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Ural v Nizhny Novgorod

Ural
1–2Full time
Nizhny Novgorod

First League · SUN 18 OCT · Central Stadium(Yekaterinburg)

Full timeGraded 18 Oct 13:36
Ural 1–2 Nizhny Novgorod URAL WIN · WRONGOVER 2.5 · RIGHTBOTH TO SCORE · RIGHTOVER 1.5 · RIGHTUNDER 3.5 · RIGHT1–1 EXACTLY · WRONG
We said Ural win39%
The market said37%
Brier score, this match · lower is better0.619
The market’s Brier score0.649

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 replay12 notes · 34 alerts
  1. 0′Before kick-off: we said Ural win at 39%.
  2. 3′Little has changed for our model: Ural 39% before kick-off, 39% now. 0–0 · 39–25–36
  3. 3′KICK-OFF Ural v Nizhny Novgorod
  4. 6′🟨 YELLOW · 3' Nizhny Novgorod
  5. 10′🟨 YELLOW · 8' Nikita Kakkoev · Nizhny Novgorod
  6. 18′We said Ural at 39% before kick-off; the game as it stands moves that to 65%. 1–0 · 65–20–15
  7. 18′⚽ GOAL · 18' Ural 1–0 Nizhny Novgorod
  8. 18′OUR NUMBER MOVES UP · 18' Ural win: 39% at kick-off, 65% now
  9. 19′Martin Sekulic scores for Ural on 17′ — 1–0. 1–0 · 65–20–15
  10. 25′Nizhny Novgorod score on 24′ to make it 1–1. 1–1 · 37–29–34
  11. 25′⚽ GOAL · 24' Ural 1–1 Nizhny Novgorod
  12. 25′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 25' Ural win: 39% at kick-off, 37% now
  13. 33′🟨 YELLOW · 31' Nizhny Novgorod
  14. 45′🟨 YELLOW · 43' Ural
  15. 45′HALF-TIME Ural 1–1 Nizhny Novgorod
  16. 46′The goal count is tracking the 3.1 we expected. 1–1 · 33–36–31
  17. 46′SECOND HALF Ural 1–1 Nizhny Novgorod
  18. 48′THE CALL SWINGS · 48' Draw is now our likeliest result at 37% (was Ural win 32%)
  19. 50′🟨 YELLOW · 46' Artem Sokolov · Nizhny Novgorod
  20. 57′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 57' Ural win: 39% at kick-off, 29% now
  21. 58′🟨 YELLOW · 3' Yuriy Koledin · Nizhny Novgorod
  22. 62′We said Ural at 39%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 27%. 1–1 · 27–47–26
  23. 64′SUBSTITUTION · 60' Nizhny Novgorod · On: Vladislav Sarveli · Off: Ivan Bober
  24. 64′🟨 YELLOW · 63' Ural
  25. 67′We said Ural at 39%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 24%. 1–1 · 24–52–23
  26. 71′SUBSTITUTION · 68' Nizhny Novgorod · On: Timofey Komissarov · Off: Gleb Popolitov
  27. 71′SUBSTITUTION · 68' Nizhny Novgorod · On: Gleb Shilnikov · Off: Yuriy Koledin
  28. 71′SUBSTITUTION · 69' Ural · On: Nikita morozov · Off: Vladislav Karapuzov
  29. 75′We said Ural at 39%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 19%. 1–1 · 19–63–18
  30. 75′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 75' Ural win: 39% at kick-off, 19% now
  31. 75′SUBSTITUTION · 69' Ural · On: Dmitriy Prishchepa · Off: Evgeniy Kharin
  32. 80′We said Ural at 39%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 14%. 1–1 · 14–73–13
  33. 82′Ural are down to ten from 80′. Our number never saw that coming — nothing here adjusts for it. 1–1 · 12–77–11
  34. 82′🟨 YELLOW · 80' Ural
  35. 82′🟥 RED CARD · 80' Ural
  36. 83′We said Ural at 39%. On the run of the match our model now has it at 1%. 1–2 · 1–10–90
  37. 83′⚽ GOAL · 83' Ural 1–2 Nizhny Novgorod
  38. 83′OUR NUMBER MOVES DOWN · 83' Ural win: 39% at kick-off, 1% now
  39. 83′THE CALL SWINGS · 83' Nizhny Novgorod win is now our likeliest result at 90% (was Draw 10%)
  40. 85′SUBSTITUTION · 83' Ural · On: Vitaliy Stezhko · Off: Léo Cordeiro
  41. 86′Nizhny Novgorod find the net on 82′. 1–2. 1–2 · 0–8–92
  42. 94′SUBSTITUTION · 86' Ural · On: Maksim Kaynov · Off: Vitaliy Bondarev
  43. 94′SUBSTITUTION · 86' Ural · On: Bertrand Fourrier · Off: Dmitriy Tikhiy
  44. 94′🟨 YELLOW · 87' Ural
  45. 94′🟨 YELLOW · 88' Vitaliy Stezhko · Ural
  46. 94′SUBSTITUTION · 89' Nizhny Novgorod · On: Mamadou Maiga · Off: Artem Sokolov
  47. FTFULL TIME Ural 1–2 Nizhny Novgorod
  48. FTUral 1–2 Nizhny Novgorod · Ural win: wrong · Over 2.5: right · Both to score: right · Over 1.5: right · 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

Close to call, with Ural just ahead.

