Russia 3–1 Nicaragua
Expected and what happened
No prediction: one side wasn't rated the month before.
- Expected xG
- –
- Actual xG
- 3.7 – 0.1
- Goals
- 3 – 1
Russia won and made the better chances: 3.7 xG to 0.1.
Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Konstantin Tyukavin, 66.8 in 67′.
Well above their usual level: Mingiyan Beveev +12.4.
Well below it: Matvey Safonov −9.3.
Going in
Each side's last five results before this match.
Russia
| 15 Nov 2025 | L 0–2 | v Chile |
| 12 Nov 2025 | D 1–1 | v Peru |
| 14 Oct 2025 | W 3–0 | v Bolivia |
| 10 Oct 2025 | W 2–1 | v Iran |
| 7 Sep 2025 | W 4–1 | at Qatar |
Nicaragua
No earlier result in Footybot's data.
Head to head
No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.
Russia
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aleksandr Golovin | 23 | 70.3 | – |
| Konstantin Tyukavin | 67 | 66.8 | – |
| Mingiyan Beveev | 90 | 60.5 | +12.4 |
| Ilya Vakhaniya | 23 | 59.9 | – |
| Dmitriy Barinov | 11 | 54.9 | – |
| Evgeniy Morozov | 90 | 51.6 | – |
| Nail Umyarov | 67 | 46.2 | – |
| Georgiy Melkadze | 23 | 44.3 | – |
| Maksim Petrov | 23 | 43.9 | – |
| Daniil Fomin | 67 | 43.6 | – |
| Valentin Paltsev | 67 | 42.2 | – |
| Ruslan Litvinov | 90 | 42.1 | – |
| Yaroslav Gladyshev | 45 | 42.1 | – |
| Lechi Sadulaev | 67 | 41.3 | – |
| Matvey Safonov | 67 | 39.3 | −9.3 |
| Danyl Prutsev | 83 | 36.3 | – |
| Matvey Kislyak | 23 | 35.6 | – |
| Kirill Glebov | 45 | 31.4 | – |
| Anton Mitryushkin | 23 | 20.0 | – |
Nicaragua
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Moncada | 3 | 100.0 | – |
| Óscar Acevedo | 75 | 60.4 | – |
| Jorge García | 64 | 60.4 | – |
| Juan Barrera | 87 | 55.9 | – |
| Josué Quijano | 45 | 55.6 | – |
| Jacob Montes | 90 | 53.0 | – |
| Justing Cano | 90 | 52.2 | – |
| Marlon López | 75 | 51.3 | – |
| Bancy Hernández | 26 | 50.0 | – |
| Byron Bonilla | 87 | 49.5 | – |
| Evert Martínez | 90 | 48.3 | – |
| Christian Reyes | 47 | 47.4 | – |
| Adonis Pineda | 90 | 38.8 | – |
| Joab Gutiérrez | 15 | 38.0 | – |
| Jason Coronel | 15 | 37.2 | – |
| Jefferson Rivera | 45 | 36.1 | – |
| José Andrés Martínez | 3 | 29.1 | – |