Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Alaniya Vladikavkaz & Arsenal Tula face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Russian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Arsenal Tula, who are travelling more than 1600 kilometers to play this game.
It's no vacation for neither Alaniya Vladikavkaz nor Arsenal Tula 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.
Alaniya Vladikavkaz form and stats
Last season, Vladikavkaz's Russian Cup journey ended in the 3rd round.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadion im. Sultana Bilimkhanova as Alaniya Vladikavkaz have scored 31 goals to get 27 points from 12 games. The overall stats in the FNL are 9-0-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Previous to that game, a FNL home match hosting Veles in a game that was won 2-1.This is expected to be a close game, with Alaniya Vladikavkaz perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Alaniya Vladikavkaz as a small favourite), we find four games. Alaniya Vladikavkaz has won four of these, drawn zero and lost zero.
Alaniya Vladikavkaz are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (31 goals in 12 games). 14 goals have been conceded.
Arsenal Tula form and stats
Arsenal was sent out of Russian Cup in the quarter-finals last season.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Arsenal Tula so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 2-0-8 (win-draw-lose).
The attacking players of Arsenal Tula have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 183 minutes.
It was a Premier League defeat before that one as the away game against Sochi wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Arsenal Tula in our archives, and the results are: four wins for Arsenal, three draws and six defeats.
Arsenal Tula are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 10 goals in these matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these two sides meet this season, as the history books show this recent fixture: Alaniya Vladikavkaz - Arsenal Tula 1-0.Alaniya Vladikavkaz missing players
Arsenal Tula missing players
| Alaniya Vladikavkaz | Arsenal Tula | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 16 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 9 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Lost | L | 9 | 11 | ||
| 44 | 30 | Scored | S | 19 | 32 | ||
| 33 | 20 | Conceded | C | 30 | 40 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 84% | 81% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 84% | ||
| 52% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 53% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 16% | ||
| 60% | 56% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 12% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 36% | ||
| 5.2 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.3 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.6 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.4 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14.2 | 13.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 10.4 | ||
| 6 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4 | ||
| 35% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 33% | ||
| 10.2 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.4 | 13.9 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 5.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Orenburg | 25 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 40 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 23 | 53 |
| 2 | Fakel | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 49 |
| 3 | Torpedo Moskva | 25 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 46 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 47 |
| 4 | Alaniya Vladikavkaz | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 55 | 35 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 43 |
| 4 | Chayka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Neftekhimik | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 41 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 41 |
| 6 | SKA Khabarovsk | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 41 |
| 7 | Baltika | 25 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 38 |
| 8 | Akron | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 36 |
| 9 | Yenisey | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 24 | -1 | 35 |
| 10 | KAMAZ | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 33 |
| 11 | Veles | 25 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 33 |
| 12 | Krasnodar II | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -5 | 33 |
| 13 | Spartak Moskva II | 25 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 27 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 27 | -14 | 33 |
| 14 | Tom' Tomsk | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 33 | 41 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 28 | -8 | 31 |
| 15 | Dolgie Prudy | 25 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -2 | 29 |
| 16 | Urozhay | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 14 | -12 | 25 |
| 17 | Rotor Volgograd | 25 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 18 | -6 | 24 |
| 18 | Volgar Astrakhan | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -12 | 23 |
| 19 | Metallurg Lipetsk | 25 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 50 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 31 | -31 | 21 |
| 20 | Tekstilshchik | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 40 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 20 | -18 | 19 |
| 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 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 41 |
| 2 | Dinamo Moskva | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 39 |
| 3 | Sochi | 19 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 32 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 34 |
| 4 | CSKA Moskva | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 33 |
| 5 | Akhmat Grozny | 19 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 30 |
| 6 | Krasnodar | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 29 |
| 7 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 28 |
| 8 | Krylya Sovetov | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 27 |
| 9 | Spartak Moskva | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -8 | 23 |
| 10 | Rubin Kazan | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -5 | 22 |
| 11 | Olimpiyets | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -11 | 22 |
| 12 | Ural | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 19 |
| 13 | Arsenal Tula | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -16 | 19 |
| 14 | Rostov | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -5 | 18 |
| 15 | Ufa | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -10 | 16 |
| 16 | Khimki | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 20 | -18 | 14 |
