Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Kaluga & Salyut Belgorod face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Russian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Kaluga nor Salyut Belgorod 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.
Kaluga form and stats
Kaluga have reached this Russian Cup stage through battling and winning against Avangard Kursk and Smolensk. Kaluga participated in Russian Cup the last season, where they reached the 3rd round.Kaluga's last game was hosting Kvant and winning 2-0. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Khimik Novomoskovsk (0-1).
Kaluga have prepared for this season with five friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these five matches are 0 victories, 3 draws and 2 losses. In these games, Kaluga have scored 2 goals and conceded 5 times.
Salyut Belgorod form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Metallurg Vidnoye in order to reach 3rd Round of Russian Cup. Belgorod's mission in Russian Cup last season failed in the 4th round.Momentum is building for Belgorod in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
Belgorod's last game was the home draw against Krasnyy-SGAFKST (0-0). Ahead of that match was the victory versus Metallurg Lipetsk at their stadium, the result 2-1.
The schedule is very tough for Belgorod now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Pfl game at Ryazan is waiting in only four days.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last four meetings): Kaluga won zero games, two matches ended with a draw and Salyut Belgorod has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / oneTop Goalscorers
  D. Degtev 3 goals |  D. Baranov 2 goals | D. Gribanov 2 goals |
Kaluga missing players
Salyut Belgorod missing players
| Kaluga | Salyut Belgorod | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Won | W | 3 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 29 | 14 | Scored | S | 16 | 34 | ||
| 32 | 13 | Conceded | C | 26 | 36 | ||
| 92% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 82% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 28% | ||
| 5.5 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.8 | ||
| 5.7 | 5.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.7 | ||
| 1.9 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 178 | 88 | Total Shots | T S | 116 | 209 | ||
| 85 | 43 | Shots on Target | S O | 50 | 100 | ||
| 25% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 32% | ||