RUSSIA PREMIER LEAGUE
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Sovcombank Arena
Referee: Y. Bobrovskiy
Nizhny Novgorod
Match Timeline
FC Sochi
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
🟨
-5'
Edgardo Fariña
Nizhny Novgorod
34'
A. Balboa · Assist: L. Ticic
Nizhny Novgorod
🔄
45'
O. Olusegun ↔ M. Urvantsev
Nizhny Novgorod
🔄
46'
K. Kravtsov ↔ R. Ezhov
FC Sochi
🔄
46'
M. Ignatov ↔ M. Mukhin
FC Sochi
62'
L. Ticic · Assist: E. Smelov
Nizhny Novgorod
🔄
67'
V. Iljin ↔ Z. Fedorov
FC Sochi
🔄
69'
L. Ticic ↔ N. Ermakov
Nizhny Novgorod
🔄
72'
D. Vasiljev ↔ A. Kovalenko
FC Sochi
🟨
74'
Adrián Balboa
Nizhny Novgorod
🔄
78'
G. Furtado ↔ A. Zinkovskiy
FC Sochi
80'
M. Kramaric
FC Sochi
🔄
86'
A. Balboa ↔ A. Ivlev
Nizhny Novgorod
🔄
86'
M. Shnaptsev ↔ Y. Koledin
Nizhny Novgorod
🟨
89'
Zakhar Fedorov
FC Sochi

Predictions & Statistics

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

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Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
Probability Distribution
Nizhny Novgorod Win 0%
Draw 0%
FC Sochi Win 0%
Expected Goals (xG)
Nizhny Novgorod1.34
FC Sochi1.2
Recent Form (Last 5)
Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod
WWDLW
13 GF / 30 GA
FC Sochi FC Sochi
WLDWL
18 GF / 44 GA
Key Stats
0.68
Average Goals Scored
0.95
1.58
Average Goals Conceded
2.32
6
BTTS Yes
11
9
Over 2.5
13
4
Shots on Goal
2.63

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod 19 matches
FC Sochi FC Sochi 19 matches
Nizhny Novgorod Statistic FC Sochi
4 Wins 2
2 Draws 3
13 Losses 14
13 Goals For 18
30 Goals Against 44
0.68 Avg Goals Scored 0.95
1.58 Avg Goals Conceded 2.32
6 BTTS Yes 11
14 Over 1.5 16
9 Over 2.5 13
2 Over 3.5 8
4 Clean Sheets 2
11 Failed To Score 8
4 Shots On Goal 2.63
11.32 Total Shots 8.21
4.11 Corners 3.42
43.6% Ball Possession 46.5%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

H2H Analysis

Across those 15 head-to-head meetings, Nizhny Novgorod won 6 times, FC Sochi won 5 times, while 4 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 19:21 from Nizhny Novgorod's perspective. 9 of those games went over 2.5 goals, and both teams scored in 9 matches, with an average of 2.67 goals per game.

Predicted formations: Nizhny Novgorod 4-3-3 / FC Sochi 4-4-2
H2H summary: Nizhny Novgorod wins 6, draws 4, FC Sochi wins 5
Stats
Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod
FC Sochi FC Sochi
Shots on Goal
5
Shots on Goal
3
Shots off Goal
9
Shots off Goal
1
Blocked Shots
4
Blocked Shots
1
8 Corner Kicks 1
11 Fouls 15
4 Offsides 1
50% Ball Possession 50%
18 Total Shots 5
5 Shots on Goal 3
9 Shots off Goal 1
4 Blocked Shots 1
10 Shots insidebox 2
8 Shots outsidebox 3
2 Goalkeeper Saves 3
383 Total passes 384
291 Passes accurate 291
0 expected_goals 0
🟨 2 Yellow Cards 1 🟨
🟥 0 Red Cards 0 🟥

