Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Fakel & Orenburg 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 Orenburg have to travel 1300 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
It's no vacation for neither Fakel nor Orenburg 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.
Fakel form and stats
Last season their Russian Cup adventure ended in the premier league path - group stage.The story so far in the Premier League for Fakel at their home stadium (Central'nyi Stadion Profsoyuzov) is 1 win, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Fakel are confident in defense, having played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
The spoils were shared in Fakel's previous game, also at home. Visiting Krasnodar travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline. Bozhin was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.6 out of 10. The defender Bozhin won 3 of 5 duels.
Previous to that game, a Premier League home match hosting FK Nizjni Novgorod in a game that was won 2-0.There will be little rest for Fakel after this match as they are travelling to Krylya Sovetov for a Premier League game in only four days.
Fakel's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Orenburg form and stats
They also participated in Russian Cup last season. This ended in the premier league path - group stage.Still no away game victory in the Premier League for Orenburg with 1 draw and 2 losses from their first 3 attempts.
There were no winners in Orenburg's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs CSKA Moskva. Midfielder Vera was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.84. Vera scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times and had 72 successful passes (of 78 total).
A 0-4 defeat away at Akhmat Grozny before that.Orenburg are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 3 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
Last eight meetings with these participants: Fakel won three, Orenburg were winners in five and we saw zero draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Markov 3 goals | V. Yakimov 1 goals | A. Dolgov 1 goals |
Fakel missing players
Orenburg missing players
| Fakel | Orenburg | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 9 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 27 | 18 | Scored | S | 18 | 42 | ||
| 27 | 14 | Conceded | C | 17 | 41 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 60% | ||
| 12% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 48% | ||
| 4% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 20% | ||
| 28% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 60% | ||
| 48% | 57% | Clean Sheets | C S | 10% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 20% | ||
| 3.2 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 3.9 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.4 | 4.7 | ||
| 2 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.7 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 8.8 | 8.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 10.8 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.8 | ||
| 40% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 49% | 45% | ||
| 9.7 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.2 | 11.3 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 3.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | CSKA Moskva | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Sochi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Fakel | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Orenburg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Krasnodar | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Zenit | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 13 |
| 3 | Ural | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 4 | Krylya Sovetov | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | Dinamo Moskva | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | CSKA Moskva | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | Spartak Moskva | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | Akhmat Grozny | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 11 | Rostov | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -5 | 7 |
| 12 | Sochi | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Rubin Kazan | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 6 |
| 14 | Fakel | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 4 |
| 15 | Baltika | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 3 |
| 16 | Orenburg | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -9 | 2 |
