National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's FK Nizjni Novgorod or Krasnodar that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's quite the trip for Krasnodar when visiting FK Nizjni Novgorod as the cities are 1500 kilometers apart.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Novgorod and Krasnodar.
FK Nizjni Novgorod form and stats
FK Nizjni Novgorod was eliminated in the regions path - quarter-finals - 2nd round last season in the Russian Cup.FK Nizjni Novgorod must be fairly happy with 6 points from their first three Premier League games here at Stadion Lokomotiv.
FK Nizjni Novgorod's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Rostov. The home side are looking to build on that result. Kalinskiy (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.6/10. Kalinskiy scored one goal and hit four key passes.
Prior to that, an away loss at Fakel in the Premier League.The match schedule is unforgiving for Novgorod as they have a new game in only four days, a Premier League match thankfully also at home. Rubin Kazan are visiting.
FK Nizjni Novgorod are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadion Lokomotiv in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 3 matches.
Krasnodar form and stats
Krasnodar was sent out of Russian Cup in the regions path - final - 2nd round last season.The seven points Krasnodar have gathered from their first three away trips in the Premier League is impressive and could lead to great things if the form continues.
Krasnodar are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Fakel. Goalkeeper Safonov got the top player rating of the team with 7.55/10. Safonov topped it up with a clean sheet.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Lokomotiv Moskva in the Premier League.A quick return to home after this game, as Krasnodar are hosting Spartak Moskva in the Premier League only four days away.
Krasnodar are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 5 times in 3 away games so far. Krasnodar's manager Ivić has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only {1 conceded goals}. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three FK Nizjni Novgorod victories, one draw and six Krasnodar wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Spertsyan 3 goals |  J. Córdoba Copete 2 goals |  T. Suleymanov 1 goals |
FK Nizjni Novgorod missing players
Krasnodar missing players
| FK Nizjni Novgorod | Krasnodar | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 8 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 12 | ||
| 13 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 28 | 16 | Scored | S | 17 | 44 | ||
| 34 | 13 | Conceded | C | 13 | 28 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 88% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 88% | 84% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 62% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 8% | ||
| 24% | 15% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 64% | ||
| 40% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 36% | ||
| 48% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 12% | 12% | ||
| 2.9 | 3.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.4 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.6 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 8.8 | 9.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.9 | 9.5 | ||
| 3 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.5 | ||
| 37% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 50% | ||
| 9.3 | 7.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.5 | 9.2 | ||
| 2.8 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 3.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Spartak Moskva | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Dinamo Moskva | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 | Krasnodar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
| 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 |
