National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Chelyabinsk or Nosta that keep their silverware dream alive.
The hosts Chelyabinsk saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Pfl. Thankfully the previous game, versus Volga Ulyanovsk, was also a home game. The away team is better rested.
Nosta play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artifical turf. Recent stats for Nosta when playing on artifical turf are 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats from one match. They have scored 2 goals and conceded 1 time in these games.
These teams have little in common geographically as Nosta have to travel 1800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Chelyabinsk form and stats
Last season their Russian Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.The Chelyabinsk crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Volga Ulyanovsk here in a Pfl match.
There will be little rest for Chelyabinsk after this match as they are travelling to Orenburg II for a Pfl game in only four days.
It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Chelyabinsk, who have participated in one training match. Chelyabinsk have won 0 of these, drawn 0 and were beaten in 1 game.
Nosta form and stats
Nosta was sent out of Russian Cup in the 3rd round last season.Nosta are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.
A. Yarkin and I. Ferapontov scored in Nosta's previous match, the home game against Ufa 2 that ended 2-0.
A new game in only four days for Nosta, the Pfl home match versus Ural 2. Busy days.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last eight meetings): Chelyabinsk won three games, one match ended with a draw and Nosta has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / sixChelyabinsk missing players
Nosta missing players
| Chelyabinsk | Nosta | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 11 | ||
| 40 | 18 | Scored | S | 23 | 34 | ||
| 28 | 11 | Conceded | C | 24 | 43 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 60% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 77% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 54% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 24% | ||
| 48% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 20% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 28% | ||
| 4.6 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.8 | ||
| 5.6 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 5 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.1 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 4 | ||
| 241 | 130 | Total Shots | T S | 101 | 231 | ||
| 91 | 46 | Shots on Target | S O | 45 | 95 | ||
| 43% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 33% | ||