Lineups

Nizhny Novgorod
Formation
FC Sochi
N. Medvedev
N. Medvedev
M. Shnaptsev
M. Shnaptsev
N. Kakkoev
N. Kakkoev
I. Kirsch
I. Kirsch
S. Karic
S. Karic
L. Ticic
🎯
L. Ticic
A. Sarfo
A. Sarfo
E. Smelov
🎯
E. Smelov
O. Olusegun
O. Olusegun
A. Balboa
A. Balboa
R. Cephas
R. Cephas
A. Degtev
A. Degtev
S. Volkov
S. Volkov
Marcelo Alves
Marcelo Alves
A. Soldatenkov
A. Soldatenkov
R. Magal
R. Magal
G. Furtado
G. Furtado
K. Kravtsov
K. Kravtsov
D. Vasiljev
D. Vasiljev
M. Kramaric
M. Kramaric
M. Ignatov
M. Ignatov
V. Iljin
V. Iljin
Nizhny Novgorod 4-3-3
Starting XI
30
N. Medvedev
G
70
M. Shnaptsev
↓ 86'
D
22
N. Kakkoev
D
4
I. Kirsch
D
25
S. Karic
D
29
L. Ticic
⚽ 62' 🎯 34' ↓ 69'
M
6
A. Sarfo
M
17
E. Smelov
🎯 62'
M
40
O. Olusegun
↓ 45'
F
10
A. Balboa
⚽ 34' ↓ 86' 🟨 74'
F
21
R. Cephas
F
Substitutes
1
V. Lukyanov
G
78
N. Kalinski
M
19
N. Ermakov
↑ 69'
M
8
M. Maiga
M
24
E. Farina
🟨 -5'
D
14
M. Urvantsev
↑ 45'
F
77
A. Ivlev
↑ 86'
M
88
D. Lesovoy
F
27
V. Grulev
F
23
J. Castillo
D
3
Y. Koledin
↑ 86'
D
69
A. Sidorenko
M
FC Sochi 4-4-2
Starting XI
35
A. Degtev
G
82
S. Volkov
D
33
Marcelo Alves
D
3
A. Soldatenkov
D
28
R. Magal
D
23
G. Furtado
↓ 78'
M
14
K. Kravtsov
↓ 46'
M
20
D. Vasiljev
↓ 72'
M
10
M. Kramaric
⚽ 80'
M
8
M. Ignatov
↓ 46'
F
98
V. Iljin
↓ 67'
F
Substitutes
99
Y. Dyupin
G
85
D. Silev
G
45
F. Kamano
F
17
A. Makarchuk
D
7
A. Zinkovskiy
↑ 78'
M
4
V. Litvinov
D
19
A. Kovalenko
↑ 72'
M
59
R. Bart
F
29
R. Ezhov
↑ 46'
M
16
M. Mukhin
↑ 46'
M
9
Z. Fedorov
↑ 67' 🟨 89'
F
18
A. Korneev
M
Last matches: Nizhny Novgorod
04.07.26
Fri
Nizhny Novgorod
Dynamo
1
2
L
29.06.26
Fri
Nizhny Novgorod
Tekstilshchik
6
1
W
21.06.26
Fri
Nizhny Novgorod
FC UFA
2
1
W
16.06.26
Fri
Nizhny Novgorod
FC UFA
2
2
D
17.05.26
Pre
Nizhny Novgorod
Rubin
2
2
D
11.05.26
Pre
Nizhny Novgorod
CSKA Moscow
1
2
L
03.05.26
Pre
Nizhny Novgorod
Akhmat
0
2
L
26.04.26
Pre
Nizhny Novgorod
Spartak Moscow
1
2
L
22.04.26
Pre
Nizhny Novgorod
FC Orenburg
1
2
L
18.04.26
Pre
Nizhny Novgorod
Dynamo
1
1
D
11.04.26
Pre
Nizhny Novgorod
Baltika
2
2
D
05.04.26
Pre
Nizhny Novgorod
FC Rostov
0
1
L
21.03.26
Pre
Nizhny Novgorod
FC Krasnodar
0
5
L
15.03.26
Pre
Nizhny Novgorod
Krylia Sovetov
3
0
W
28.02.26
Pre
Nizhny Novgorod
Lokomotiv
1
2
L
13.02.26
