Nizhny Novgorod
19 league matches
14 pts4W2D13L
Premier LeagueMatchweek 20
RussiaTHE MATCH CENTRENizhny Novgorod vs FC Sochi match centre
Full time
2:1
UK timeStored 90-minute score.THE FINAL WHISTLE
FULL TIMEThe match in numbers
Nizhny NovgorodFC Sochi
—Expected goals—
6Shots on target3
19Total Shots5
51%Ball Possession49%
8Corner Kicks1
10Fouls15
2Yellow Cards1
—Red Cards—
2Goalkeeper Saves4
369Total passes352
288Passes accurate271
— means unavailable.
Statistics snapshot: 354525 min old.
MODEL OUTLOOK
Match forecast
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Goals & BTTS
90 minutesTotal goals · 2.5
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BEFORE YOU DECIDE
API-FootballTeam news & availability
Season form /10 · Ability /99 (EA FC 27) · Prev = previous season.
Nizhny Novgorod
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FC Sochi
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· Ability: EA FC 27 base ratings.
Season overview
Premier League · 2025/26FC Sochi
19 league matches
9 pts2W3D14L
0.7Goals scored / match0.9
1.6Goals conceded / match2.3
4Clean sheets2
11Failed to score8
HOW THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING
Recent form
Last 10 games · all venues and competitions · previous 365 days.
Nizhny Novgorod
4 matchesResults0 wins · 1 draws · 3 losses
Goals scored per game0.8
Goals conceded per game1.8
Games with 3+ goals2 of 4
Both teams scored2 of 4
Games without conceding1 of 4
Games without scoring2 of 4
Small sample: 4 matches.
FC Sochi
7 matchesResults5 wins · 2 draws · 0 losses
Goals scored per game2.3
Goals conceded per game1.3
Games with 3+ goals6 of 7
Both teams scored5 of 7
Games without conceding2 of 7
Games without scoring0 of 7
THE STORY SO FAR
0 recorded meetingsHead-to-head
Previous meetings are not available for this fixture yet.
TEAM SELECTION
Starting XIsLineups & formations
Nizhny Novgorod
Formation4-3-3Aleksey Shpilevski
- 30
N. MedvedevForm —Ability —G - 70
M. ShnaptsevForm —Ability —D - 22
N. KakkoevForm —Ability —D - 4
I. KirschForm —Ability —D - 25
S. KaricForm —Ability —D - 29
L. TicicForm —Ability —M - 6
A. SarfoForm —Ability —M - 17
E. SmelovForm —Ability —M - 40
O. OlusegunForm —Ability —F - 10
A. BalboaForm —Ability —F - 21
R. CephasForm —Ability —F
Substitutes (12)
1 · V. LukyanovForm —Ability —
78 · N. KalinskiForm —Ability —
19 · N. ErmakovForm —Ability —
14 · M. UrvantsevForm —Ability —
88 · D. LesovoyForm —Ability —
23 · J. CastilloForm —Ability —
3 · Y. KoledinForm —Ability —
69 · A. SidorenkoForm —Ability —
FC Sochi
Formation4-4-2Robert Moreno
- 35
A. DegtevForm —Ability —G - 82
S. VolkovForm 6.3Ability —D - 33
Marcelo AlvesForm —Ability —D - 3
A. SoldatenkovForm —Ability —D - 28
R. MagalForm —Ability —D - 23
G. FurtadoForm —Ability —M - 14
K. KravtsovForm —Ability —M - 20
D. VasiljevForm 6.9Ability —M - 10
M. KramaricForm —Ability —M - 8
M. IgnatovForm —Ability —F - 98
V. IljinForm —Ability —F
Substitutes (12)
17 · A. MakarchukForm —Ability —
7 · A. ZinkovskiyForm 6.7Ability —
4 · V. LitvinovForm —Ability —
19 · A. KovalenkoForm 6.6Ability —
16 · M. MukhinForm 6.6Ability —
9 · Z. FedorovForm —Ability —
18 · A. KorneevForm 6.5Ability —
INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE
This matchPlayer statistics
Nizhny Novgorod
| Player | Min | Rating | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikita Medvedev | 90 | 6.3 | — | 0 | — | 28 | — |
| Maksim Shnaptsev | 86 | 6.9 | — | 0 | — | 27 | — |
| Nikita Kakkoev | 90 | 6.6 | — | 0 | — | 71 | 1 |
| Ilya Kirsch | 90 | 6.0 | — | 0 | 2 | 52 | 1 |
| Sven Karič | 90 | 7.3 | — | 0 | — | 51 | 3 |
| Luka Tičić | 69 | 8.9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 3 |
| Alex Opoku Sarfo | 90 | 6.9 | — | 0 | 3 | 42 | 2 |
| Egor Smelov | 90 | 6.7 | — | 1 | — | 24 | — |
| Olakunle Olusegun | 44 | 6.2 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Adrián Balboa | 86 | 7.3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | — |
| Renaldo Cephas | 90 | 6.9 | — | 0 | 2 | 14 | — |
| Matvey Urvantsev | 46 | 6.9 | — | 0 | — | 12 | — |
| Nikita Ermakov | 21 | 6.9 | — | 0 | — | 5 | 2 |
| Yuriy Koledin | 10 | 6.6 | — | 0 | — | 4 | — |
