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Premier League · 2025Sovcombank Arena

Nizhny Novgorod 0–1 FC Rostov · Premier League

0–1Historical match

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

Match at a glance

FC Rostov won 0–1.

Shots
811
Shots on target
13
Possession
49%51%

Full time

What the match recorded

FC Rostov beat Nizhny Novgorod 1–0. Recorded in this match (Nizhny Novgorod – FC Rostov): shots 8–11, shots on target 1–3, possession 49%–51%, corners 8–7. 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.

Nizhny Novgorod's recent record differs from the season

moderate

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

1.2 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season0.78 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/match0.78 goals/match1.2 goals/match

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

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots8 shots11 shotsNizhny Novgorod 8 shots, FC Rostov 11 shots
  • Shots on target1 shot3 shotsNizhny Novgorod 1 shot, FC Rostov 3 shots
  • Possession49%51%Nizhny Novgorod 49%, FC Rostov 51%
  • Corners8 corners7 cornersNizhny Novgorod 8 corners, FC Rostov 7 corners
  • Fouls18 fouls14 foulsNizhny Novgorod 18 fouls, FC Rostov 14 fouls
  • Yellow cards2 cards3 cardsNizhny Novgorod 2 cards, FC Rostov 3 cards
  • Passes361 passes386 passesNizhny Novgorod 361 passes, FC Rostov 386 passes
  • Pass accuracy72%71%Nizhny Novgorod 72%, FC Rostov 71%
  • Shots inside box4 shots6 shotsNizhny Novgorod 4 shots, FC Rostov 6 shots
  • Blocked shots2 blocks4 blocksNizhny Novgorod 2 blocks, FC Rostov 4 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves2 saves1 saveNizhny Novgorod 2 saves, FC Rostov 1 save
  • Offsides1 offside2 offsidesNizhny Novgorod 1 offside, FC Rostov 2 offsides

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Nizhny Novgorod
1Draws
3FC Rostov
FC Rostov — Nizhny Novgorod · Russian Cup4–1
Nizhny Novgorod — FC Rostov · Russian Cup1–0
FC Rostov — Nizhny Novgorod · Premier League1–0
FC Rostov — Nizhny Novgorod · Premier League4–0
Nizhny Novgorod — FC Rostov · Premier League1–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Nizhny Novgorod favored in 2 of 11 directional metrics · FC Rostov in 7 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Nizhny Novgorod23 matchesFC Rostov23 matches
0.78 goals/matchGoals scored23/230.78 goals/match
1.61 goals/matchGoals allowed23/23▲ 1.09 goals/match
11.7 shots/matchShots23/2312 shots/match
4.13 shots/match ▲Shots on target23/233.7 shots/match
43.8%Possession23/23● 49%
4.52 corners/match ●Corners23/234.17 corners/match
2.7 cards/matchCards20/212.81 cards/match
16.5 fouls/matchFouls23/2314.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples23 / 23home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: xg_for, xg_against.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 5 Apr 2026, 15:00 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Premier League

Goals per match rankingShots per match rankingShots on target per match ranking
TeamsNizhny NovgorodFC Rostov
CompetitionPremier LeaguePremier League 2025/26
Head-to-headNizhny Novgorod — FC Rostov
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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