National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Biolog or Druzhba that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Biolog nor Druzhba 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.
Biolog form and stats
Biolog participated in Russian Cup the last season, where they reached the 3rd round.The Biolog fans got no joy from their last match, a Pfl game also here: A 2-4 defeat against Kuban Kholding. A Pfl defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Krasnodar 3.
A goal frenzy last time out for Biolog, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Kuban Kholding. Fun stuff to watch!
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Biolog as they are travelling to their away game against Essentuki in the Pfl. That match is four days after this one.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Biolog friendly games in pre-season: Biolog played three friendlies, won 1, drew 0 and lost 2. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Biolog scored 3 goals and conceded 5 in these three games.
Druzhba form and stats
Last season their Russian Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.There might be some fixture complaints from Druzhba as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Pfl match against Dinamo Stavropol' (0-3).
Druzhba lost heavily in their last match (against Dinamo Stavropol' as mentioned above) and the damage happened in the first half. Something did not go right in the pre-game preparations.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Makhachkala in just four days.
Head 2 Head
Last eight meetings between the teams: Biolog won two, Druzhba won four and two draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Malysh 1 goals | V. Kormishin 1 goals |  S. Babenko 1 goals |
Biolog missing players
Druzhba missing players
| Biolog | Druzhba | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 12 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 29 | 21 | Scored | S | 16 | 36 | ||
| 36 | 15 | Conceded | C | 17 | 35 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 68% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 72% | ||
| 52% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 48% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 20% | ||
| 3.1 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4.2 | ||
| 5 | 5.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.7 | ||
| 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 2.8 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | ||
| 144 | 65 | Total Shots | T S | 113 | 222 | ||
| 65 | 34 | Shots on Target | S O | 42 | 77 | ||
| 32% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 43% | ||