Saturday , 8 August 2026

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

RFPL · 2024-25
PFC CSKA Moskva
2 – 0
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

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

8
1
1
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
23% Clean Sheets
PFC CSKA Moskva this season
17% Clean Sheets
FK Nizhny Novgorod this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

PFC CSKA Moskva
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
–/2
76+
4/–
■ 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

Top Scorers (This Season)

PFC CSKA Moskva
Danil Krugovoy 6 G 6 A
Ivan Oblyakov 6 G 5 A
Matvey Kislyak 5 G 5 A
Kirill Glebov 5 G 2 A
Tamerlan Musaev 4 G 2 A
FK Nizhny Novgorod
Olakunle Olusegun 5 G 1 A

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

Bench

Coach Marko Nikolic

FK Nizhny Novgorod Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Viktor Goncharenko

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ivan Oblyakov 3
Tamerlan Musaev 2
Ilzat Akhmetov 2
Victor Davila 2
Dmitriy Stotskiy 2
Fedor Chalov 2
Timur Suleimanov 2
Danila Kozlov 1

Head to Head

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

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.