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First League statistics and predictions
Season to date: 127 matches since 11 Jul 2026, last updated 22 Oct 2026.
First League in numbers
Analysis
127 matches have been played in the First League (Russia) since 11 Jul 2026, averaging 2.70 goals a game. That is lower-scoring than the average across our archive (3.06 goals a game).
Home sides won 50 (39%), 32 matches were drawn (25%) and away sides won 45 (35%). Home advantage is about typical. Both teams scored in 54% of matches, 54% went over 2.5 goals, 76% over 1.5, and 7 finished goalless.
Our team-strength model, refitted every night, rates the strongest attacks as Nizhny Novgorod (2.21), Torpedo Moskva (1.41), FC Sochi (1.26), and the meanest defences as Torpedo Moskva (0.55), Ural (0.65), FC UFA (0.67). A rating of 1.00 is an average side in this competition.
Recent and upcoming PunterPick predictions
- Rotor Volgograd vs FC Sochi · 16 Oct 2026, 16:00 UTC · First League
Published pick: Over 1.5 Goals @ 1.37 · FT 0–1 - Enisey vs Torpedo Moskva · 17 Oct 2026, 08:30 UTC · First League
Published pick: Double Chance X2 @ 1.29 · FT 1–2 - FC UFA vs Arsenal Tula · 17 Oct 2026, 11:00 UTC · First League
Published pick: Over 1.5 Goals @ 1.35 · FT 2–0 - KAMAZ vs FK Neftekhimik · 17 Oct 2026, 13:00 UTC · First League
Published pick: Double Chance 1X @ 1.27 · FT 2–1 - Spartak Kostroma vs Leningradets · 17 Oct 2026, 13:30 UTC · First League
Published pick: Spartak Kostroma Win @ 1.45 - Ska-khabarovsk vs Volga Ulyanovsk · 18 Oct 2026, 05:00 UTC · First League
Published pick: BTTS Yes @ 1.77 · FT 1–2 - Ural vs Nizhny Novgorod · 18 Oct 2026, 10:00 UTC · First League
Published pick: Over 1.5 Goals @ 1.35 - Tekstilshchik vs Chelyabinsk · 18 Oct 2026, 12:00 UTC · First League
Published pick: Over 1.5 Goals @ 1.37 · FT 2–1 - Veles vs Shinnik Yaroslavl · 18 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC · First League
Published pick: Under 2.5 Goals @ 1.50 · FT 1–1 - Torpedo Moskva vs Rotor Volgograd · 23 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC · First League
Published pick: Over 1.5 Goals @ 1.36 - Ska-khabarovsk vs Enisey · 24 Oct 2026, 05:00 UTC · First League
Published pick: BTTS Yes @ 1.73 - FC UFA vs Nizhny Novgorod · 24 Oct 2026, 11:00 UTC · First League
Published pick: Nizhny Novgorod Win @ 1.61 - Tekstilshchik vs FC Sochi · 24 Oct 2026, 13:00 UTC · First League
Published pick: FC Sochi Win @ 1.70 - Arsenal Tula vs KAMAZ · 24 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC · First League
Published pick: Double Chance 1X - Shinnik Yaroslavl vs Spartak Kostroma · 24 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC · First League
Published pick: Double Chance X2
Results table
Calculated from the final scores in our archive since 11 Jul 2026. This is not the official table — it applies no points deductions or tie-break rules, and for cup competitions it simply totals results across rounds.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nizhny Novgorod | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 15 | 28 | 37 |
| 2 | FC Sochi | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 29 |
| 3 | Torpedo Moskva | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 15 | 27 |
| 4 | Spartak Kostroma | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 27 |
| 5 | Veles | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 27 |
| 6 | Ural | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 12 | 25 |
| 7 | FC UFA | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 21 |
| 8 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 20 |
| 9 | Rotor Volgograd | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 18 |
| 10 | Volga Ulyanovsk | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 18 |
| 11 | Arsenal Tula | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 16 |
| 12 | Chelyabinsk | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 15 |
| 13 | Enisey | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 27 | -11 | 14 |
| 14 | KAMAZ | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 13 |
| 15 | Leningradets | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 25 | -14 | 13 |
| 16 | FK Neftekhimik | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 12 |
| 17 | Tekstilshchik | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 10 |
| 18 | Ska-khabarovsk | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 28 | -13 | 7 |
About these statistics
The figures above are counts over final scores (90 minutes) in the PunterPick results archive. Nothing is estimated: a match only counts once its final score is in. Team links lead to each side's own form, home and away record and the predictions we have published for them. How we build our predictions is explained on the methodology page.