Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Spartak Moskva & Dinamo Moskva face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Russian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Spartak nor Dinamo Moskva as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Spartak Moskva form and stats
Last season, Spartak Moskva's Russian Cup journey ended in the regions path - semi-finals - 2nd round.The story so far in the Premier League for Spartak Moskva at their home stadium (Otkrytiye Arena) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Akhmat Grozny last time out and are looking for a win here. Spartak Moskva's goalie Selikhov played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Akhmat Grozny with a stunning six saves. Goalkeeper Selikhov got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.45 out of ten. Selikhov topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that game, the home loss against Zenit with the scoreline 1-3.Spartak Moskva are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Krasnodar awaits in four days.
The Spartak fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 6 goals in 4 league matches. Spartak Moskva have conceded 6 from these games.
Dinamo Moskva form and stats
Last season their Russian Cup adventure ended in the regions path - semi-finals - 1st round.Things could have gone better for Dinamo Moskva in their Premier League away matches, but 5 points from 3 games is all right.
Dinamo are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Rubin Kazan. Skopintsev was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.04. The defender Skopintsev scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 7 of 9 duels.
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus CSKA Moskva in the Premier League.Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 8 goals in 3 league games away this season. Dinamo Moskva have conceded 7 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings between these squads: Spartak Moskva won four, Dinamo Moskva triumphed in two and we saw four draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less. The games between these sides sometimes lean towards being hot-tempered, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Bongonda Mbul'Ofeko Batombo 3 goals |   K. Tyukavin 3 goals |  F. Smolov 3 goals |
Spartak Moskva missing players
Dinamo Moskva missing players
| Spartak Moskva | Dinamo Moskva | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Drew | D | 5 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | ||
| 44 | 27 | Scored | S | 19 | 46 | ||
| 42 | 23 | Conceded | C | 18 | 44 | ||
| 88% | 79% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 64% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 28% | ||
| 80% | 79% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 60% | ||
| 12% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 20% | ||
| 6.5 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.6 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 3.9 | ||
| 2.3 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.7 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16.7 | 18.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.3 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 3.7 | ||
| 30% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 49% | ||
| 10.3 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.3 | 9.7 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 4.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Spartak Moskva | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Dinamo Moskva | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 | Krasnodar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 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 |
