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FC UFA v Nizhny Novgorod

FC UFA
0–1Full time
Nizhny Novgorod

First League · SAT 24 OCT · Neftyanik Stadium

Full timeGraded 24 Oct 14:53
FC UFA 0–1 Nizhny Novgorod NIZHNY NOVGOROD WIN · RIGHTOVER 2.5 · WRONGBOTH TO SCORE · WRONGOVER 1.5 · WRONGUNDER 3.5 · RIGHT1–1 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said Nizhny Novgorod win53%
The market said59%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.336
The market’s Brier score0.257

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay15 notes · 24 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Nizhny Novgorod win at 53%.
  2. 4′Little has changed for our model: Nizhny Novgorod 53% before kick-off, 52% now. 0–0 · 23–25–52
  3. 4′KICK-OFF FC UFA v Nizhny Novgorod
  4. 37′🟨 YELLOW · 35' FC UFA
  5. 40′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 40' Nizhny Novgorod win: 53% at kick-off, 43% now
  6. 44′8 shots for Nizhny Novgorod, 1 the other way, and nothing between the sides on the scoreboard. 0–0 · 22–36–42
  7. 45′HALF-TIME FC UFA 0–0 Nizhny Novgorod
  8. 45′🟨 YELLOW · 42' Gleb Popolitov · Nizhny Novgorod
  9. 45′🟨 YELLOW · 43' Danil Lipovoy · FC UFA
  10. 46′We said Nizhny Novgorod at 53%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 41%. 0–0 · 22–37–41
  11. 50′SECOND HALF FC UFA 0–0 Nizhny Novgorod
  12. 51′We said Nizhny Novgorod at 53%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 39%. 0–0 · 21–40–39
  13. 55′Goalless on 55′ when we expected about 2.9 goals — that one is getting away from us. 0–0 · 20–43–37
  14. 55′THE CALL SWINGS · 55' Draw is now our likeliest result at 43% (was Nizhny Novgorod win 40%)
  15. 60′We said Nizhny Novgorod at 53%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 34%. 0–0 · 19–47–34
  16. 62′12 shots for Nizhny Novgorod, 2 the other way, and nothing between the sides on the scoreboard. 0–0 · 18–49–33
  17. 62′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 62' Nizhny Novgorod win: 53% at kick-off, 33% now
  18. 63′🟨 YELLOW · 57' Viktor Aleksandrov · Nizhny Novgorod
  19. 67′We said Nizhny Novgorod at 53%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 29%. 0–0 · 17–54–29
  20. 69′SUBSTITUTION · 59' Nizhny Novgorod · On: Yuriy Koledin · Off: Gleb Shilnikov
  21. 69′SUBSTITUTION · 59' Nizhny Novgorod · On: Ivan Bober · Off: Artem Sokolov
  22. 73′We said Nizhny Novgorod at 53%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 24%. 0–0 · 14–62–24
  23. 74′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 74' Nizhny Novgorod win: 53% at kick-off, 23% now
  24. 78′We said Nizhny Novgorod at 53%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 19%. 0–0 · 11–70–19
  25. 82′We said Nizhny Novgorod at 53%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 14%. 0–0 · 8–78–14
  26. 83′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 83' Nizhny Novgorod win: 53% at kick-off, 12% now
  27. 84′SUBSTITUTION · 77' FC UFA · On: Georgiy Gongadze · Off: Dilan Ortíz
  28. 84′SUBSTITUTION · 77' FC UFA · On: Zalimkhan Yusupov · Off: Shamil Isaev
  29. 84′SUBSTITUTION · 78' Nizhny Novgorod · On: Timofey Komissarov · Off: Gleb Popolitov
  30. 84′SUBSTITUTION · 78' Nizhny Novgorod · On: Mamadou Maiga · Off: Nikita Ermakov
  31. 86′We said Nizhny Novgorod at 53%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 9%. 0–0 · 6–85–9
  32. 89′SUBSTITUTION · 83' FC UFA · On: Danil Akhatov · Off: Migran Ageyan
  33. 92′We said Nizhny Novgorod at 53%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 4%. 0–0 · 2–94–4
  34. 93′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 90+3' Nizhny Novgorod win: 53% at kick-off, 3% now
  35. 95′A goal for Nizhny Novgorod on 90′. 0–0 · 1–97–2
  36. 95′We said Nizhny Novgorod at 53% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 99%. 0–1 · 0–1–99
  37. 95′⚽ GOAL · 90+1' FC UFA 0–1 Nizhny Novgorod
  38. 95′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 90+5' Nizhny Novgorod win: 53% at kick-off, 99% now
  39. 95′THE CALL SWINGS · 90+5' Nizhny Novgorod win is now our likeliest result at 99% (was Draw 97%)
  40. FTFULL TIME FC UFA 0–1 Nizhny Novgorod
  41. FTFC UFA 0–1 Nizhny Novgorod · Nizhny Novgorod win: right · Over 2.5: wrong · Both to score: wrong · Over 1.5: wrong · Under 3.5: right · 1–1 exactly: wrong

What our live read said during the match, as it was said, with the score and our numbers for home–draw–away at that moment; and every alert we raised, with the minute. Nothing is written after the final whistle.

