Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Fakel & Krylya Sovetov face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Russian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
These teams have little in common geographically as Krylya Sovetov have to travel 900 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Fakel form and stats
Last season, Fakel's Russian Cup journey ended in the group stage.Overall Premier League stats at home this season for Fakel are 1-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
An away draw last time out for Fakel, facing Sochi in a game that ended 1-1. Morozov, defender, was given a rating of 7.42/10 in that game, top of the team. Morozov scored one goal and won 2 of 4 duels.
Before that game, a defeat in the away fixture against Spartak Moskva in the Russian Cup.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Fakel as they have a new game in only three days, a Premier League match thankfully also at home. Torpedo Moskva are visiting.
The Fakel fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 6 goals in 4 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 7 goals have been conceded.
Krylya Sovetov form and stats
Krylya Sovetov was sent out of Russian Cup in the group stage last season.Playing away, Krylya Sovetov have won 2 games, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the Premier League this season.
Krylya Sovetov are travelling again after losing away to Rostov in their previous match (1-2). The attacker Glushenkov got a match rating of 7.44 in that game. Glushenkov served one assist and hit five key passes.
Before that match, the victory at home against Zenit in the Russian Cup (2-0).
A quick return to home after this game, as Krylya Sovetov are hosting Krasnodar in the Premier League only four days away.
Sovetov are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 8 away goals from 6 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Krylya Sovetov have conceded 9 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Krylya Sovetov have pulled off a sequence of 5 consecutive games without defeat (3-2-0) when playing Fakel.Top Goalscorers
  M. Glushenkov 4 goals |  M. Maksimov 3 goals | A. Dashaev 2 goals |
Fakel missing players
Krylya Sovetov missing players
| Fakel | Krylya Sovetov | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 1 | Lost | L | 7 | 12 | ||
| 30 | 13 | Scored | S | 14 | 29 | ||
| 36 | 9 | Conceded | C | 20 | 34 | ||
| 92% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 68% | ||
| 52% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 20% | ||
| 24% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 36% | ||
| 3.9 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4.5 | ||
| 5.6 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.3 | ||
| 2.7 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 10.9 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.9 | 13.2 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 5 | ||
| 29% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 23% | ||
| 16.2 | 16.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.2 | 11.6 | ||
| 4.9 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zenit | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 26 | 26 |
| 2 | Rostov | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 |
| 4 | Krasnodar | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| 5 | Spartak Moskva | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| 6 | Sochi | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 17 |
| 7 | Dinamo Moskva | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 16 |
| 8 | Akhmat Grozny | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | -1 | 14 |
| 9 | Olimpiyets | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 12 |
| 10 | Orenburg | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 21 | -12 | 12 |
| 11 | Krylya Sovetov | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 10 |
| 12 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -5 | 9 |
| 13 | Fakel | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 8 |
| 14 | Khimki | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 8 |
| 15 | Ural | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -14 | 4 |
| 16 | Torpedo Moskva | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -16 | 4 |
