Nizhny Novgorod 2-1 PFC Sochi — Russian Premier League, 7 Mar 2026
Nizhny Novgorod beat PFC Sochi 2-1 in the Russian Premier League on 7 March 2026 at Sovcombank Arena, Nizhny Novgorod. A. Balboa, L. Ticic, Martin Kramarič got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Nizhny Novgorod have won 2 and PFC Sochi 3.
· kickoff·Sovcombank Arena · Nizhny Novgorod·Match Finished
Match timeline
- -5'Argument
- 1-034'
- 45'
- Half-time1-0
- 46'out: R. Ezhov
- 46'
- 2-062'assist: Egor Smelov
- 67'out: Z. Fedorov
- 69'out: N. Ermakov
- 72'
- 74'Foul
- 78'
- 2-180'Penalty
- 86'
- 86'
- 89'Argument
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.9
Top rated
Nizhny Novgorod
- 8.9Luka TičićM
- 7.3Adrián BalboaF
- 7.3Sven KaričD
- 6.9Maksim ShnaptsevD
- 6.9Matvey UrvantsevF
- 6.9Alex Opoku SarfoM
- 6.9Nikita ErmakovM
- 6.9Renaldo CephasF
- 6.7Andrey IvlevM
- 6.7Egor SmelovM
- 6.6Nikita KakkoevD
- 6.6Yuriy KoledinD
- 6.3Nikita MedvedevG
- 6.2Olakunle OlusegunF
- 6.0Ilya KirschD
PFC Sochi
- 7.2Zakhar FedorovF
- 6.9Dmitri VasiljevM
- 6.9Sergey VolkovD
- 6.7Mikhail IgnatovF
- 6.7Gustavo FurtadoM
- 6.5Martin KramaričM
- 6.5Aleksandr KovalenkoM
- 6.5Maksim MukhinM
- 6.3Marcelo AlvesD
- 6.3Aleksandr SoldatenkovD
- 6.3Roman EzhovM
- 6.3Ruslan MagalD
- 6.3Vladimir IljinF
- 6.3Anton ZinkovskiyM
- 6.3Kirill KravtsovM
- 6.2Aleksandr DegtevG
Line-ups
PFC Sochi4-4-2
Nizhny Novgorod4-3-3
Substitutes
Nizhny NovgorodAleksey Shpilevski
Substitutes
- 78N. KalinskiM
- 88Daniil LesovoyF
- 27V. GrulevF
- 1V. LukyanovG
- 23Juan CastilloD
- 8M. MaigaM
- 24Edgardo Fariña-5'D
- 3Y. Koledin86'D6.6
- 19N. Ermakov69'M6.9
- 77A. Ivlev86'M6.7
- 14M. Urvantsev45'F6.9
- 69A. SidorenkoM
PFC SochiRobert Moreno
Substitutes
- 45F. KamanoF
- 29R. Ezhov46'M6.3
- 4V. LitvinovD
- 17A. MakarchukD
- 7A. Zinkovskiy78'M6.3
- 99Y. DyupinG
- 16Maksim Mukhin46'M6.5
- 19Aleksandr Kovalenko72'M6.5
- 59R. BartF
- 9Z. Fedorov67'F7.2
- 18A. KorneevM
- 85D. SilevG
Team statistics
50%Possession50%
18Total shots5
5Shots on target3
9Shots off target1
4Blocked shots1
8Corners1
4Offsides1
11Fouls15
2Yellow cards1
2Goalkeeper saves3
383Total passes384
291Accurate passes291
76%Pass accuracy76%
Nizhny Novgorod
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Tičić | 69 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | – | 8.9 |
| Adrián Balboa | 86 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Sven Karič | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Maksim Shnaptsev | 86 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Matvey Urvantsev | 46 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Alex Opoku Sarfo | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 2 | 4 | 6.9 |
| Nikita Ermakov | 21 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Renaldo Cephas | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | 6.9 |
| Andrey Ivlev | 10 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Egor Smelov | 90 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Nikita Kakkoev | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Yuriy Koledin | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Nikita Medvedev | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Olakunle Olusegun | 44 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Ilya Kirsch | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 6.0 |
PFC Sochi
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zakhar Fedorov | 23 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Dmitri Vasiljev | 72 | – | 0 | – | – | 6 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Sergey Volkov | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 6.9 |
| Mikhail Ignatov | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Gustavo Furtado | 78 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Martin Kramarič | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Aleksandr Kovalenko | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Maksim Mukhin | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Marcelo Alves | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Aleksandr Soldatenkov | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Roman Ezhov | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Ruslan Magal | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.3 |
| Vladimir Iljin | 67 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Anton Zinkovskiy | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Kirill Kravtsov | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Aleksandr Degtev | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
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