National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Forte Taganrog or Makhachkala that keep their silverware dream alive.
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 Forte Taganrog and Makhachkala.
Forte Taganrog form and stats
Taganrog's previous fixture was a Russian Cup game also played at their own arena, ending 1-0 vs Makhachkala. The home side are looking to build on that result.
Previous to that game, a Second League A home match hosting Novosibirsk in a game that was won 1-0.Makhachkala form and stats
Makhachkala's mission in Russian Cup last season failed in the regions path - 5th round.3-2-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Makhachkala in their FNL matches away.
Two away matches in a row for Makhachkala, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 vs Forte Taganrog in the Russian Cup.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Sokol Saratov.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Makhachkala as they have only managed to score 5 times from 6 away games in the league. It's not easy to score on Makhachkala as they have only conceded 3 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Forte Taganrog have avoided defeat in the last 4 matches (1-3-0) versus Makhachkala.The last head to head match ended Forte Taganrog - Makhachkala 1-0, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  P. Volodkin 4 goals | D. Lavrishchev 3 goals |  S. Serderov 3 goals |
Forte Taganrog missing players
Makhachkala missing players
| Forte Taganrog | Makhachkala | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 27 | 11 | Scored | S | 7 | 29 | ||
| 33 | 10 | Conceded | C | 13 | 21 | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 42% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 72% | ||
| 48% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 44% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 17% | 24% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 58% | 36% | ||
| 0.6 | 0.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 3.6 | ||
| 0.8 | 0.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.8 | 2.5 | ||
| 0.8 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2.1 | 1.6 | ||
| 0.7 | 0.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 2 | ||
| 159% | 138% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 58% | ||
| 1.5 | 1.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 2.5 | 1.4 | ||
| 0.5 | 0.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 1.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Alaniya Vladikavkaz | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 23 |
| 2 | Makhachkala | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | Shinnik | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 19 |
| 4 | Akron | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 |
| 5 | Khimki | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 17 |
| 6 | Torpedo Moskva | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| 7 | Sokol Saratov | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 17 |
| 8 | Tyumen | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 |
| 9 | KAMAZ | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| 10 | SKA Khabarovsk | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 15 |
| 11 | Rodina Moskva | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 14 |
| 12 | Yenisey | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 14 |
| 13 | Arsenal Tula | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 14 |
| 14 | Chernomorets | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| 15 | Leningradets | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 11 |
| 16 | Neftekhimik | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 11 |
| 17 | Urozhay | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -7 | 6 |
| 18 | Volgar Astrakhan | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -9 | 5 |
