Russia ยท league
First League
First League ยท scouting report
A. Ivlev of Nizhny Novgorod is the standout for raw talent across the First League, with a Field Insider Rating of 31.4, and S. Kariฤ has been the form player this season, grading 30.1, and B. Fourrier leads the scoring with 7 goals.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: Y. Koledin has improved his Season rating most, up +14.2 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, M. Ignatov of FC Sochi is the most valuable name in this group at 3.
Table
15 clubs| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form | Season | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |  Ural | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 15 | DWDWW | โ | โ |
| 6 |  FC UFA | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 15 | WWDLD | โ | โ |
| 7 |  Spartak Kostroma | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 15 | WLDWD | โ | โ |
| 8 |  Shinnik Yaroslavl | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 13 | DWWDL | โ | โ |
| 9 |  Arsenal Tula | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 12 | DLWDD | โ | โ |
| 10 |  Rotor Volgograd | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 10 | LLLDW | โ | โ |
| 11 |  Enisey | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 10 | DLDDD | โ | โ |
| 12 |  FK Neftekhimik | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 9 | LWLLL | โ | โ |
| 13 |  Rodina Moskva | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 4 | LLDWL | 5.9 | 16.6 |
| 13 |  Volga Ulyanovsk | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 7 | DLLWL | โ | โ |
| 14 |  Chelyabinsk | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 7 | LDLLW | โ | โ |
| 16 |  Fakel | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 2 | LDLDL | 3.1 | 14.8 |
| 17 |  FK Sokol Saratov | 34 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 44 | -28 | 26 | WDWWL | 2.7 | 20.3 |
| 18 |  Chayka | 34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 30 | 76 | -46 | 22 | LLLLL | 0 | 20.6 |
| 18 |  Ska-khabarovsk | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 3 | LLWLL | โ | โ |
Leaders
this seasonTop scorers
- 1B. FourrierUral7goals
- 2A. BalboaNizhny Novgorod3goals
- 3M. IgnatovFC Sochi3goals
- 4V. GrulevNizhny Novgorod3goals
- 5B. GurtsievFK Sokol Saratov2goals
Top assists
- 1R. MagalFC Sochi3assists
- 2A. SoldatenkovFC Sochi1assists
- 3Y. KoledinNizhny Novgorod1assists
- 4S. AlievRotor Volgograd1assists
- 5A. MakarchukFC Sochi1assists
Clean sheets
- 1N. MedvedevNizhny Novgorod5CS
- 2S. KariฤNizhny Novgorod5CS
- 3A. SoldatenkovFC Sochi4CS
- 4B. FourrierUral4CS
- 5K. GotsukArsenal Tula4CS
Best potential
- 1N. DemchenkoSpartak Kostroma40RTG
- 2O. NikiforenkoSpartak Kostroma32.8RTG
- 3A. IvlevNizhny Novgorod31.4RTG
- 4A. DegtevFC Sochi31RTG
- 5Y. KoledinNizhny Novgorod30.8RTG
Best this season
- 1S. KariฤNizhny Novgorod30.1SsN
- 2L. TiฤiฤNizhny Novgorod22.9SsN
- 3M. IgnatovFC Sochi22.3SsN
- 4A. SoldatenkovFC Sochi21.1SsN
- 5B. FourrierUral19.6SsN