National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Shinnik or Mordovia Saransk that keep their silverware dream alive.
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only three days ago in the FNL Cup. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Riga.
Shinnik form and stats
Last season, Shinnik's FNL Cup journey ended in the 3rd place final.When playing at home in the FNL, Shinnik have managed 5 wins, 2 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 12 games. Shinnik has recorded two wins in a row here, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus SKA Rostov that ended 1-1.
Shinnik are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 12 games. On the other hand, Shinnik have conceded 17 goals.
Mordovia Saransk form and stats
Last season their FNL Cup adventure ended in the 13th place final.Mordovia Saransk have only collected 9 points from their away games in the FNL, after 2-3-7 (12 played).
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a FNL Cup home defeat versus Riga with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Fakel.
The visitors have scored 11 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Mordovia Saransk have conceded 21 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: three - three - three (Shinnik wins - draws - Mordovia Saransk wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  I. Geloyan 7 goals |  S. Samodin 7 goals |
Shinnik missing players
Mordovia Saransk missing players
| Shinnik | Mordovia Saransk | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 14 | ||
| 39 | 20 | Scored | S | 10 | 21 | ||
| 31 | 18 | Conceded | C | 19 | 41 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 80% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 44% | ||
| 44% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 16% | ||
| 20% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 44% | ||
| 6.2 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.1 | 3.2 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 6 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.7 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 234 | 114 | Total Shots | T S | 95 | 182 | ||
| 100 | 48 | Shots on Target | S O | 39 | 71 | ||
| 34% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 24% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shinnik | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Riga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | SKA Rostov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Mordovia Saransk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -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 | Rotor Volgograd | 25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 52 |
| 2 | Torpedo Moskva | 25 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 51 |
| 3 | Khimki | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 28 | 50 |
| 4 | Chertanovo | 25 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 48 |
| 5 | Neftekhimik | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 46 |
| 6 | Shinnik | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 40 |
| 7 | Baltika | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 39 |
| 8 | SKA Khabarovsk | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 9 | 37 |
| 9 | Tom' Tomsk | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 36 |
| 10 | Chayka | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 36 |
| 11 | Olimpiyets | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 35 |
| 12 | Krasnodar II | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 28 |
| 13 | Armavir | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 17 | -5 | 27 |
| 14 | Avangard Kursk | 25 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -10 | 27 |
| 15 | Luch Vladivostok | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 38 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -11 | 26 |
| 16 | Spartak Moskva II | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 21 | -6 | 25 |
| 17 | Yenisey | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -16 | 25 |
| 18 | Mordovia Saransk | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -19 | 19 |
| 19 | Tekstilshchik | 25 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 24 | 51 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 25 | -27 | 17 |
| 20 | Fakel | 25 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 43 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 25 | -30 | 16 |