9 October 2026, 16:30 UTC

FC Rostov vs Akron Premier League prediction & result

Rostov Arena, Rostov
Referee: Danil Naboka, Russia
Full time1 – 0

Final score: FC Rostov 1-0 Akron.

Before kick-off the model made it 45% FC Rostov, 26% draw, 29% Akron — fair odds of 2.22, 3.85 and 3.45.

Most likely scoreline: 2-1.

The model called the result correctly.

Published · updated

Has the model earned this number?

FC Rostov at 45%: of 2,925 settled 40–50% forecasts, 46.1% came in (average 43.9%). It can be read literally. The full record.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

FC Rostov96%Draw4%Akron0%

Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 1 goal. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

17'
Vyacheslav Bardybakhin
24'
karlen hovhannisyan
⚽Ivan Komarov
45+2'
45+3'
Srđan Blagojević
•Timur Suleymanov
50'
🔁Timur Suleymanovout: Ronaldo
61'
63'
🔁karlen hovhannisyanout: Milutin Vidosavljević
63'
🔁Dudu Rodriguesout: Artem Shumanskiy
67'
Stefan Loncar
70'
🔁Gilson Benchimolout: Maksim Boldyrev
🔁Aleksey Mironovout: Daniil Shantaliy
73'
🔁Viktor Melekhinout: Daniil Khlusevich
74'
Daniil Khlusevich
84'
🔁Olakunle Olusegunout: Imran Aznaurov
85'
🔁Konstantin Kuchaevout: Dmitriy Chistyakov
85'
86'
🔁Kristijan Bistrovićout: Yomar Rocha
86'
🔁Vyacheslav Bardybakhinout: Khetag Khosonov

Match stats — FC Rostov vs Akron

40%Possession60%
10Shots15
4On target5
1Corners5
0.49xG0.75

Goals against chances

FC Rostov1 from 0.49 xGmore than the chances were worth
Akron0 from 0.75 xGless than the chances were worth

Expected goals totals what the openings were worth, so the gap between it and the score is the finishing — and the luck. Under half a goal either way is called level: xG is an estimate and a smaller gap than that is inside its own error.

Line-ups

FC Rostov 4-3-3
  • 84A. PetrovG
  • 4V. MelekhinD
  • 3O. SakoD
  • 40Ygor NogueiraD
  • 87A. LangovichD
  • 8A. MironovM
  • 27D. ProkhinM
  • 18K. KuchaevM
  • 10I. KomarovF
  • 99T. SuleymanovF
  • 6O. OlusegunF
Substitutes
  • 73Imran AznaurovF
  • 78D. ChistyakovD
  • 34D. GolikovG
  • 26D. KhlusevichD
  • 59N. BabakinD
  • 5Y. MikhaylovM
  • 16M. MukhinM
  • 7RonaldoF
  • 22D. SemenchukD
Coach: D. Kirichenko
Akron 4-3-3
  • 88V. GudievG
  • 13V. BardybakhinD
  • 26João EscovalD
  • 19M. BokoevD
  • 21R. FernándezD
  • 6K. HovhannisyanM
  • 8K. BistrovićM
  • 15S. LončarM
  • 11DuduF
  • 9S. TedićF
  • 7Gilson BenchimolF
Substitutes
  • 91M. BoldyrevM
  • 5Aleksa Đurasović IM
  • 69A. DmitrievF
  • 80K. KhosonovM
  • 24I. NedelcearuD
  • 89D. PopenkovM
  • 2Y. RochaD
  • 99A. ShumanskiyF
  • 32I. TerekhovskiyG
Coach: S. Blagojević

Form going into FC Rostov vs Akron

FC Rostov

All competitions we cover

  • L0-3Dynamo17 September 2026
  • L0-3away to Spartak Moscow13 September 2026
  • W3-1Fakel5 September 2026
  • L0-1away to FC Krasnodar29 August 2026
  • L1-4away to Akhmat22 August 2026

Akron

All competitions we cover

  • W2-0Akhmat17 September 2026
  • D1-1away to FC Krasnodar13 September 2026
  • D2-2away to FC Orenburg6 September 2026
  • D2-2CSKA Moscow28 August 2026
  • L0-3Krylia Sovetov23 August 2026

What these results say

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.

Russia Premier League table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
6FC Rostov145451819-119
14Akron142661725-812

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Head-to-head: FC Rostov vs Akron

  • 4 August 2026Akron 0–4 FC RostovCup
  • 11 May 2026Akron 1–3 FC RostovPremier League
  • 1 November 2025FC Rostov 0–1 AkronPremier League
  • 31 March 2025Akron 2–3 FC RostovPremier League
  • 18 February 2025FC Rostov 0–1 AkronFriendlies Clubs
  • 28 September 2024FC Rostov 0–2 AkronPremier League

Leading scorers: FC Rostov and Akron

FC Rostov

No player in Premier League's leading scorers — 18 league goals as a side.

Akron

GoalsAssists

  • Gilson Benchimol42

Top 3 by league goals this season; player availability is not in the model. How to read this.

The result against the call

FC Rostov beat Akron 1–0. The model had made a win for FC Rostov its most likely outcome, at 45%, so the call held; the score it named was 2–1. The goal: Ivan Komarov 45+2' for FC Rostov. On expected goals it finished 0.49–0.75.

What this result changed

Before kick-off the season simulation gave FC Rostov a 31.1% chance to finish in the bottom three: 24.0% after a win, 32.5% after a draw, 41.0% after a defeat. The win was the best of those results for them, and left the figure at 24.0%, 7.1 points lower than before the match.

For Akron the question was the chance to finish in the bottom three, 52.9% going in: 42.6% after a win, 51.4% after a draw, 59.1% after a defeat. The defeat was the worst of those results for them, and left the figure at 59.1%, 6.2 points higher than before the match.

Read from our Premier League season simulation as it stood before this match (10,000 runs), counting this result alone. Every result since then has moved the table again, so today's figure is on the competition page.

How the call on FC Rostov v Akron has moved

First published on 25 Sep at 42% / 28% / 30% (home / draw / away). By kick-off, after 1 update, it read 45% / 26% / 29%: the biggest move is FC Rostov's chance of winning, up 3 points.

  1. FC Rostov win45%▲ +3
  2. Draw26%▼ −2
  3. Akron win29%▼ −1

Each update is a full rebuild of both sides' ratings from the latest results, and now and then a change to the model itself. The thin mark is the first published figure.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.