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Momentum↘ Falling51/100OlderLatest
Full time
3:1
UK time · Europe/London
Nicaragua badgeNicaraguaAway
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Momentum↗ Rising23/100OlderLatest
Goalscorers
L. Sadulaev3′
K. Tyukavin45+3′ (pen)
A. Golovin83′
O. Acevedo16′
Ozon Arena · KrasnodarSeason 2026/27Back to matches
THE MATCH VERDICT · 90 MINUTES

Our view of the game

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Why this selection? Data checks & method

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THE FINAL WHISTLE

The match in numbers

Statistics and key moments from this match.

FULL TIME
RussiaNicaragua
4Corner Kicks3
21Fouls5
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards1
0Goalkeeper Saves3
428Total passes230
365Passes accurate164

— means not supplied. Live xG availability varies by match. Verified post-match xG is shown separately in the Chance quality section when available.

BEFORE YOU DECIDE

Team news & availability

API-Football

Recorded availability for this fixture. These reports are not a confirmed starting XI.

Russia 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Nicaragua 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Includes injuries and other availability reasons supplied by the provider. Player importance and replacement quality require context; these reports do not automatically adjust the Kickoff Edge forecast.

THE EVIDENCE, IN CONTEXT

Your match briefing

From recorded results

Compare the evidence for both teams before drawing a conclusion. The context below uses up to 10 completed matches before this fixture, within the available last 365 days.

HOME PERSPECTIVE

Russia

4/8Wins
1.9Goals / game
0.9Conceded / game

Keep in view: 1 loss in that sample. At home, 2 wins from 6 available matches.

Inspect Russia’s results
AWAY PERSPECTIVE

Nicaragua

2/9Wins
0.7Goals / game
1.8Conceded / game

Keep in view: 5 losses in that sample. At away venues, 0 wins from 5 available matches.

Inspect Nicaragua’s results
BEFORE YOU DECIDE

What could change the picture?

  • Lineup data is available in the match centre.
  • Recent results include different opponents and competitions.
  • Goals and results describe past outcomes; they do not measure chance quality or guarantee the next result.

Historical context reconstructed from results currently stored, not an archived pre-match briefing. These facts provide context, not a full explanation of the model’s calculation. How this is calculated ↓

HOW THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING

Recent form

Compare recent results at a glance, or open the match list for a closer look.

Last 10 games · all venues and competitions.

About these numbers

Results are from completed 90-minute games before this fixture, across all competitions. Games decided after extra time or penalties are excluded. Switch on “Match home & away form” to compare Russia at home with Nicaragua away.

We show up to the selected number of available games from the previous year. Missing results may appear as the database updates. These are past results, not predictions.

Updated 2 Oct, 01:28 UK.

THE SEASON SO FAR

How the teams compare

Friendlies · 2026/27 · all league matches

RussiaNicaragua
0Matches played0
0Points earned0
0Wins0
—Goals scored / match—
—Goals conceded / match—
0Clean sheets0
0Failed to score0

Season totals and averages. Home / away compares Russia at home with Nicaragua away. Small samples can be misleading.

THE STORY SO FAR

Head-to-head

0 recorded meetings

Previous meetings are not available for this fixture yet.

TEAM SELECTION

Lineups & formations

Confirmed lineups

Official starting XIs supplied by the match-data provider.

Russia

Confirmed formationPending
  1. 39M. SafonovG
  2. 5V. PaltsevD
  3. 19R. LitvinovD
  4. 2E. MorozovD
  5. 22M. BeveevD
  6. 74D. FominM
  7. 8N. UmyarovM
  8. 25D. PrutsevM
  9. 21Y. GladyshevF
  10. 10K. TyukavinF
  11. 20L. SadulaevF
Substitutes (13)

16 · D. Adamov

1 · A. Mitryushkin

24 · A. Silyanov

14 · V. Melekhin

30 · I. Vakhania

15 · K. Glebov

17 · A. Golovin

18 · M. Kislyak

6 · D. Barinov

29 · M. Petrov

11 · D. Vorobyev

9 · N. Komlichenko

28 · G. Melkadze

Nicaragua

Confirmed formation3-4-2-1Marco Antonio Figueroa Montero
  1. 12A. PinedaG
  2. 19E. J. MartinezD
  3. 5J. CanoD
  4. 21C. ReyesD
  5. 4J. Rivera StuartM
  6. 17M. LopezM
  7. 8Jacob MontesM
  8. 3O. AcevedoM
  9. 11J. BarreraF
  10. 10B. BonillaF
  11. 16J. Garcia
Substitutes (12)

9 · J. Martinez

23 · D. Parker

6 · J. Gutierrez

15 · J. Moncada

7 · B. Hernandez

18 · L. Sait

1 · A. Lopez

20 · E. Castillo

13 · M. Barahona

22 · A. Velásquez

2 · J. Quijano

14 · J. Coronel

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE

Player statistics

This match

Russia

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Matvey Safonov675.9—0—21—
Valentin Paltsev676.6—0—24—
Ruslan Litvinov906.9—0—652
Evgeniy Morozov906.9—02682
Mingiyan Beveev907.3—01461
Daniil Fomin676.9—01383
Nail Umyarov676.9—0—57—
Danil Prutsev836.9—0—50—
Yaroslav Gladyshev456.9—02141
Konstantin Tyukavin678.911211—
Lechi Sadulaev677.210313—
Kirill Glebov457.0—0291
Anton Mitryushkin236.3—0—5—
Ilya Vakhaniya236.6—01112
Maksim Petrov236.6—0—9—
Aleksandr Golovin237.310217—
Matvey Kislyak236.6—0—241
Georgi Melkadze236.6—0—5—
Dmitriy Barinov116.6—0—10—
Denis Adamov———————
Viktor Melekhin———————
Aleksandr Silyanov———————
Nikolay Komlichenko———————
Dmitriy Vorobyev———————

Nicaragua

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Adonis Pineda906.3—0—40—
Evert Martínez907.2—0—253
Justing Cano906.2—0—32—
Christian Reyes475.2—0—18—
Jefferson Rivera456.2—0—71
Marlon López756.6—0—203
Jacob Montes906.9—0—251
Óscar Acevedo757.210120—
Juan Barrera876.9—0—103
Byron Bonilla876.9—01201
Jorge García646.6—116—
Josué Quijano456.3—01103
Bancy Hernández265.9—0—5—
Joab Gutiérrez156.2—0—4—
Jason Coronel156.5—0—2—
Jonathan Moncada3——0—1—
José Andrés Martínez3——0—2—
Alyer López———————
Darryl Parker———————
Anyelo Velásquez———————
Marvin Barahona———————
Leyner Sait———————
Edgard Castillo———————
2026/27 STANDINGS

Friendlies table

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