Saturday , 12 September 2026

PFK Sochi vs FK Rubin Kazan, RFPL 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

RFPL · 2025-26
PFK Sochi
0 – 1
Full Time
FK Rubin Kazan
Mon 6 Apr 2026 · 16:30 UTC Fisht Olympic Stadium 3,662 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 19' Ruslan Bezrukov
Aleksandr Kovalenko 70' Y
Maksim Mukhin 72' Y
Y 90' Veldin Hodza
Y 90' Mirlind Daku

Overview

Match Preview

PFK Sochi vs FK Rubin Kazan — RFPL at Fisht Olympic Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Nikita Novikov (Russia)
  • Assistant 1 Varantso Petrosyan (Russia)
  • Assistant 2 Andrey Obrazko (Russia)

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

3
2
5
PFK Sochi 10 games · Avg 2.8 goals FK Rubin Kazan
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-06 PFK Sochi 0–1 FK Rubin Kazan 2025-08-04 FK Rubin Kazan 2–1 PFK Sochi 2024-05-25 FK Rubin Kazan 1–1 PFK Sochi 2023-11-12 PFK Sochi 0–2 FK Rubin Kazan 2022-04-30 FK Rubin Kazan 0–6 PFK Sochi

Recent Form

PFK Sochi
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr FK Rubin Kazan H 0–1 L
21 Mar FK Baltika Kaliningrad A 0–4 L
14 Mar FK Krasnodar H 1–2 L
07 Mar FK Nizhny Novgorod A 1–2 L
02 Mar FK Spartak Moskva H 2–3 L
07 Dec FK Lokomotiv Moskva H 2–4 L
FK Rubin Kazan
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 Apr PFK Sochi A 1–0 W
22 Mar PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara A 0–0 D
15 Mar FK Lokomotiv Moskva H 3–0 W
08 Mar FK Krasnodar H 2–1 W
28 Feb FK Dinamo Makhachkala A 1–2 L
06 Dec FK Rostov A 0–2 L

Season Stats

PFK Sochi FK Rubin Kazan
#16 Position #8
22 Points 43
30 Played 30
6 / 4 / 20 W / D / L 11 / 10 / 9
29 Scored 29
60 Conceded 30
-31 GD -1
0.73 PPG 1.43
20% Win % 37%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
FK Rubin Kazan this season

PFK Sochi are 16th (22 pts). FK Rubin Kazan are 8th (43 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FK Rubin Kazan
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/1
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FK Rubin Kazan
Jacques Siwe 3 G
Anderson Arroyo 1 G 1 A
Bogdan Jocic 1 G
Aleksandar Jukic 1 G
Ilya Rozhkov 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Fisht Olympic Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between PFK Sochi and FK Rubin Kazan.
  • 5' Russia international Ruslan Bezrukov has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. PFK Sochi must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' Kirill Zaika has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 19' GOAL! Ruslan Bezrukov scores on 19. Assisted by Anderson Arroyo
  • 24' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 29' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 34' PFK Sochi started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 34.
  • 39' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His PFK Sochi side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 44' PFK Sochi is showing some good football. However, PFK Sochi are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 46' A change in the FK Rubin Kazan ranks — Daler Kuzyaev exits the field as Jacques Siwe enters on 46.
  • 51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Franc Artiga will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 56' The travelling FK Rubin Kazan supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 61' The 28-year-old Mirlind Daku has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 65' A change in the PFK Sochi ranks — Zakhar Fedorov exits the field as Vladimir Ilyin enters on 65.
  • 68' FK Rubin Kazan make a change. Ruslan Bezrukov trudges off to be replaced by Mirlind Daku on 68 minutes.
  • 70' PFK Sochi receives a card for a hard tackle on 70.
  • 72' The referee shows PFK Sochi player a card on 72.
  • 73' A tactical swap from FK Rubin Kazan — Konstantin Nizhegorodov on, Ilya Rozhkov off on 73 minutes.
  • 75' The whistle greets Kirill Zaika as he departs to be replaced by Martin Kramaric.
  • 80' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. PFK Sochi needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 82' The crowd applauds Ignacio Saavedra as he leaves the pitch. Oleg Ivanov steps in for FK Rubin Kazan.
  • 87' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 88' Time for substitution for PFK Sochi. Sergey Volkov is replaced by Francois Kamano.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a card for Veldin Hodza.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

PFK Sochi Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Igor Osinkin

FK Rubin Kazan Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Franc Artiga

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Rodrigao 2
Mateo Cassierra 2
Timofei Margasov 2
Ivelin Popov 2
Miha Mevlja 2
Ruslan Bezrukov 2
Mirlind Daku 2
Anders Dreyer 2

Head to Head

2026-04-06 PFK Sochi 0–1 FK Rubin Kazan 2025-08-04 FK Rubin Kazan 2–1 PFK Sochi 2024-05-25 FK Rubin Kazan 1–1 PFK Sochi 2023-11-12 PFK Sochi 0–2 FK Rubin Kazan 2022-04-30 FK Rubin Kazan 0–6 PFK Sochi

PFK Sochi Form

2026-04-06 PFK Sochi 0–1 FK Rubin Kazan L 2026-03-21 FK Baltika Kaliningrad 4–0 PFK Sochi L 2026-03-14 PFK Sochi 1–2 FK Krasnodar L 2026-03-07 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2–1 PFK Sochi L 2026-03-02 PFK Sochi 2–3 FK Spartak Moskva L 2025-12-07 PFK Sochi 2–4 FK Lokomotiv Moskva L

FK Rubin Kazan Form

2026-04-06 PFK Sochi 0–1 FK Rubin Kazan W 2026-03-22 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara 0–0 FK Rubin Kazan D 2026-03-15 FK Rubin Kazan 3–0 FK Lokomotiv Moskva W 2026-03-08 FK Rubin Kazan 2–1 FK Krasnodar W 2026-02-28 FK Dinamo Makhachkala 2–1 FK Rubin Kazan L 2025-12-06 FK Rostov 2–0 FK Rubin Kazan L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.03 PFK Sochi xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.41 FK Rubin Kazan xG
I would bet for: FK Rubin Kazan or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
PFK Sochi27% Draw29% FK Rubin Kazan44%
Actual: FK Rubin Kazan win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.44
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

PFK Sochi or Draw
55%
Draw or FK Rubin Kazan
73%
PFK Sochi or FK Rubin Kazan
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
PFK Sochi20% Draw49% FK Rubin Kazan31%
Actual: FK Rubin Kazan win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.9%
1 – 2
8.6%
0 – 2
8.4%
1 – 0
7.9%
2 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
4.5%
2 – 0
4.5%
1 – 3
4.1%
0 – 3
3.9%
2 – 3
2.2%

Asian Handicap — PFK Sochi

Handicap PFK Sochi covers Push FK Rubin Kazan covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 16% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 22% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

PFK Sochi keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
FK Rubin Kazan keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

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