Premier League · 2023

FC Spartak Moscow 2–0 Nizhny Novgorod · Premier League

2–0Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

FC Spartak Moscow won 2–0.

Shots
237
Shots on target
111
Expected goals
2.260.64
Possession
67%33%

Full time

What the match recorded

FC Spartak Moscow beat Pari Nizhny Novgorod 2–0. Recorded in this match (FC Spartak Moscow – Pari Nizhny Novgorod): shots 23–7, shots on target 11–1, expected goals 2.26–0.64, possession 67%–33%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Pari Nizhny Novgorod's recent record differs from the season

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Pari Nizhny Novgorod's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

1.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.92 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for1.2 goals/match0.92 goals/match1.29 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

The teams have contrasting possession records

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FC Spartak Moscow have recorded the higher season possession share.

58.6% ●PossessionFC Spartak Moscow · Pari Nizhny Novgorod38.2%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 20.5 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricFC Spartak MoscowPari Nizhny NovgorodBaseline
Possession58.6%38.2%49.3%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots23 shots7 shotsFC Spartak Moscow 23 shots, Nizhny Novgorod 7 shots
  • Shots on target11 shots1 shotFC Spartak Moscow 11 shots, Nizhny Novgorod 1 shot
  • Expected goals2.26 xG0.64 xGFC Spartak Moscow 2.26 xG, Nizhny Novgorod 0.64 xG
  • Possession67%33%FC Spartak Moscow 67%, Nizhny Novgorod 33%
  • Corners10 corners2 cornersFC Spartak Moscow 10 corners, Nizhny Novgorod 2 corners
  • Fouls14 fouls14 foulsFC Spartak Moscow 14 fouls, Nizhny Novgorod 14 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1FC Spartak Moscow
1Draws
0Nizhny Novgorod
FC Spartak Moscow — Nizhny Novgorod · Premier League0–0
Nizhny Novgorod — FC Spartak Moscow · Premier League1–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: FC Spartak Moscow favored in 6 of 11 directional metrics · Nizhny Novgorod in 4 · 1 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

FC Spartak Moscow12 matchesNizhny Novgorod12 matches
1.5 goals/match ▲Goals scored12/120.92 goals/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed12/12▲ 0.92 goals/match
1.56 xG/match ▲Expected goals11/121.21 xG/match
15.5 shots/match ▲Shots11/1210.6 shots/match
5.73 shots/match ▲Shots on target11/123.33 shots/match
58.6% ●Possession11/1238.2%
6 corners/match ●Corners11/122.42 corners/match
12 fouls/matchFouls11/1212.7 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples12 / 12home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 22 Oct 2023, 15:00 UTC · analysis-v4

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