RFK Akhmat Grozny vs FK Nizhny Novgorod, RFPL 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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RFK Akhmat Grozny vs FK Nizhny Novgorod — RFPL at Akhmat Arena.
- RFK Akhmat Grozny 30 games · 37 pts (2025/26)
- FK Nizhny Novgorod 30 games · 23 pts (2025/26)
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
H2H (10 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
20%
Clean Sheets
RFK Akhmat Grozny this season
RFK Akhmat Grozny this season
17%
Clean Sheets
FK Nizhny Novgorod this season
FK Nizhny Novgorod this season
RFK Akhmat Grozny are 9th (37 pts). FK Nizhny Novgorod are 15th (23 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
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
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' Welcome to Akhmat Arena that hosts another battle between RFK Akhmat Grozny and FK Nizhny Novgorod.
- 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 10' Ousmane N'Dong needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
- 20' It’s high time Aleksey Shpilevskiy made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 30' Luka Ticic has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 30 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 34' That looks like a foul for a card for Georgi Melkadze.
- 39' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. RFK Akhmat Grozny needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 44' The referee shows RFK Akhmat Grozny player a card on 44.
- 49' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 54' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 55' Lechi Sadulaev puts RFK Akhmat Grozny on the lead.
- 60' Goal! Egas Cacintura scores his 6 goal in 125 matches.
- 65' 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.
- 70' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Nikolai Kalinskiy suffering a number of foals already.
- 75' It looks surprising FK Nizhny Novgorod does not make any changes. Nikita Kakkoev has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 78' That looks like a foul for a card for Ismael.
- 83' RFK Akhmat Grozny looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Lechi Sadulaev scoring 1 goals.
- 88' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering RFK Akhmat Grozny that had 394 games and scored 270 goals.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.
Lineups
RFK Akhmat Grozny Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 88
- 8
- 7
- 77
- 17
- 81
- 11
- 20
- 19
- 5
- 90
Bench
- 82
- 40
- 13
- 9
- 42
- 80
- 72
- 2
- 22
- 27
- 37
- 23
Coach
Stanislav Cherchesov
FK Nizhny Novgorod Lineups
3-4-3Starting XI
- 30
- 10
- 25
- 22
- 88
- 21
- 78
- 70
- 4
- 29
- 3
Bench
- 27
- 1
- 2
- 8
- 77
- 17
- 16
- 69
- 14
- 51
Coach
Aleksey Shpilevskiy
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Timur Suleimanov | 4 |
| Mohamed Konate | 3 |
| Juan Boselli | 2 |
| Lechi Sadulaev | 2 |
| Nikoloz Kutateladze | 1 |
| Kirill Gotsuk | 1 |
| Vladimir Iljin | 1 |
| Aleksandr Ektov | 1 |
Head to Head
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
✓ CorrectActual: RFK Akhmat Grozny win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
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
✓ CorrectActual: 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.