National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's FK Dinamo St. Petersburg or Alaniya Vladikavkaz that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither FK Dinamo St. Petersburg nor Alaniya Vladikavkaz 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.
FK Dinamo St. Petersburg form and stats
FK Dinamo St. Petersburg was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the Russian Cup.Petersburg's previous match was also a home event, the loss 2-3 vs Alaniya Vladikavkaz (in Russian Cup).
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Zenit II that ended 1-1.Alaniya Vladikavkaz form and stats
Alaniya Vladikavkaz's mission in Russian Cup last season failed in the semi-finals.3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of Alaniya Vladikavkaz playing as the away team in the FNL this season.
Two travels in a row for Alaniya Vladikavkaz, whose coach Belyavskiy could celebrate last time after the Russian Cup win against FK Dinamo St. Petersburg.
That result followed a home victory 3-1 versus Shinnik in the FNL.It's early days yet, but Alaniya Vladikavkaz has scored 10 and conceded 5 goals from their travels in the league so far (5 games).
Head 2 Head
The sides have met each other already this season, with the final score Petersburg - Alaniya Vladikavkaz 2-3 written in the official records.
Top Goalscorers
  I. Bugaenko 6 goals |  A. Galoyan 5 goals |  I. Mashukov 4 goals |
FK Dinamo St. Petersburg missing players
Alaniya Vladikavkaz missing players
| FK Dinamo St. Petersburg | Alaniya Vladikavkaz | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 27 | 14 | Scored | S | 19 | 42 | ||
| 39 | 18 | Conceded | C | 19 | 33 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 72% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 60% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 64% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 8 | 4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 10.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 4 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 10.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Alaniya Vladikavkaz | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 25 |
| 2 | Baltika | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 25 |
| 3 | Arsenal Tula | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 22 |
| 4 | KAMAZ | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 22 |
| 5 | Yenisey | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | Rubin Kazan | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 19 |
| 7 | Volgar Astrakhan | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | Makhachkala | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 18 |
| 9 | SKA Khabarovsk | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| 10 | Neftekhimik | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| 11 | Shinnik | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 15 |
| 12 | Urozhay | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 14 |
| 13 | Ufa | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -7 | 13 |
| 14 | Krasnodar II | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -8 | 11 |
| 15 | Akron | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 11 |
| 16 | Veles | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 10 |
| 17 | Rodina Moskva | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 8 |
| 18 | Volga Ulyanovsk | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -13 | 6 |
