National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Akron or Lokomotiv Moskva that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Akron nor Lokomotiv 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.
Akron form and stats
Action has already taken place for Akron in Russian Cup as they have defeated Peresvet Podolsk, Torpedo Vladimir and Torpedo Moskva to reach the Regions Path - Quarter-finals - 2nd Round. Last season their Russian Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.2-7-2 (win-draw-lost) are the FNL numbers at home for Akron so far this season.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Akron, as their goalkeeper Sergei Volkov has completely shut out the opponents for 202 minutes in the FNL.
A nice win for Akron last time playing, versus KAMAZ. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with Azarov and Núñez scoring for the victors.
In the match before that, Akron hosted Krasnodar II and drew the FNL game 0-0.Akron has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. Akron are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadion Kristall Zhigulyovsk in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 11 matches.
Lokomotiv Moskva form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Spartak Moskva, Krasnodar, Khimki and Olimpiyets in order to reach regions path - quarter-finals - 2nd round of Russian Cup. Last season their Russian Cup adventure ended in the round of 16.As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Lokomotiv Moskva have produced an overall stat of 4-1-5 so far.
Two trips in a row for Lokomotiv, whose manager Galaktionov could celebrate last time after the win against Akhmat Grozny. Defender Conti was the best team player with a rating of 8.0. Conti won 10 of 16 duels.
Prior to that result Lokomotiv Moskva won their away game at Rostov in the Premier League. The scoreline was 3-1.After this away game Lokomotiv Moskva return home for a Premier League game against Krasnodar. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Lokomotiv Moskva have conceded 18 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Miranchuk 5 goals |   M. Palienko 4 goals |  I. Ignatyev 4 goals |
Akron missing players
Lokomotiv Moskva missing players
| Akron | Lokomotiv Moskva | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 17 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 11 | ||
| 39 | 29 | Scored | S | 21 | 37 | ||
| 22 | 15 | Conceded | C | 15 | 33 | ||
| 80% | 76% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 68% | 76% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 44% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 16% | ||
| 48% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 44% | ||
| 48% | 53% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 24% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 28% | ||
| 0.9 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.6 | ||
| 1.1 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.1 | 1.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.1 | 9.7 | ||
| 0.4 | 0.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.6 | ||
| 367% | 300% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 37% | ||
| 1.5 | 1.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 12.1 | ||
| 0.4 | 0.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 5 | ||
| 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 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 43 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 22 | 47 |
| 2 | Rubin Kazan | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 43 |
| 3 | Spartak Vladikavkaz | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 40 |
| 4 | Yenisey | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 38 |
| 5 | SKA Khabarovsk | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 33 |
| 6 | Volgar Astrakhan | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 33 |
| 7 | Arsenal Tula | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 33 |
| 8 | KAMAZ | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 32 |
| 9 | Makhachkala | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 30 |
| 10 | Shinnik | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 18 | -1 | 29 |
| 11 | Neftekhimik | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 28 |
| 12 | Rodina Moskva | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | -4 | 28 |
| 13 | Akron | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 26 |
| 14 | Veles | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 22 | -15 | 23 |
| 15 | Ufa | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -10 | 21 |
| 16 | Urozhay | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -5 | 20 |
| 17 | Volga Ulyanovsk | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -15 | 16 |
| 18 | Krasnodar II | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 40 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -25 | 14 |
| 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 |
