Passive Possession
FC Sochi
FC Sochi controlled the ball without ever turning it into danger — territory, not threat.
- Possession
- 58.0%
- On target
- 2
First League · Matchday 10FC Sochi
0 – 1
FT
HT 0–0
Nizhny Novgorod
G. Popolitov 77'
First League
Matchday 10FC Sochi0–1Nizhny Novgorod
Expected goals not reported for this fixture
77′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture. The timeline above shows the goals and cards recorded by the match feed.
Match report
FC Sochi 0-1 Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod edged out FC Sochi 1-0 at Fisht Olympic Stadium in First League. Popolitov opened the scoring for Nizhny Novgorod on 77'.
This competition does not report expected goals, so the clearest measure of control is the shot count: FC Sochi 7 attempts with 2 on target, Nizhny Novgorod 4 with 1. FC Sochi held 58.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. FC Sochi graded out for passive possession — 58.0% possession and 2 on target.
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
58%Possession42%
7Shots4
What the numbers say
1 readTimeline
Maksim Kuzmin
🟨19'
Half-time
🔄46'
G. Popolitov ↑ T. Komissarov ↓
🔄68'
I. Bober ↑ V. Sarveli ↓
O. Kozhemyakin ↑ M. Kuzmin ↓
🔄69'
Z. Fedorov ↑ R. Sheydayev ↓
🔄69'
⚽77'
G. Popolitov
🔄83'
V. Aleksandrov ↑ A. Sokolov ↓
🔄83'
G. Shilnikov ↑ Y. Gudkov ↓
R. Pasevich ↑ K. Zaika ↓
🔄84'
R. Bart ↑ M. Ignatov ↓
🔄84'
🟨89'
Roman Evgenyev
M. Kaynov ↑ A. Soldatenkov ↓
🔄90+1'
🔄90+4'
S. Lapinsky ↑ V. Grulev ↓
Match info
Kickoff
VenueFisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi
RefereeV. Moldovan
CompetitionFirst League
Season2026
RoundMatchday 10
StatusMatch Finished