Nizhny Novgorod vs FC Sochi match stats & report

1–3 Full time

Premier League · Russia · Relegation Round · Stadion Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhniy Novgorod · Ref A. Chistyakov

Nizhny Novgorod stats & fixtures · FC Sochi stats & fixtures

Nizhny Novgorod lost to FC Sochi 1–3 in the Premier League (Relegation Round) on 31 May 2025. Nizhny Novgorod had 54% of the ball.

Nizhny Novgorod vs FC Sochi match statistics

Nizhny NovgorodFC Sochi

54% Ball possession 46%
11 Total shots 18
4 Shots on target 6
6 Shots off target 6
1 Blocked shots 6
9 Shots inside the box 13
2 Corners 5
10 Fouls 15
3 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 3
378 Passes 314
78% Pass accuracy 71%
3 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

21' Goal K. Zaika (assist O. Kozhemyakin) FC Sochi
29' Yellow card N. Aberdin FC Sochi
45+4' Penalty scored M. Kramarič FC Sochi
45+7' Goal M. Kramarič (assist O. Kozhemyakin) FC Sochi
47' Yellow card K. Zaika FC Sochi
49' Yellow card V. Tsarukyan Nizhny Novgorod
80' Yellow card Juan Camilo Castillo Nizhny Novgorod
84' Penalty scored J. Boselli Nizhny Novgorod
90+6' Yellow card A. Degtev FC Sochi

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Nizhny Novgorod

Confirmed 3-4-3 V. Goncharenko

30 N. Medvedev

2 V. Aleksandrov 24 K. Gotsuk 99 S. Magkeev

25 S. Karič 10 A. Troshechkin 78 N. Kalinskiy 15 A. Ektov

27 V. Grulev 20 J. Boselli 7 V. Karapuzov

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

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

80 A. Balkizov

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

Form guide

Nizhny Novgorod at home

5–2–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.5 per game
Conceded: 1.0 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 5.0 per game
Shots on target: 3.6 per game

20% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

FC Sochi away

4–0–6 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.2 per game
Conceded: 1.8 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 2.7 per game
Shots on target: 3.2 per game

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

Nizhny Novgorod vs FC Sochi head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
28 May 25	FC Sochi v Nizhny Novgorod	1–2
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 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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