The Pitchside prediction: Ural 39%, draw 24%, Nizhny Novgorod 36%. Over 2.5 goals 60%, both teams to score 62%.

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

Pre-match prediction

First published 11 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off

Ural win39%
Draw24%
Nizhny Novgorod win36%

Kick-offSUN 18 OCT · 11:00

RoundMatchday 14

VenueCentral Stadium(Yekaterinburg)

Line-ups

Ural

3-4-2-1

Nizhny Novgorod

4-3-3

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · every competition we cover

Ural

Nizhny Novgorod

8Days since last match4

Last match: 10 Oct · the Russian First League

Last match: 14 Oct · the Russian Cup

1Matches in previous 14 days2

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

League table

2026/27

Positions before kick-off

#TEAMPGDPTS
1Nizhny Novgorod13+2734
6Ural13+1325

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Ural

3-4-2-1

57 A. Selikhov

15 D. Tikhiy

2 S. Begic

16 Italo

17 V. Karapuzov

37 V. Bondarev

6 F. Sungatulin

59 E. Kharin

97 I. Ishkov

22 Leo Cordeiro

10 M. Sekulic

Coach · Sergey Yuran

Substitutes

5 · V. Stezhko

13 · M. Kaynov

18 · N. Morozov

19 · K. Bayramyan

35 · D. Prishchepa

43 · R. Shoronov

86 · I. Kuznetsov

99 · B. Fourrier

Nizhny Novgorod

4-3-3

30 N. Medvedev

3 Y. Koledin

22 N. Kakkoev

2 V. Aleksandrov

66 Y. Gudkov

18 A. Sokolov

78 N. Kalinski

19 N. Ermakov

11 G. Popolitov

7 I. Bober

27 V. Grulev

Coach · Vadim Garanin

Substitutes

4 · R. Evgenyev

8 · M. Maiga

9 · V. Sarveli

15 · A. Ektov

17 · G. Shilnikov

25 · S. Karic

72 · T. Komissarov

80 · V. Tsarukyan

91 · V. Ignatenko

93 · S. Lapinsky

94 · A. Timofeev

98 · I. Imamov

Our number · ural winFirst published 11 Oct 03:54 · locked at kick-off
39% The market37%
Us39%
Market37%

We make Ural a 39% chance to win. The market has them at 37%. We are within 2 points of the market. The model expects 1.6–1.5.

What the number rests on

Our model
Expected goals · Ural v Nizhny Novgorod1.61 – 1.54
Form · last six in First League this season · since 24 AugW3 D2 L1 · W5 D1 L0
Table places · points 25 v 346 v 1
The market · Ural win37% · ours 39%

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
35%40%45% 11 OCT 04:0518 OCT 10:43
Our probability · Ural win The market, margin stripped

Our number has not moved since we published. No bookmaker had priced it when we published; the market has it at 37% now.

Every market, from one calculation
MarketUsMarketGap
Ural win39%37%+2
Draw24%29%−5
Nizhny Novgorod win36%34%+2
Over 2.5 goals60%44%+16
Both teams to score62%50%+12
Over 1.5 goals82%68%+14
Over 3.5 goals38%25%+13
Ural or draw64%66%−2
Ural clean sheet22%––
Nizhny Novgorod clean sheet21%––

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. The market is the median of 3 bookmakers, each with its margin stripped — what we are measured against, never an input to the model.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–1 at 11.0%
0123450 5.0 6.3 5.2 2.7 1 6.6 11.0 8.0 4.1 2 5.6 8.3 6.3 3.3 3 3.0 4.5 3.4 4 5
under 2% 5% 12%+Ural down, Nizhny Novgorod across0–5 goals a side shown (98.7% 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

6 meetings since 2021/22
Goals a meeting0.83
Over 2.50 of 6
Both scored1 of 6
Last meetingsNIZ 1–0 URA · URA 0–0 NIZ · NIZ 0–0 URA · URA 0–1 NIZ

Every competition we cover, the latest meeting first.

Form · last six in First League this season · since 24 Aug

URAL

DWDWWL2–2 · 2–0 · 1–1 · 1–0 · 2–1 · 1–2

NIZHNY NOVGOROD

WDWWWW4–2 · 2–2 · 1–0 · 2–1 · 6–0 · 5–0

The table

2026/27
#TEAMPGDPTS
1Nizhny Novgorod13+2734
2FC Sochi14+929
3Torpedo Moskva14+1527
4Spartak Kostroma14+727
5Veles14+226
6Ural13+1325
7FC UFA14+421
8Shinnik Yaroslavl13+419
9Rotor Volgograd14+518
10Volga Ulyanovsk15−218
11Arsenal Tula14−1116
12Chelyabinsk13−415
13Enisey14−1114
14KAMAZ14−713
15Leningradets14−1413
16FK Neftekhimik14−1112
17Ska-khabarovsk14−137
18Tekstilshchik13−137

The competition's standings before kick-off.