| Andrey Ivlev | 10 | 6.7 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Vadim Lukyanov | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Edgardo Fariña | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Castillo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Artem Sidorenko | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikolay Kalinskiy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniil Lesovoy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mamadou Maiga | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vyacheslav Grulev | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
FC Sochi
| Player | Min | Rating | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleksandr Degtev | 90 | 6.2 | — | 0 | — | 22 | — |
| Sergey Volkov | 90 | 6.9 | — | 0 | 1 | 44 | 4 |
| Marcelo Alves | 90 | 6.3 | — | 0 | — | 64 | 1 |
| Aleksandr Soldatenkov | 90 | 6.3 | — | 0 | — | 72 | — |
| Ruslan Magal | 90 | 6.3 | — | 0 | — | 39 | 3 |
| Gustavo Furtado | 78 | 6.7 | — | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| Kirill Kravtsov | 45 | 6.3 | — | 0 | — | 13 | 1 |
| Dmitriy Vasiljev | 72 | 6.9 | — | 0 | — | 23 | 6 |
| Martin Kramarič | 90 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 |
| Mikhail Ignatov | 45 | 6.7 | — | 0 | — | 3 | 2 |
| Vladimir Iljin | 67 | 6.3 | — | 0 | — | 10 | — |
| Roman Ezhov | 45 | 6.3 | — | 0 | — | 14 | 2 |
| Maksim Mukhin | 45 | 6.5 | — | 0 | 1 | 30 | 2 |
| Zakhar Fedorov | 23 | 7.2 | — | 0 | — | 4 | — |
| Aleksandr Kovalenko | 18 | 6.5 | — | 0 | — | 11 | — |
| Anton Zinkovskiy | 12 | 6.3 | — | 0 | — | 9 | — |
| Yuriy Dyupin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniil Silev | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Artem Makarchuk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vyacheslav Litvinov | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Artem Korneev | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ruslan Bart | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| François Kamano | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2025/26 STANDINGS
League centre ↗Premier League table
Current standings · Premier League . Both teams are highlighted. These may include matches played after this fixture.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Zenit | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 53 | 19 | 34 | 68 | WWWWD |
| 2 |  FC Krasnodar | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 60 | 23 | 37 | 66 | WLWWW |
| 3 |  Lokomotiv | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 54 | 39 | 15 | 53 | LWDLD |
| 4 |  Spartak Moscow | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 47 | 39 | 8 | 52 | DWLWL |
| 5 |  CSKA Moscow | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 44 | 33 | 11 | 51 | WWLDD |
| 6 |  Baltika | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 38 | 21 | 17 | 46 | LLLLD |
| 7 |  Dynamo | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 51 | 40 | 11 | 45 | WWDWL |
| 8 |  Rubin | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 43 | DLWDW |
| 9 |  Akhmat | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 39 | -4 | 37 | DDWLD |
| 10 |  FC Rostov | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 32 | -7 | 33 | LWWLD |
| 11 |  Krylia Sovetov | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 50 | -15 | 32 | WLWWL |
| 12 |  FC Orenburg | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 44 | -15 | 29 | LWLWW |
| 13 |  Akron | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 53 | -18 | 27 | WLLLW |
| 14 |  Dinamo Makhachkala | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 37 | -18 | 26 | WDDLL |
| 15 | Nizhny Novgorod | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 50 | -24 | 23 | DLLLL |
| 16 | FC Sochi | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 29 | 60 | -31 | 22 | DLWLW |
THE MARKET VIEW
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AT A GLANCE
Match details
- Competition
- Premier League
- Round
- Matchweek 20
- Venue
- Sovcombank Arena
- Referee
- Yan Bobrovskiy, Russia
- Kickoff
- 7 Mar · 16:00 UK
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