PFK Sochi vs RFK Akhmat Grozny, RFPL 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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PFK Sochi vs RFK Akhmat Grozny — RFPL at Fisht Olympic Stadium.
- PFK Sochi 30 games · 22 pts (2025/26)
- RFK Akhmat Grozny 30 games · 37 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May | RFK Akhmat Grozny | H | 1–1 | D |
| 10 May | FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg | A | 1–2 | L |
| 03 May | FK Orenburg | H | 3–1 | W |
| 26 Apr | FK Dinamo Moskva | A | 0–2 | L |
| 21 Apr | PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara | H | 2–1 | W |
| 17 Apr | FK Rostov | A | 1–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May | PFK Sochi | A | 1–1 | D |
| 10 May | FK Dinamo Makhachkala | H | 1–1 | D |
| 03 May | FK Nizhny Novgorod | H | 2–0 | W |
| 26 Apr | FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg | A | 0–2 | L |
| 23 Apr | FK Baltika Kaliningrad | H | 1–1 | D |
| 19 Apr | FK Spartak Moskva | A | 1–3 | L |
Season Stats
| PFK Sochi | RFK Akhmat Grozny | |
|---|---|---|
| #16 | Position | #9 |
| 22 | Points | 37 |
| 30 | Played | 30 |
| 6 / 4 / 20 | W / D / L | 9 / 10 / 11 |
| 29 | Scored | 35 |
| 60 | Conceded | 39 |
| -31 | GD | -4 |
| 0.73 | PPG | 1.23 |
| 20% | Win % | 30% |
Key Stats
58%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
H2H (12 games)
42%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
13%
Clean Sheets
PFK Sochi this season
PFK Sochi this season
20%
Clean Sheets
RFK Akhmat Grozny this season
RFK Akhmat Grozny this season
PFK Sochi are 16th (22 pts). RFK Akhmat Grozny are 9th (37 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
RFK Akhmat Grozny
0-15
1/3
16-30
–/2
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/1
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. RFK Akhmat Grozny kicks off things out of here…
- 5' RFK Akhmat Grozny is showing some good football. However, RFK Akhmat Grozny are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kirill Zaika made 177 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 13' It is a substitution in RFK Akhmat Grozny team. Lechi Sadulaev is replaced by Daniil Khlusevich on 13 minute.
- 18' Vyacheslav Litvinov has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 30 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 23' PFK Sochi looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Martin Kramaric scoring 1 goals.
- 26' Martin Kramaric has so much to prove this time. He replaces Zakhar Fedorov on 26 minute.
- 31' RFK Akhmat Grozny 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.
- 32' Dmitriy Vasilyev is having his name booked by the referee on 32.
- 37' It’s high time Stanislav Cherchesov made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 42' It looks surprising PFK Sochi does not make any changes. Dmitriy Vasilyev has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 46' Georgi Melkadze is replacing Mohamed Konate for the RFK Akhmat Grozny side.
- 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 56' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 61' Papa Gadio has so much to prove this time. He replaces Galymzhan Kenzhebek on 61 minute.
- 66' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with PFK Sochi winning 50% of all matches.
- 71' The PFK Sochi manager makes a substitution. Anton Zinkovskii departs to be replaced by Roman Ezhov.
- 76' Turpal-Ali Ibishev needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 81' RFK Akhmat Grozny started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 81.
- 85' Goal! Klisman Cake scores his 2 goal in 191 matches.
- 88' GOAL! Martin Kramaric scores on 88.
- 88' It is a substitution in PFK Sochi team. Aleksandr Kovalenko is replaced by Mikhail Ignatov on 88 minute.
- 90' The supporters are chanting for Maksim Sidorov. He replaces Maksim Samorodov on 90 minute.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
Lineups
PFK Sochi Lineups
Starting XI
-
7
Anton Zinkovskii ↓ Roman Ezhov 71'
-
27
Kirill Zaika ↓ Pavel Meleshin 88'
- 33
- 3
- 4
- 14
- 17
- 19
-
20
Dmitriy Vasilyev ↓ Ruslan Magal 71'
- 35
- 9
Bench
- 99
-
8
Mikhail Ignatov ↑ 88'
-
10
Martin Kramaric ↑ 26'
-
29
Roman Ezhov ↑ 71'
-
28
Ruslan Magal ↑ 71'
-
11
Pavel Meleshin ↑ 88'
- 25
- 18
- 85
- 66
- 59
Coach
Igor Osinkin
RFK Akhmat Grozny Lineups
Starting XI
- 13
- 8
- 7
- 88
- 17
- 4
- 11
- 20
- 5
- 23
- 90
Bench
-
82
Daniil Khlusevich ↑ 13'
-
40
Rizvan Utsiev ↑ 90'
-
77
Georgi Melkadze ↑ 46'
-
81
Maksim Sidorov ↑ 90'
- 42
- 80
- 72
- 2
- 22
- 27
-
37
Papa Gadio ↑ 61'
Coach
Stanislav Cherchesov
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Christian Noboa | 5 |
| Artur Yusupov | 2 |
| Marko Dugandzic | 2 |
| Daniil Utkin | 2 |
| Senin Sebai | 1 |
| Lechi Sadulaev | 1 |
| Mateo Cassierra | 1 |
| Sergei Terekhov | 1 |
Head to Head
PFK Sochi Form
RFK Akhmat Grozny Form
2026-05-17
PFK Sochi
1–1
RFK Akhmat Grozny
D
2026-05-10
RFK Akhmat Grozny
1–1
FK Dinamo Makhachkala
D
2026-05-03
RFK Akhmat Grozny
2–0
FK Nizhny Novgorod
W
2026-04-26
FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg
2–0
RFK Akhmat Grozny
L
2026-04-23
RFK Akhmat Grozny
1–1
FK Baltika Kaliningrad
D
2026-04-19
FK Spartak Moskva
3–1
RFK Akhmat Grozny
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.39
PFK Sochi xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43
RFK Akhmat Grozny xG
I would bet for:
PFK Sochi or RFK Akhmat Grozny 73% + Both teams to score 58%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.82
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 77% |
|
23% |
| ± 2.5 | 53% |
|
47% |
| ± 3.5 | 31% |
|
69% |
| ± 4.5 | 16% |
|
84% |
Double Chance
PFK Sochi or Draw
66%
Draw or RFK Akhmat Grozny
62%
PFK Sochi or RFK Akhmat Grozny
73%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
7.9%
0 – 0
7.8%
0 – 1
7.6%
1 – 0
7.3%
0 – 2
6%
2 – 2
5.7%
2 – 0
5.6%
1 – 3
3.9%
3 – 1
3.7%
0 – 3
2.8%
Asian Handicap — PFK Sochi
| Handicap | PFK Sochi covers | Push | RFK Akhmat Grozny covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -2 | 6% | 10% | 83% |
| -1.5 | 17% | — | 83% |
| -1 | 17% | 19% | 65% |
| -0.5 | 35% | — | 65% |
| +0.5 | 63% | — | 37% |
| +1 | 63% | 19% | 18% |
| +1.5 | 82% | — | 18% |
| +2 | 82% | 11% | 7% |
| +2.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
Clean Sheet
PFK Sochi keeps clean sheet
25%
✓
RFK Akhmat Grozny keeps clean sheet
26%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.