Fri
Nizhny Novgorod
FK Tobol Kostanay
2
1
W
07.02.26
Fri
Nizhny Novgorod
Enisey
0
0
D
07.02.26
Fri
Nizhny Novgorod
Torpedo Moskva
2
4
L
17.01.26
Fri
Nizhny Novgorod
Chelyabinsk
0
1
L
07.12.25
Pre
Nizhny Novgorod
Dinamo Makhachkala
1
0
W
Last matches: FC Sochi
03.07.26
Fri
FC Sochi
Torpedo Moskva
0
3
L
30.06.26
Fri
FC Sochi
Ska-khabarovsk
4
2
W
26.06.26
Fri
FC Sochi
Arsenal Tula
3
3
D
17.05.26
Pre
FC Sochi
Akhmat
1
1
D
10.05.26
Pre
FC Sochi
Zenit
1
2
L
03.05.26
Pre
FC Sochi
FC Orenburg
3
1
W
26.04.26
Pre
FC Sochi
Dynamo
0
2
L
21.04.26
Pre
FC Sochi
Krylia Sovetov
2
1
W
17.04.26
Pre
FC Sochi
FC Rostov
1
0
W
12.04.26
Pre
FC Sochi
CSKA Moscow
1
0
W
06.04.26
Pre
FC Sochi
Rubin
0
1
L
21.03.26
Pre
FC Sochi
Baltika
0
4
L
14.03.26
Pre
FC Sochi
FC Krasnodar
1
2
L
02.03.26
Pre
FC Sochi
Spartak Moscow
2
3
L
21.02.26
Fri
FC Sochi
Bars
3
2
W
21.02.26
Fri
FC Sochi
Aktobe
3
0
W
15.02.26
Fri
FC Sochi
Rodina Moskva
3
2
W
12.02.26
Fri
FC Sochi
Dinamo Makhachkala
0
3
L
05.02.26
Fri
FC Sochi
Fakel
2
2
D
30.01.26
Fri
FC Sochi
Struga
2
1
W
H2H: Nizhny Novgorod vs FC Sochi
07.03.26
H2H
Nizhny Novgorod
FC Sochi
2
1
W
05.10.25
H2H
FC Sochi
Nizhny Novgorod
2
1
L
31.05.25
H2H
Nizhny Novgorod
FC Sochi
1
3
L
28.05.25
H2H
FC Sochi
Nizhny Novgorod
1
2
W
12.05.24
H2H
PFC Sochi
Nizhny Novgorod
6
1
L
29.10.23
H2H
Nizhny Novgorod
PFC Sochi
1
0
W
22.05.23
H2H
Nizhny Novgorod
PFC Sochi
4
0
W
07.08.22
H2H
PFC Sochi
Nizhny Novgorod
2
1
L
01.07.22
H2H
Nizhny Novgorod
PFC Sochi
1
1
D
13.05.22
H2H
PFC Sochi
Nizhny Novgorod
0
0
D
26.07.21
H2H
Nizhny Novgorod
PFC Sochi
1
0
W
03.03.19
H2H
Nizhny Novgorod
PFC Sochi
0
0
D
18.08.18
H2H
PFC Sochi
Nizhny Novgorod
0
1
W
25.11.17
H2H
Nizhny Novgorod
PFC Sochi
2
2
D
09.08.17
H2H
PFC Sochi
Nizhny Novgorod
3
1
L
Last matches: Nizhny Novgorod
29.06.26
Fri
Nizhny Novgorod
Tekstilshchik
6
1
W
21.06.26
Fri
Nizhny Novgorod
FC UFA
2
1
W
16.06.26
Fri
Nizhny Novgorod
FC UFA
2
2
D
11.05.26
Pre
Nizhny Novgorod
CSKA Moscow
1
2
L
26.04.26
Pre
Nizhny Novgorod
Spartak Moscow
1
2
L
18.04.26
Pre
Nizhny Novgorod
Dynamo
1
1
D
05.04.26
Pre
Nizhny Novgorod
FC Rostov
0
1
L
15.03.26
Pre
Nizhny Novgorod
Krylia Sovetov
3
0
W
13.02.26
Fri
Nizhny Novgorod
FK Tobol Kostanay
2
1
W
07.02.26
Fri
