National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Anzhi or Makhachkala that keep their silverware dream alive.
Anzhi form and stats
Last season their Russian Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.Anzhi's last game was hosting Chernomorets and winning 3-2. Preceding that game was the away draw at Inter Cherkessk that finished 2-2.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Anzhi as they are travelling to their away game against Druzhba in the Pfl. That match is three days after this one.
Makhachkala form and stats
Makhachkala's mission in Russian Cup last season failed in the 1st round.It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to SKA Rostov in their previous outing. The Pfl match ended in a draw 1-1. Before that, Makhachkala secured a home win against Biolog with the score 2-1.
Makhachkala has another fixture away, a Pfl game, against Mashuk-KMV in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Head 2 Head
Anzhi missing players
Makhachkala missing players
| Anzhi | Makhachkala | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 10 | 20 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 13 | 3 | Lost | L | 7 | 8 | ||
| 26 | 18 | Scored | S | 6 | 19 | ||
| 40 | 15 | Conceded | C | 19 | 27 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 95% | ||
| 76% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 65% | ||
| 44% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 35% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 5% | ||
| 56% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 30% | 35% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 35% | ||
| 40% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 35% | ||
| 3.8 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 3.2 | ||
| 5.3 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 4.9 | ||
| 3.1 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.1 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 228 | 136 | Total Shots | T S | 55 | 144 | ||
| 97 | 66 | Shots on Target | S O | 16 | 52 | ||
| 27% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 37% | ||