FC Sochi vs Nizhny Novgorod match stats & report

1–2 Full time

Premier League · Russia · Relegation Round · Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi · Ref S. Karasev

FC Sochi stats & fixtures · Nizhny Novgorod stats & fixtures

FC Sochi lost to Nizhny Novgorod 1–2 in the Premier League (Relegation Round) on 28 May 2025. Nizhny Novgorod had 59% of the ball.

FC Sochi vs Nizhny Novgorod match statistics

FC SochiNizhny Novgorod

41% Ball possession 59%
11 Total shots 16
3 Shots on target 5
6 Shots off target 9
2 Blocked shots 2
8 Shots inside the box 7
2 Corners 11
14 Fouls 11
1 Offsides 1
2 Yellow cards 2
1 Red cards 0
293 Passes 421
66% Pass accuracy 82%
3 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

14' Goal R. Pasevich FC Sochi
38' Red card V. Pisarskiy FC Sochi
42' Yellow card I. Saavedra FC Sochi
42' Yellow card A. Ektov Nizhny Novgorod
45+4' Goal A. Troshechkin Nizhny Novgorod
57' Yellow card N. Aberdin FC Sochi
88' Goal V. Aleksandrov (assist N. Kalinskiy) Nizhny Novgorod
90' Yellow card V. Aleksandrov Nizhny Novgorod

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

FC Sochi

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Robert Moreno

35 A. Degtev

17 A. Makarchuk 4 V. Litvinov 24 N. Aberdin 27 K. Zaika

21 I. Saavedra 22 O. Kozhemyakin

97 R. Pasevich 10 M. Kramarič 28 R. Magal

77 V. Pisarskiy

Bench M. Kaynov , Pavel Maslov , K. Suslov , D. Martovoy , Sergey Terekhov , Nikita Burmistrov , M. Rudakov , R. Shagiakhmetov , A. Balkizov , Nikolay Zabolotnyi , L. Stojsavljević , K. Nikitin

Nizhny Novgorod

Confirmed 5-3-2 V. Goncharenko

30 N. Medvedev

25 S. Karič 2 V. Aleksandrov 24 K. Gotsuk 99 S. Magkeev 15 A. Ektov

10 A. Troshechkin 22 N. Kakkoev 78 N. Kalinskiy

20 J. Boselli 27 V. Grulev

Bench V. Karapuzov , V. Tsarukyan , Y. Krashevskiy , T. Vecino , Juan Camilo Castillo , N. Ermakov , V. Lukyanov , E. Koshkin , M. Shnaptsev , M. Maiga , A. Chistyakov

Form guide

FC Sochi at home

4–3–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.6 per game
Conceded: 1.5 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 5.5 per game
Shots on target: 4.3 per game

27% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Nizhny Novgorod away

2–2–6 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.2 per game
Conceded: 2.2 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 4.1 per game
Shots on target: 3.6 per game

11% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

FC Sochi vs Nizhny Novgorod head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
12 May 24	FC Sochi v Nizhny Novgorod	6–1
29 Oct 23	Nizhny Novgorod v FC Sochi	1–0
1 Jul 22	Nizhny Novgorod v FC Sochi	1–1

Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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