FK Khimki vs FK Nizhny Novgorod, RFPL 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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FK Khimki vs FK Nizhny Novgorod — RFPL at Arena Khimki.
- FK Khimki 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- FK Nizhny Novgorod 28 games · 22 pts (2025/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 FK Krasnodar 28 63 2 FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg 28 62 3 FK Lokomotiv Moskva 28 50 4 FK Spartak Moskva 28 48 5 FK Baltika Kaliningrad 28 46 6 PFC CSKA Moskva 28 45 7 FK Rubin Kazan 28 42 8 FK Dinamo Moskva 28 39 9 RFK Akhmat Grozny 28 35 10 FK Rostov 28 30 11 PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara 28 29 12 FK Akron Tolyatti 28 27 13 FK Orenburg 28 26 14 FK Dinamo Makhachkala 28 24 15 FK Nizhny Novgorod 28 22 16 PFK Sochi 28 21 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Mar FK Nizhny Novgorod H 2–0 W 15 Mar RFK Akhmat Grozny H 1–1 D 08 Mar PFC CSKA Moskva A 0–1 L 02 Mar FK Fakel Voronezh H 1–0 W 08 Dec FK Dinamo Moskva A 1–4 L 01 Dec FK Lokomotiv Moskva A 3–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Mar FK Khimki A 0–2 L 16 Mar FK Rubin Kazan A 0–1 L 07 Mar FK Krasnodar H 0–3 L 01 Mar FK Akron Tolyatti H 2–1 W 07 Dec FK Spartak Moskva A 0–3 L 30 Nov FK Rostov A 0–4 L Key Stats
17% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history18% Clean Sheets
FK Nizhny Novgorod this season -
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FK Khimki is hosting FK Nizhny Novgorod for another epic battle.
- 5' FK Khimki is showing some good football. However, FK Khimki are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 10' FK Khimki is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 15' The travelling FK Nizhny Novgorod supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Petar Golubovic, as he is very good at scoring at Arena Khimki with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 22' What a strike from Lucas Vera! The score is 1-0.
- 27' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Nizhny Novgorod that had 146 games and scored 128 goals.
- 28' Time for substitution for FK Khimki. Georgi Dzhikiya is replaced by Stefan Melentijevic.
- 33' FK Khimki started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 33.
- 38' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Viktor Alexandrov suffering a number of foals already.
- 39' It is a substitution in FK Nizhny Novgorod team. Mamadou Maiga is replaced by Sven Karic on 39 minute.
- 44' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 46' The FK Nizhny Novgorod manager makes a substitution. Vyacheslav Grulev departs to be replaced by Valeriy Tsarukyan.
- 47' A meaty challenge results in booking for Aleksandr Rudenko on 47.
- 52' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 54' FK Khimki receives a card for a hard tackle on 54.
- 55' It’s gonna be a card for Aleksandr Ektov.
- 60' FK Nizhny Novgorod seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 63' The FK Nizhny Novgorod manager makes a substitution. Juan Castillo departs to be replaced by Nikita Ermakov.
- 66' Time for substitution for FK Khimki. Alex Corredera is replaced by Boni Amian.
- 71' It’s high time Aleksandr Dimidko made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 73' It’s gonna be a card for Nikita Kakkoev.
- 77' The FK Nizhny Novgorod manager makes a substitution. Nikita Kakkoev departs to be replaced by Kirill Gotsuk.
- 82' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FK Khimki needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 84' The supporters are chanting for Kirill Kaplenko. He replaces Zelimkhan Bakaev on 84 minute.
- 86' What a strike from Butta Magomedov! The score is 2-0.
- With this win, FK Khimki is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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FK Khimki
4-2-3-1Starting XI-
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Alex Corredera ↓ Boni Amian 66'
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Bench-
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Reziuan Mirzov ↑ 66'
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55
Kirill Kaplenko ↑ 84'
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Butta Magomedov ↑ 84'
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Stefan Melentijevic ↑ 28'
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Boni Amian ↑ 66'
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Coach Aleksandr DimidkoFK Nizhny Novgorod
5-4-1Starting XI- 30
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Nikita Kakkoev ↓ Kirill Gotsuk 77'
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Juan Castillo ↓ Nikita Ermakov 63'
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Mamadou Maiga ↓ Sven Karic 39'
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Bench-
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Konstantin Maradishvili ↑ 63'
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Sven Karic ↑ 39'
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24
Kirill Gotsuk ↑ 77'
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Nikita Ermakov ↑ 63'
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Valeriy Tsarukyan ↑ 46'
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Coach Viktor Goncharenko -
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