The Matchday 12 clash of the Russian Premier League between Pari NN and Akron will take place on October 18 at the Sovcombank Arena in Nizhny Novgorod. Pari NN vs. Akron: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Pari NN
In the last round, the team suffered a 1-2 away defeat to Sochi. This loss marked their third consecutive defeat in the Premier League and the eighth since the start of the championship. Alexey Shpilevsky's side has failed to keep a clean sheet in six consecutive matches in this tournament, becoming the second club to concede over 20 goals. Notably, the game against Sochi was their best of the season in terms of corners taken – 9 (averaging 3.8). In the overall standings, Pari NN is in 15th place.
- The club has conceded at least two goals in 5 of their last 6 Premier League matches.
- At home, Pari NN has not lost in 6 of their last 8 matches in this tournament (3 wins, 3 draws).
- In 12 of their last 14 home games in the Premier League, the team has not conceded more than one goal.
Predicted lineup for Pari NN (4-3-3)
Nikita Medvedev – Yuri Koledin, Maxim Shnaptsov, Sven Karic, Vadim Pigas – Mamadou Maiga, Andrey Ivlev, Egor Smelov – Olakunle Olusegun, Juan Boselli, Valery Tsarukyan.
Defender Alexander Ektov is injured.
Akron
In the last round, the team almost ended their 8-match winless streak in the championship (3 draws, 5 losses), but Artem Dzyuba's penalty in the dying seconds prevented Tolyatti from securing three points – 1-1. However, Zaur Tedeev's side has scored in 7 matches during this period. Furthermore, Akron has failed to score in just two Premier League 2025/26 matches, with only Spartak and Lokomotiv scoring more. In the standings, the club is in 13th place, two points ahead of Nizhny Novgorod.
- At least one goal has been scored in both halves in 6 of Tolyatti's last 8 league matches.
- Away from home, Akron has not won in 7 of their last 8 Premier League matches (2 draws, 5 losses).
- In 5 of their last 7 away matches in the Premier League, the club has scored exactly 1 or 2 goals.
Predicted lineup for Akron (4-5-1)
Vitaly Gudiev – Roberto Fernandez, Ionut Nedelcearu, Rodrigo Eshkoval, Marat Bokoev – Khetag Khosonov, Edgar Sevikyan, Konstantin Maradishvili, Benshimol, Kristijan Bistrovic – Artem Dzyuba.
Midfielder Aleksa Djurashovic is in the team's injury list.
Referee
Vasily Kazartsev (Russia)
Matches – 16 (Premier League, 2024/25 - 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 75;
Average yellow cards per match – 4.7;
Red cards shown – 4;
Average fouls per match – 27;
Penalties – 25%.
Pari NN vs. Akron: Match Prediction
Pari NN returned to their home stadium in a cup match against Spartak. Although they couldn't secure points in that encounter, they did manage to score. Now, Pari NN will play their first home match of the current championship. The inspired hosts are likely to challenge the defense of their next opponents. Moreover, the club has scored in 5 consecutive home games in the Premier League, while Tolyatti's defensive play is far from ideal.
Akron has only one clean sheet in the Premier League 2025/26. Away from home, Zaur Tedeev's side has conceded in 7 of their last 8 matches in this tournament, with at least two goals in 5 of those games. However, during this period, Tolyatti has failed to score in only two matches, and their opponents in those games were the defensively solid Krasnodar and Akhmat. Nizhny Novgorod, having conceded in 6 of their last 7 home matches in the Premier League, are far from the reliability of these teams.
My prediction: Both teams to score – yes