Nizhny Novgorod
Enisey
0
0
D
17.01.26
Fri
Nizhny Novgorod
Chelyabinsk
0
1
L
23.11.25
Pre
Nizhny Novgorod
Zenit
0
2
L
08.11.25
Pre
Nizhny Novgorod
Rubin
0
0
D
26.10.25
Pre
Nizhny Novgorod
Baltika
0
0
D
18.10.25
Pre
Nizhny Novgorod
Akron
0
1
L
20.09.25
Pre
Nizhny Novgorod
Akhmat
1
2
L
13.09.25
Pre
Nizhny Novgorod
FC Orenburg
3
1
W
18.08.25
Pre
Nizhny Novgorod
Dinamo Makhachkala
2
0
W
02.08.25
Pre
Nizhny Novgorod
Lokomotiv
2
3
L
20.07.25
Pre
Nizhny Novgorod
FC Krasnodar
0
3
L
H2H at home: Nizhny Novgorod
07.03.26
H2H
Nizhny Novgorod
FC Sochi
2
1
W
31.05.25
H2H
Nizhny Novgorod
FC Sochi
1
3
L
29.10.23
H2H
Nizhny Novgorod
PFC Sochi
1
0
W
22.05.23
H2H
Nizhny Novgorod
PFC Sochi
4
0
W
01.07.22
H2H
Nizhny Novgorod
PFC Sochi
1
1
D
26.07.21
H2H
Nizhny Novgorod
PFC Sochi
1
0
W
03.03.19
H2H
Nizhny Novgorod
PFC Sochi
0
0
D
25.11.17
H2H
Nizhny Novgorod
PFC Sochi
2
2
D
Last matches: FC Sochi
10.05.26
Pre
FC Sochi
Zenit
1
2
L
26.04.26
Pre
FC Sochi
Dynamo
0
2
L
17.04.26
Pre
FC Sochi
FC Rostov
1
0
W
12.04.26
Pre
FC Sochi
CSKA Moscow
1
0
W
21.03.26
Pre
FC Sochi
Baltika
0
4
L
21.11.25
Pre
FC Sochi
Akron
2
3
L
02.11.25
Pre
FC Sochi
FC Orenburg
1
3
L
27.10.25
Pre
FC Sochi
Akhmat
4
2
W
28.09.25
Pre
FC Sochi
Dinamo Makhachkala
0
0
D
14.09.25
Pre
FC Sochi
Krylia Sovetov
0
2
L
30.08.25
Pre
FC Sochi
Spartak Moscow
1
2
L
17.08.25
Pre
FC Sochi
FC Krasnodar
1
5
L
04.08.25
Pre
FC Sochi
Rubin
1
2
L
19.07.25
Pre
FC Sochi
Lokomotiv
0
3
L
H2H away: FC Sochi
07.03.26
H2H
Nizhny Novgorod
FC Sochi
2
1
L
31.05.25
H2H
Nizhny Novgorod
FC Sochi
1
3
W

Standings

Premier League
# Team MP W D L G GD PTS Form
1 30 20 8 2 53:19 34 68
W W W W D
2 30 20 6 4 60:23 37 66
W L W W W
3 30 14 11 5 54:39 15 53
L W D L D
4 30 15 7 8 47:39 8 52
D W L W L
5 30 15 6 9 44:33 11 51
W W L D D
6 30 11 13 6 38:21 17 46
L L L L D
7 30 12 9 9 51:40 11 45
W W D W L
8 30 11 10 9 29:30 -1 43
D L W D W
9 30 9 10 11 35:39 -4 37
D D W L D
10 30 8 9 13 25:32 -7 33
L W W L D
11 30 8 8 14 35:50 -15 32
W L W W L
12 30 7 8 15 29:44 -15 29
L W L W W
13 30 6 9 15 35:53 -18 27
L W L L L
14 30 5 11 14 19:37 -18 26
W W D D L
15 30 6 5 19 26:50 -24 23
D L L L L
16 30 6 4 20 29:60 -31 22
D L W L W
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