PFK Sochi vs FK Nizhny Novgorod, RFPL 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2023-24

PFK Sochi

6 – 1

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FK Nizhny Novgorod

Sun 12 May 2024 · 16:00 UTC Fisht HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 64' Viktor Alexandrov

Kirill Kravtsov 84' Y

Overview

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PFK Sochi vs FK Nizhny Novgorod — RFPL at Fisht.

PFK Sochi 30 games · 22 pts (2025/26)
FK Nizhny Novgorod 30 games · 23 pts (2025/26)

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

PFK Sochi 8 games · Avg 2.8 goals FK Nizhny Novgorod

Last 5 meetings

2024-05-12 PFK Sochi 6–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2023-10-29 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–0 PFK Sochi 2023-05-22 FK Nizhny Novgorod 4–0 PFK Sochi 2022-08-07 PFK Sochi 2–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2022-05-13 PFK Sochi 0–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod

Recent Form

PFK Sochi

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 May	FK Nizhny Novgorod	H	6–1	W
05 May	FK Dinamo Moskva	A	2–3	L
29 Apr	FK Fakel Voronezh	H	0–0	D
25 Apr	RFK Akhmat Grozny	A	0–1	L
21 Apr	FK Ural	H	2–2	D
13 Apr	FK Spartak Moskva	H	1–0	W

FK Nizhny Novgorod

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 May	PFK Sochi	A	1–6	L
05 May	FK Spartak Moskva	H	0–0	D
28 Apr	RFK Akhmat Grozny	A	1–5	L
24 Apr	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	H	2–3	L
21 Apr	FK Dinamo Moskva	H	1–4	L
14 Apr	FK Orenburg	A	1–3	L

Season Stats

PFK Sochi		FK Nizhny Novgorod
#16	Position	#15
22	Points	23
30	Played	30
6 / 4 / 20	W / D / L	6 / 5 / 19
29	Scored	26
60	Conceded	50
-31	GD	-24
0.73	PPG	0.77
20%	Win %	20%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
PFK Sochi this season

17% Clean Sheets
FK Nizhny Novgorod this season

PFK Sochi are 16th (22 pts). FK Nizhny Novgorod are 15th (23 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

PFK Sochi

0-15

2/1

16-30

–/2

31-45

2/–

46-60

1/2

61-75

1/1

76+

3/2

■ 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

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. PFK Sochi host FK Nizhny Novgorod — let the battle begin!
5' 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.
8' What composure from Kirill Kravtsov! The Russia international strokes it home. 1-0.
13' Kirill Glushchenkov, a Russia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
18' Juan Boselli is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FK Nizhny Novgorod tonight.
23' A quiet spell here at Fisht. FK Nizhny Novgorod seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
28' It looks surprising FK Nizhny Novgorod does not make any changes. Dmitry Tikhiy has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
32' What composure from Saul Guarirapa! The Venezuela international strokes it home. 2-0.
37' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
42' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both PFK Sochi and FK Nizhny Novgorod are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
46' Another substitution for FK Nizhny Novgorod to replace Aleksandr Troshechkin by Juan Boselli on 46 minute.
51' FK Nizhny Novgorod fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
56' It looks like no one’s ball. PFK Sochi is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
61' Russia international Ilya Kukharchuk has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
64' That looks like a foul for a card for Viktor Alexandrov.
66' What composure from Marcelo Alves! The Brazil international strokes it home. 3-0.
67' Ze Turbo gets the nod from FK Nizhny Novgorod. He replaces Konstantin Kuchaev and will look to change the dynamic.
69' The crowd applauds Yahia Attiat-Allah as he leaves the pitch. Aleksey Sutormin steps in for PFK Sochi.
74' Aleksey Sutormin doubles the advantage! 4-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
78' The PFK Sochi manager makes a substitution. Ignacio Saavedra departs to be replaced by Artur Yusupov.
83' Aleksey Sutormin doubles the advantage! 5-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
84' It’s a booking for PFK Sochi player. Kirill Kravtsov gets a card.
87' What a moment for Nikita Burmistrov! That strike on 87 puts his side firmly in control.
88' Ze Turbo doubles the advantage! 6-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
FK Nizhny Novgorod will have plenty to reflect on. PFK Sochi were simply the better side today.

Lineups

PFK Sochi Lineups

Starting XI

3
Vanja Drkusic
–
Sergio Cordova ↓ Timofey Margasov 46'
–
Maksim Rudakov
24
Miguel Silveira ↓ Vyacheslav Litvinov 46'
–
Aleksandar Jukic
33
Marcelo Alves
14
Kirill Kravtsov
17
Artem Makarchuk
–
Yahia Attiat-Allah ↓ Aleksey Sutormin 69'
–
Saul Guarirapa ↓ Nikita Burmistrov 78'
–
Ignacio Saavedra ↓ Artur Yusupov 78'

Bench

Coach Robert Moreno

FK Nizhny Novgorod Lineups

Starting XI

–
Konstantin Kuchaev ↓ Ze Turbo 67'
25
Artur Nigmatullin
22
Nikita Kakkoev
10
Aleksandr Troshechkin ↓ Juan Boselli 46'
11
Mateo Stamatov
2
Viktor Alexandrov
–
Nikita Ermakov
23
Nikoloz Kutateladze ↓ Ilya Kukharchuk 46'
89
Dmitriy Stotskiy ↓ Kirill Bozhenov 46'
78
Nikolai Kalinskiy
–
Kirill Glushchenkov ↓ Dmitry Tikhiy 46'

Bench

Coach Sasa Ilic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Aleksey Sutormin	2
Igor Gorbunov	2
Marcelo Alves	1
Ibrokhimhalil Yoldoshev	1
Kirill Kravtsov	1
Artur Yusupov	1
Christian Noboa	1
Saul Guarirapa	1

Head to Head

PFK Sochi Form

2024-05-12 PFK Sochi 6–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod W 2024-05-05 FK Dinamo Moskva 3–2 PFK Sochi L 2024-04-29 PFK Sochi 0–0 FK Fakel Voronezh D 2024-04-25 RFK Akhmat Grozny 1–0 PFK Sochi L 2024-04-21 PFK Sochi 2–2 FK Ural D 2024-04-13 PFK Sochi 1–0 FK Spartak Moskva W

FK Nizhny Novgorod Form

2024-05-12 PFK Sochi 6–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2024-05-05 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–0 FK Spartak Moskva D 2024-04-28 RFK Akhmat Grozny 5–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2024-04-24 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2–3 FK Lokomotiv Moskva L 2024-04-21 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–4 FK Dinamo Moskva L 2024-04-14 FK Orenburg 3–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.29 PFK Sochi xG

Expected Goals

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

1.22 FK Nizhny Novgorod xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

PFK Sochi59% Draw21% FK Nizhny Novgorod20%

Actual: PFK Sochi win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.51

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

PFK Sochi or Draw

81%

Draw or FK Nizhny Novgorod

41%

PFK Sochi or FK Nizhny Novgorod

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

PFK Sochi44% Draw39% FK Nizhny Novgorod17%

Actual: PFK Sochi win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 6–1 not predicted

6 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

9.2%

1 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

7.9%

3 – 1

1 – 0

6.4%

3 – 0

5.9%

2 – 2

5.6%

1 – 2

4.9%

0 – 0

4.3%

3 – 2

4.3%

4 – 1

4.1%

4 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — PFK Sochi

Handicap	PFK Sochi covers	Push	FK Nizhny Novgorod covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	18%	61%
-1.5	39%	—	61%
-1	39%	21%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	11%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

PFK Sochi keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

FK Nizhny Novgorod keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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