National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Akhmat Grozny or Krylya Sovetov that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's quite the trip for Krylya Sovetov when visiting Akhmat as the cities are 1600 kilometers apart.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Akhmat Grozny and Krylya Sovetov.
Akhmat Grozny form and stats
Last season, Akhmat Grozny's Russian Cup journey ended in the regions path - quarter-finals - 2nd round.Akhmat Grozny have played three Premier League home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
Akhmat are confident in defense, having played 232 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
The home team returns to Akhmat Arena after drawing with Spartak Moskva on their last time out; the game ended 0-0. The Akhmat Grozny goalkeeper Shelia was crucial in the match against Spartak Moskva last time out, making six saves. Shelia, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.1 out of 10 in that game. Shelia topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that, Akhmat Grozny had a Premier League home game versus Orenburg which ended with a victory 4-0.This is expected to be a close game, with Akhmat perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Akhmat Grozny as a small favourite), we find 4 games. Akhmat Grozny has won 0 of these, drawn 2 and lost 2.
The manager Romashchenko will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Ural in only three days.
The Akhmat Grozny manager Romashchenko has got the team scoring with 7 from 3 home games in the league. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 5 goals have been conceded.
Krylya Sovetov form and stats
They also participated in Russian Cup last season. This ended in the regions path - semi-finals - 2nd round.Things could have gone better for Krylya Sovetov in their Premier League away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.
Sovetov are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the fixture against Baltika. The end of the last match, against Baltika, was very satisfying as Zotov scored the winning goal deep into overtime. Midfielder Babkin was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.44. Babkin scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
A 1-2 defeat away at Rubin Kazan before that.A new game in only three days for Krylya Sovetov, the Premier League home match versus Fakel. Busy days.
Sovetov are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 4 away goals from 3 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Krylya Sovetov have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Akhmat wins - draws - Krylya Sovetov wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Garré 3 goals |  M. Konaté 2 goals | V. Ilyin 2 goals |
Akhmat Grozny missing players
Krylya Sovetov missing players
| Akhmat Grozny | Krylya Sovetov | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 40 | 23 | Scored | S | 14 | 37 | ||
| 31 | 19 | Conceded | C | 16 | 38 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 90% | 80% | ||
| 56% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 90% | 76% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 16% | ||
| 4.4 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 5.2 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 3.7 | ||
| 2.5 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.6 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 12.3 | 13.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.4 | 10.5 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.8 | ||
| 43% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 39% | ||
| 10.9 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.4 | 9.5 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Baltika | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Zenit | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Krylya Sovetov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 4 | Akhmat Grozny | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Krasnodar | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Zenit | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 13 |
| 3 | Ural | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 4 | Krylya Sovetov | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | Dinamo Moskva | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | CSKA Moskva | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | Spartak Moskva | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | Akhmat Grozny | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 11 | Rostov | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -5 | 7 |
| 12 | Sochi | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Rubin Kazan | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 6 |
| 14 | Fakel | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 4 |
| 15 | Baltika | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 3 |
| 16 | Orenburg | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -9 | 2 |
