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Premier League · 2022

FC Spartak Moscow 0–0 Nizhny Novgorod · Premier League

0–0Historical match

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

Match at a glance

FC Spartak Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod drew 0–0.

Shots
256
Shots on target
24
Expected goals
1.60.6
Possession
75%25%

Full time

What the match recorded

FC Spartak Moscow and Pari Nizhny Novgorod drew 0–0. Recorded in this match (FC Spartak Moscow – Pari Nizhny Novgorod): shots 25–6, shots on target 2–4, expected goals 1.6–0.6, possession 75%–25%. 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.

FC Spartak Moscow's recent record differs from the season

moderate

FC Spartak Moscow's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

1.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season2.07 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/match2.07 goals/match1.63 goals/match

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

Pari Nizhny Novgorod show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Pari Nizhny Novgorod's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

17.4 shots/match ▲ShotsFC Spartak Moscow · Pari Nizhny Novgorod10.1 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricFC Spartak MoscowPari Nizhny NovgorodBaseline
Shots17.4 shots/match10.1 shots/match13 shots/match
Shots against10.7 shots/match14.2 shots/match13.7 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

The teams have contrasting possession records

strong

FC Spartak Moscow have recorded the higher season possession share.

58.1% ●PossessionFC Spartak Moscow · Pari Nizhny Novgorod42.4%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 15.7 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricFC Spartak MoscowPari Nizhny NovgorodBaseline
Possession58.1%42.4%49.7%

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots25 shots6 shotsFC Spartak Moscow 25 shots, Nizhny Novgorod 6 shots
  • Shots on target2 shots4 shotsFC Spartak Moscow 2 shots, Nizhny Novgorod 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.6 xG0.6 xGFC Spartak Moscow 1.6 xG, Nizhny Novgorod 0.6 xG
  • Possession75%25%FC Spartak Moscow 75%, Nizhny Novgorod 25%
  • Corners14 corners1 cornerFC Spartak Moscow 14 corners, Nizhny Novgorod 1 corner
  • Fouls8 fouls11 foulsFC Spartak Moscow 8 fouls, Nizhny Novgorod 11 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

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

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: FC Spartak Moscow favored in 11 of 11 directional metrics · Nizhny Novgorod in 0

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

FC Spartak Moscow29 matchesNizhny Novgorod29 matches
2.07 goals/match ▲Goals scored29/291.07 goals/match
1.28 goals/match ▲Goals allowed29/291.72 goals/match
2.29 xG/match ▲Expected goals21/281.07 xG/match
17.4 shots/match ▲Shots29/2810.1 shots/match
6.31 shots/match ▲Shots on target29/283.21 shots/match
58.1% ●Possession29/2842.4%
5.55 corners/match ●Corners29/283.61 corners/match
11.4 fouls/matchFouls29/2811.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples29 / 29home / 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, 28 May 2023, 15:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Premier League

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsFC Spartak MoscowNizhny Novgorod
CompetitionPremier LeaguePremier League 2022/23
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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