AI match analysis

Pitchside prediction · before kick-off

Nizhny Novgorod are favourites.

The Pitchside prediction: FC UFA 23%, draw 24%, Nizhny Novgorod 53%. Over 2.5 goals 56%, both teams to score 56%.

The AI’s read on FC UFA v Nizhny NovgorodBefore, during and after the match · From £5.99 + VAT · paid once, never renewsSee the passes

Pre-match prediction

First published 18 Oct 01:23 · locked at kick-off

FC UFA win23%
Draw24%
Nizhny Novgorod win53%

Kick-offSAT 24 OCT · 12:00

RoundMatchday 15

VenueNeftyanik Stadium

Line-ups

FC UFA

3-4-1-2

Nizhny Novgorod

4-4-2

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

FC UFA

Nizhny Novgorod

7Days since last match6

Last match: 17 Oct · the Russian First League

Last match: 18 Oct · the Russian First League

2Matches in previous 14 days3

Counted across every competition we cover, before kick-off. Club friendlies are not counted.

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
1Nizhny Novgorod14+2837
7FC UFA14+421

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

FC UFA

3-4-1-2

31 A. Belenov

5 D. Kutin

99 A. Evdokimov

43 A. Gilyazetdinov

2 V. Cherov

9 D. Lipovoy

8 S. Isaev

6 Z. Tarba

11 M. Yakuev

70 D. Ortíz

88 M. Ageyan

Coach · Omari Tetradze

Substitutes

23 · D. Akhatov

7 · A. Davlitgereev

10 · G. Gongadze

15 · A. Khabalov

69 · I. Khanenko

14 · I. Agapov

1 · T. Kraykov

19 · E. Mayorov

17 · D. Ozmanov

20 · T. Shipunov

79 · K. Troyanov

22 · Z. Yusupov

Nizhny Novgorod

4-4-2

30 N. Medvedev

22 N. Kakkoev

2 V. Aleksandrov

66 Y. Gudkov

17 G. Shilnikov

18 A. Sokolov

78 N. Kalinskiy

19 N. Ermakov

11 G. Popolitov

9 V. Sarveli

27 V. Grulev

Coach · Vadim Garanin

Substitutes

80 · V. Tsarukyan

94 · A. Timofeev

8 · M. Maiga

93 · S. Lapinskiy

72 · T. Komissarov

3 · Y. Koledin

25 · S. Karič

98 · I. Imamov

4 · R. Evgenjev

7 · I. Bober

Our number · nizhny novgorod winFirst published 18 Oct 01:23 · updated 19 Oct 00:17 · locked at kick-off
53% The market59%
Us53%
Market59%

We make Nizhny Novgorod a 53% chance to win. The market has them at 59%. We are 6 points less confident than the market. The model expects 1.1–1.8.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · FC UFA v Nizhny Novgorod1.13 – 1.81
Form · last six in First League this season · since 30 AugW1 D3 L2 · W5 D1 L0
Table places · points 21 v 377 v 1
The market · Nizhny Novgorod win59% · ours 53%

Built from every result, recent matches counting most, with home advantage in it. Line-ups, injuries and rest are not in the number.

How the number movedSince we published
50%55%60% 18 OCT 01:2324 OCT 11:52
Our probability · Nizhny Novgorod win The market, margin stripped

Published at 52%, 53% now. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 59% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
FC UFA win23%18%+5
Draw24%23%+1
Nizhny Novgorod win53%59%−6
Over 2.5 goals56%50%+6
Both teams to score56%50%+6
Over 1.5 goals79%72%+7
Over 3.5 goals34%30%+4
FC UFA or draw47%41%+6
FC UFA clean sheet17%––
Nizhny Novgorod clean sheet33%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 4 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 11.2%
0123450 6.1 9.2 8.6 5.2 2.4 1 5.6 11.2 9.5 5.8 2.7 2 3.4 6.0 5.4 3.2 3 2.3 2.0 4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+FC UFA down, Nizhny Novgorod across0–5 goals a side shown (98.6% of outcomes)

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.2 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

Head to head

2 meetings since 2021/22
Goals a meeting1.50
Over 2.51 of 2
Both scored1 of 2
Last meetingsFCU 0–0 NIZ · NIZ 1–2 FCU

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in First League this season · since 30 Aug

FC UFA

DDLDLW1–1 · 2–2 · 1–2 · 0–0 · 0–1 · 2–0

NIZHNY NOVGOROD

DWWWWW2–2 · 1–0 · 2–1 · 6–0 · 5–0 · 2–1

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Nizhny Novgorod14+2837
2FC Sochi14+929
3Torpedo Moskva15+1528
4Spartak Kostroma14+727
5Veles15+227
6Ural14+1225
7FC UFA14+421
8Shinnik Yaroslavl14+420
9Rotor Volgograd15+519
10Volga Ulyanovsk15−218
11Arsenal Tula14−1116
12Chelyabinsk14−515
13Enisey15−1414
14KAMAZ14−713
15Leningradets14−1413
16FK Neftekhimik14−1112
17Ska-khabarovsk15−1010
18Tekstilshchik14−1210

The competition's standings before kick-off.