National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Forte Taganrog or Chayka that keep their silverware dream alive.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Pfl game only four days ago. That game was also an away game, at Dinamo Stavropol'. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Forte Taganrog form and stats
Action has already taken place for Forte Taganrog in Russian Cup as they have defeated SKA Rostov and Druzhba to reach the 3rd Round. Taganrog participated in Russian Cup the last season, where they reached the 1st round.Two home wins in a row for Taganrog bring valid hopes of a third.
It's back home for Taganrog, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Kuban Kholding away with the result 1-0.
Preceding that game was the away draw at SKA Rostov (after extra-time, 6-7 on penalties) that finished 0-0.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Makhachkala are coming to town in four days.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Taganrog friendly games in pre-season: Forte Taganrog played one friendly, won 1, drew 0 and lost 0. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Forte Taganrog scored 1 goal and conceded 0 in these one game.
Chayka form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Avangard Kursk in order to reach 3rd round of Russian Cup. Chayka's mission in Russian Cup last season failed in the 3rd round.Chayka has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Dinamo Stavropol' for a Pfl game that ended a draw (1-1).
A 0-1 loss hosting SKA Rostov before that.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Chernomorets in just three days.
Just as the home team, Chayka have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 1 Chayka win, 0 draws and 0 losses.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  I. Yurchenko 2 goals | A. Khokhlachev 2 goals | S. Aliev 2 goals |
Forte Taganrog missing players
Chayka missing players
| Forte Taganrog | Chayka | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 11 | ||
| 39 | 19 | Scored | S | 16 | 30 | ||
| 18 | 4 | Conceded | C | 16 | 29 | ||
| 84% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 60% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 72% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 32% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 44% | ||
| 56% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 32% | ||
| 5.8 | 7.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5 | ||
| 3.8 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.7 | ||
| 2.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.2 | 3.4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 8.7 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 9.1 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 3.2 | ||
| 20% | 14% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 36% | ||