National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Akhmat Grozny or Krasnodar that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Akhmat Grozny nor Krasnodar 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.
Akhmat Grozny form and stats
Akhmat Grozny have not come this way in the Russian Cup without some hard work on the way, more precisely defeating Ufa, Rostov, Dinamo Moskva and Orenburg. Akhmat was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Russian Cup.4-2-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Akhmat Grozny so far this season.
Akhmat Grozny's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Lokomotiv Moskva. Shvets (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 6.83/10. Shvets had 37 successful passes (of 46 total).
Ahead of that match, Akhmat won a home game hosting Orenburg (3-1).This is expected to be a close game, with Akhmat Grozny 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 5 games. Akhmat Grozny has won 1 of these, drawn 2 and lost 2.
There will be little rest for Akhmat Grozny after this match as they are travelling to Krylya Sovetov for a Premier League game in only four days.
The Akhmat fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 10 matches. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Akhmat Grozny's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Krasnodar form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Khimki, CSKA Moskva, Lokomotiv Moskva and Olimpiyets in order to reach regions path - quarter-finals - 2nd round of Russian Cup. Last season their Russian Cup adventure ended in the group stage.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Krivtsov and Borges (2) scored in Krasnodar's previous match, the home game against Dinamo Moskva that ended 3-1. Borges, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.15. Borges scored two goals and hit one key pass.
Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Torpedo Moskva.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 6 similar matches played by Krasnodar in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Krasnodar, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Premier League trip to Lokomotiv Moskva.
The travelling fans enjoy Krasnodar's attacking play in away games, having scored 16 goals in 9 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Krasnodar have conceded 17 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings involving these sides: Akhmat Grozny won five, Krasnodar were winners in three and we saw two draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with under 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Spertsyan 9 goals |  M. Konaté 7 goals |  J. Córdoba Copete 6 goals |
Akhmat Grozny missing players
Krasnodar missing players
| Akhmat Grozny | Krasnodar | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 38 | 20 | Scored | S | 21 | 43 | ||
| 35 | 15 | Conceded | C | 22 | 36 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 72% | ||
| 64% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 58% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 42% | 28% | ||
| 72% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | ||
| 4.3 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.6 | ||
| 4.7 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.9 | ||
| 2 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.4 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.2 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.9 | 12.5 | ||
| 3.9 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 5.1 | ||
| 39% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 36% | ||
| 10.3 | 8.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.9 | 13.5 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.5 | 5.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zenit | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 44 | 48 |
| 2 | Spartak Moskva | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 23 | 40 |
| 3 | Rostov | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 38 |
| 4 | CSKA Moskva | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 32 |
| 5 | Dinamo Moskva | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 32 |
| 6 | Krasnodar | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 36 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 29 |
| 7 | Akhmat Grozny | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 29 |
| 8 | Orenburg | 19 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 38 | 40 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 29 | -2 | 28 |
| 9 | Sochi | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 24 | -7 | 28 |
| 10 | Ural | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | -6 | 25 |
| 11 | Krylya Sovetov | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -10 | 20 |
| 12 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -11 | 19 |
| 13 | Olimpiyets | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -11 | 19 |
| 14 | Fakel | 19 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 37 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -13 | 14 |
| 15 | Khimki | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 29 | -21 | 13 |
| 16 | Torpedo Moskva | 19 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -24 | 7 |
