PFC CSKA Moskva vs FK Nizhny Novgorod, RFPL 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2024-25

PFC CSKA Moskva

2 – 0

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FK Nizhny Novgorod

Sat 24 May 2025 · 13:30 UTC VEB Arena 12,228 HT 45' · FT 45'

Ivan Oblyakov pen 39' 1–0

Artem Shumanskiy 90' 2–0

Overview

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PFC CSKA Moskva vs FK Nizhny Novgorod — RFPL at VEB Arena.

PFC CSKA Moskva 30 games · 51 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

PFC CSKA Moskva 10 games · Avg 3.1 goals FK Nizhny Novgorod

Last 5 meetings

2025-05-24 PFC CSKA Moskva 2–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2024-07-27 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–3 PFC CSKA Moskva 2024-05-20 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2–6 PFC CSKA Moskva 2023-11-05 PFC CSKA Moskva 3–2 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2022-11-05 PFC CSKA Moskva 0–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod

Recent Form

PFC CSKA Moskva

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 May	FK Nizhny Novgorod	H	2–0	W
19 May	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	A	2–2	D
10 May	FK Krasnodar	H	1–0	W
04 May	RFK Akhmat Grozny	A	1–1	D
26 Apr	FK Spartak Moskva	A	2–1	W
20 Apr	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	H	1–1	D

FK Nizhny Novgorod

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 May	PFC CSKA Moskva	A	0–2	L
17 May	FK Fakel Voronezh	H	1–1	D
12 May	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	H	5–2	W
04 May	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	A	1–2	L
26 Apr	RFK Akhmat Grozny	H	1–0	W
19 Apr	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	A	0–3	L

Season Stats

PFC CSKA Moskva		FK Nizhny Novgorod
#5	Position	#15
51	Points	23
30	Played	30
15 / 6 / 9	W / D / L	6 / 5 / 19
44	Scored	26
33	Conceded	50
+11	GD	-24
1.70	PPG	0.77
50%	Win %	20%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

PFC CSKA Moskva are 5th (51 pts). FK Nizhny Novgorod are 15th (23 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. PFC CSKA Moskva get us underway at VEB Arena.
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both PFC CSKA Moskva and FK Nizhny Novgorod are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
15' Matvey Kislyak needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Nizhny Novgorod that had 149 games and scored 135 goals.
25' PFC CSKA Moskva are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FK Nizhny Novgorod backline.
30' FK Nizhny Novgorod is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
35' PFC CSKA Moskva has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
39' Goal! Ivan Oblyakov scores his 32 goal in 398 matches.
44' Valeriy Tsarukyan has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
49' Mali international Mamadou Maiga has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
54' PFC CSKA Moskva looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Danila Kozlov scoring 1 goals.
59' A change in the FK Nizhny Novgorod ranks — Vyacheslav Grulev exits the field as Thiago Vecino enters on 59.
64' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Viktor Goncharenko will be considering his options from the bench.
69' Valeriy Tsarukyan gets the nod from FK Nizhny Novgorod. He replaces Aleksandr Ektov and will look to change the dynamic.
74' A quiet spell here at VEB Arena. PFC CSKA Moskva seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
76' Abbosbek Fayzullaev gets the nod from PFC CSKA Moskva. He replaces Kirill Glebov and will look to change the dynamic.
81' It looks like no one’s ball. PFC CSKA Moskva is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
82' Alerrandro is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sekou Koita at the 82 minute mark.
87' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
90' Against the run of play, Artem Shumanskiy has scored! This game has turned on its head.
90' The PFC CSKA Moskva manager makes a substitution. Miralem Pjanic departs to be replaced by Artem Bandikyan.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

PFC CSKA Moskva Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

27
Moises
22
Milan Gajic ↓ Khellven 76'
15
Miralem Pjanic ↓ Artem Bandikyan 90'
35
Igor Akinfeev
10
Ivan Oblyakov
78
Igor Diveev
20
Sekou Koita ↓ Alerrandro 82'
4
Willyan Rocha
17
Kirill Glebov ↓ Abbosbek Fayzullaev 76'
31
Matvey Kislyak
11
Tamerlan Musaev ↓ Artem Shumanskiy 82'

Bench

Coach Marko Nikolic

FK Nizhny Novgorod Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

30
Nikita Medvedev
27
Vyacheslav Grulev ↓ Thiago Vecino 59'
25
Sven Karic
99
Stanislav Magkeev ↓ Nikolai Kalinskiy 59'
22
Nikita Kakkoev ↓ Maksim Shnaptsev 90'
24
Kirill Gotsuk
7
Vladislav Karapuzov
10
Aleksandr Troshechkin ↓ Juan Castillo 59'
15
Aleksandr Ektov ↓ Valeriy Tsarukyan 69'
2
Viktor Alexandrov
8
Mamadou Maiga

Bench

Coach Viktor Goncharenko

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ivan Oblyakov	3
Tamerlan Musaev	2
Ilzat Akhmetov	2
Victor Davila	2
Dmitriy Stotskiy	2
Fedor Chalov	2
Timur Suleimanov	2
Viktor Aleksandrov	1

Head to Head

PFC CSKA Moskva Form

2025-05-24 PFC CSKA Moskva 2–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod W 2025-05-19 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 2–2 PFC CSKA Moskva D 2025-05-10 PFC CSKA Moskva 1–0 FK Krasnodar W 2025-05-04 RFK Akhmat Grozny 1–1 PFC CSKA Moskva D 2025-04-26 FK Spartak Moskva 1–2 PFC CSKA Moskva W 2025-04-20 PFC CSKA Moskva 1–1 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara D

FK Nizhny Novgorod Form

2025-05-24 PFC CSKA Moskva 2–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2025-05-17 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–1 FK Fakel Voronezh D 2025-05-12 FK Nizhny Novgorod 5–2 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara W 2025-05-04 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 2–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2025-04-26 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–0 RFK Akhmat Grozny W 2025-04-19 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 3–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.26 PFC CSKA Moskva xG

Expected Goals

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

0.64 FK Nizhny Novgorod xG

I would bet for: PFC CSKA Moskva to win 70% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

PFC CSKA Moskva70% Draw19% FK Nizhny Novgorod11%

Actual: PFC CSKA Moskva win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.9

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

PFC CSKA Moskva or Draw

89%

Draw or FK Nizhny Novgorod

30%

PFC CSKA Moskva or FK Nizhny Novgorod

81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

PFC CSKA Moskva52% Draw40% FK Nizhny Novgorod8%

Actual: PFC CSKA Moskva win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

12.1%

3 – 0

10.1%

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 1

8.6%

0 – 0

7.1%

3 – 1

6.6%

4 – 0

5.7%

4 – 1

3.8%

0 – 1

2.9%

2 – 2

2.8%

5 – 0

2.6%

Asian Handicap — PFC CSKA Moskva

Handicap	PFC CSKA Moskva covers	Push	FK Nizhny Novgorod covers
-2.5	28%	—	72%
-2	28%	22%	51%
-1.5	49%	—	51%
-1	49%	23%	27%
-0.5	73%	—	27%
+0.5	92%	—	8%
+1	92%	6%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

PFC CSKA Moskva keeps clean sheet

53% ✓

FK Nizhny Novgorod keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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