.
10' Ruslan Litvinov has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
15' Nikita Kakkoev is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FK Spartak Moskva so far.
20' The 35-year-old Artur Nigmatullin has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Guillermo Abascal will be considering his options from the bench.
30' It looks like no one’s ball. FK Nizhny Novgorod is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
35' FK Nizhny Novgorod have won 135 goals from 149 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
40' Kirill Gotsuk is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FK Spartak Moskva tonight.
41' The deadlock is broken! Danil Prutsev gets on the scoresheet on 41 minutes.
46' FK Spartak Moskva manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Aleksandr Sobolev is hanging Quincy Promes on the field on 46 minute.
51' FK Spartak Moskva currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
56' 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.
61' FK Spartak Moskva is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
65' Nikoloz Kutateladze gets the nod from FK Nizhny Novgorod. He replaces Juan Boselli and will look to change the dynamic.
66' A tactical swap from FK Spartak Moskva — Christopher Martins on, Danil Prutsev off on 66 minutes.
71' FK Nizhny Novgorod are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
76' The FK Spartak Moskva manager makes a substitution. Mikhail Ignatov departs to be replaced by Victor Moses.
77' The FK Nizhny Novgorod bench stirs into life. Vladislav Karapuzov is withdrawn and Dmitriy Stotskiy gets his opportunity.
82' Poor challenge from Kirill Gotsuk. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
87' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nikolai Kalinskiy, as he is very good at scoring at Otkrytie Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
88' A change in the FK Spartak Moskva ranks — Jesus Medina exits the field as Nail Umyarov enters on 88.
89' Another substitution for FK Nizhny Novgorod to replace Nikolai Kalinskiy by Ilya Kukharchuk on 89 minute.
90' The referee shows FK Nizhny Novgorod player a card on 90.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Ezequiel Barco	2
Theo Bongonda	2
Christopher Martins	2
Shamar Nicholson	2
Mamadou Maiga	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.