First League · Regular Season - 19

Nizhny Novgorod vs Tekstilshchik

Wed 25 Nov 2026 · 16:00 UTC · Sovcombank Arena, Nizhny Novgorod

Nizhny Novgorod host Tekstilshchik on Wed 25 Nov 2026 (First League); provisional chances from the two squads' Elo: Nizhny Novgorod 68%, draw 19%, Tekstilshchik 12%.

Average value of the expected XI: Nizhny Novgorod €552K, Tekstilshchik €221K.
Largest team-Elo gap of First League matchday 19: 294 points.
Draw chance 19%, below the First League average of 26% this round.
First League: N. Medvedev is the highest-rated goalkeeper (1748).
Only 1 of Tekstilshchik's expected starters is past their position's peak age.

Provisional prediction

From both squads' Elo. The final prediction appears once the line-ups are confirmed, about 20–30 minutes before kick-off.

HomeDrawAway

Most likely scores

Provisional, from both squads' Elo. Nizhny Novgorod goals first.

2–0
11%
1–0
10%
2–1
10%
1–1
9%
3–0
9%
3–1
7%
Other scores
44%

Team Elo: Nizhny Novgorod 1652 · Tekstilshchik 1358

Probable line-ups

Most starts in each club's last 5 matches.

4-4-2Formations4-2-3-1

GN. Medvedev1748

DY. Gudkov1681

DV. Aleksandrov1724

DY. Koledin1678

MN. Kalinskiy1632

MN. Kakkoev1728

MN. Ermakov1619

MA. Sokolov1647

MV. Sarveli1673

FG. Popolitov1656

FV. Grulev1738

CVadim Garanin1705

GS. Fadeev1412

DD. Ivannikov1403

DA. Krutovskikh1399

DE. Guziev1441

DY. Petin1288

MD. Simonov1275

MA. Dzhebov1397

MD. Ivanisenya1370

FN. Ishchenko1383

FA. Pomalyuk1250

FA. Mikhailusov1235

CDmitriy Pyatibratov1273

Form

Last five matches; the number is the team Elo of the eleven that started.

Nizhny Novgorod

1st in First League · 46 pts from 17

8 NovWSpartak Kostroma Russia First League1657
30 OctWArsenal Tula Russia First League1639
24 OctWFC UFA Russia First League1640
18 OctWUral Russia First League1612
10 OctWEnisey Russia First League1593

Tekstilshchik

18th in First League · 11 pts from 17

8 NovLSka-khabarovsk Russia First League1377
31 OctDVolga Ulyanovsk Russia First League1352
24 OctLFC Sochi Russia First League1354
18 OctWChelyabinsk Russia First League1337
10 OctLShinnik Yaroslavl Russia First League1399

Season outlook

From the First League simulation.

Club	Pts now	Pred. pts	Title	Top 4	Bottom 3	Most likely
Nizhny Novgorod	46 /17	76.3	93%	100%	0%	1st
Tekstilshchik	11 /17	30.1	0%	0%	81%	18th

Nizhny Novgorod

Tekstilshchik

Each bar is one finishing position, 1st on the left to 18th on the right; the taller the bar, the likelier that finish.

Full table and finishing odds: First League

Team Elo history

Starting-eleven Team Elo in league matches, last three years.

Coach Elo history

Elo after each match, last three years (the whole career if shorter).

Vadim Garanin

Coach DNA: –

Dmitriy Pyatibratov

Coach DNA: –