Sunday , 16 August 2026

RFK Akhmat Grozny vs FK Nizhny Novgorod, RFPL 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

RFPL · 2025-26
RFK Akhmat Grozny
2 – 0
Full Time
FK Nizhny Novgorod
Sun 3 May 2026 · 16:30 UTC Akhmat Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Lechi Sadulaev 55' 1–0
Egas Cacintura 60' 2–0
Georgi Melkadze 34' Y
Lechi Sadulaev 44' Y
Ismael 78' Y

Overview

Match Preview

RFK Akhmat Grozny vs FK Nizhny Novgorod — RFPL at Akhmat Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Sergey Cheban (Russia)
  • Assistant 1 Maksim Gavrilin
  • Assistant 2 Denis Petrov (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

5
5
RFK Akhmat Grozny 10 games · Avg 3.0 goals FK Nizhny Novgorod
Last 5 meetings
2026-05-03 RFK Akhmat Grozny 2–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2025-09-20 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–2 RFK Akhmat Grozny 2025-04-26 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–0 RFK Akhmat Grozny 2024-11-03 RFK Akhmat Grozny 0–2 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2024-04-28 RFK Akhmat Grozny 5–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod

Recent Form

RFK Akhmat Grozny
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
11 Apr PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara A 2–2 D
04 Apr FK Krasnodar H 0–1 L
FK Nizhny Novgorod
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 May RFK Akhmat Grozny A 0–2 L
26 Apr FK Spartak Moskva H 1–2 L
22 Apr FK Orenburg A 1–2 L
18 Apr FK Dinamo Moskva H 1–1 D
11 Apr FK Baltika Kaliningrad A 2–2 D
05 Apr FK Rostov H 0–1 L

Season Stats

RFK Akhmat Grozny FK Nizhny Novgorod
#9 Position #15
37 Points 23
30 Played 30
9 / 10 / 11 W / D / L 6 / 5 / 19
35 Scored 26
39 Conceded 50
-4 GD -24
1.23 PPG 0.77
30% Win % 20%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

RFK Akhmat Grozny are 9th (37 pts). FK Nizhny Novgorod are 15th (23 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Akhmat Arena as RFK Akhmat Grozny face off against FK Nizhny Novgorod in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Brazil international Ismael has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both RFK Akhmat Grozny and FK Nizhny Novgorod are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' It’s high time Aleksey Shpilevskiy made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' RFK Akhmat Grozny looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Lechi Sadulaev scoring 1 goals.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 30' Georgi Sheliya has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 34' That is a card for RFK Akhmat Grozny. Georgi Melkadze will be fuming at that decision.
  • 39' The 28-year-old Sven Karic has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 44' The referee shows RFK Akhmat Grozny player a card on 44.
  • 49' FK Nizhny Novgorod fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 54' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both RFK Akhmat Grozny and FK Nizhny Novgorod are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 55' Lechi Sadulaev doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 60' Goal! Egas Cacintura scores his 6 goal in 125 matches.
  • 65' Supporters expect more eagerness from Luka Ticic, as he is very good at scoring at Akhmat Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 70' Ilya Kirsh, a Russia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 75' RFK Akhmat Grozny currently sit 9 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 78' Ismael picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 83' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 88' FK Nizhny Novgorod come into this ranked 15 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • Full Time. RFK Akhmat Grozny beats FK Nizhny Novgorod

Lineups

RFK Akhmat Grozny Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Stanislav Cherchesov

FK Nizhny Novgorod Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aleksey Shpilevskiy

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Timur Suleimanov 4
Mohamed Konate 3
Lechi Sadulaev 2
Juan Boselli 2
Yaroslav Mikhailov 1
Daniil Utkin 1
Daniil Penchikov 1
Egas Cacintura 1

Head to Head

2026-05-03 RFK Akhmat Grozny 2–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2025-09-20 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–2 RFK Akhmat Grozny 2025-04-26 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–0 RFK Akhmat Grozny 2024-11-03 RFK Akhmat Grozny 0–2 FK Nizhny Novgorod 2024-04-28 RFK Akhmat Grozny 5–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod

RFK Akhmat Grozny Form

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 2026-04-11 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara 2–2 RFK Akhmat Grozny D 2026-04-04 RFK Akhmat Grozny 0–1 FK Krasnodar L

FK Nizhny Novgorod Form

2026-05-03 RFK Akhmat Grozny 2–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2026-04-26 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–2 FK Spartak Moskva L 2026-04-22 FK Orenburg 2–1 FK Nizhny Novgorod L 2026-04-18 FK Nizhny Novgorod 1–1 FK Dinamo Moskva D 2026-04-11 FK Baltika Kaliningrad 2–2 FK Nizhny Novgorod D 2026-04-05 FK Nizhny Novgorod 0–1 FK Rostov L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.76 RFK Akhmat Grozny xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 FK Nizhny Novgorod xG
I would bet for: RFK Akhmat Grozny to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
RFK Akhmat Grozny57% Draw25% FK Nizhny Novgorod18%
Actual: RFK Akhmat Grozny win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.6
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

RFK Akhmat Grozny or Draw
82%
Draw or FK Nizhny Novgorod
43%
RFK Akhmat Grozny or FK Nizhny Novgorod
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
RFK Akhmat Grozny40% Draw46% FK Nizhny Novgorod14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
12.2%
1 – 1
11.8%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
9.3%
3 – 0
6.4%
3 – 1
5.5%
0 – 1
5.3%
1 – 2
4.4%
2 – 2
4%
4 – 0
2.9%
0 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — RFK Akhmat Grozny

Handicap RFK Akhmat Grozny covers Push FK Nizhny Novgorod covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 18% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 24% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 11% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

RFK Akhmat Grozny keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
FK Nizhny Novgorod keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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