National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Krasnodar or FK Nizjni Novgorod that keep their silverware dream alive.
FK Nizjni Novgorod have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1500 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Both sides have had sufficient rest since their previous competitive action. Let's trust this will be an animated fixture!
Krasnodar form and stats
Last season, Krasnodar's Russian Cup journey ended in the group stage.Krasnodar have performed here at Stadion FK Krasnodar this season with 4 wins from 6 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1.
Krasnodar's last game was hosting Khimki and winning 3-1. Spertsyan (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.42/10. Spertsyan scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and had 25 successful passes (of 29 total).
In the match before, 2-2 away to Lokomotiv Moskva (Russian Cup).
Krasnodar can score goals in their home matches. After 6 league matches they have found the net 13 times. 8 goals have been conceded.
FK Nizjni Novgorod form and stats
They also participated in Russian Cup last season. This ended in the round of 16.As the visiting team in Premier League matches, FK Nizjni Novgorod have produced an overall stat of 2-1-2 so far.
Home advantage was not enough for Novgorod in their previous game as they lost hosting Orenburg, 0-2. Midfielder Mikhailov was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.42. Mikhailov hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 30 successful passes (of 36 total).
One match before, 1-1 at home vs Khimki (after extra-time, 5-3 on penalties) in the Russian Cup.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Spartak Moskva in just four days.
The visiting FK Nizjni Novgorod have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 6 goals from 5 games. As opposed to that, FK Nizjni Novgorod have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Krasnodar four wins, one draw and FK Nizjni Novgorod two victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  E. Spertsyan 8 goals |  T. Suleymanov 5 goals | N. Kalinsky 4 goals |
Krasnodar missing players
FK Nizjni Novgorod missing players
| Krasnodar | FK Nizjni Novgorod | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | ||
| 40 | 23 | Scored | S | 14 | 31 | ||
| 28 | 15 | Conceded | C | 13 | 29 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 72% | ||
| 52% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 60% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 24% | ||
| 3.7 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.6 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.2 | 5.1 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.8 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 12.8 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.6 | 11 | ||
| 4.6 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.6 | ||
| 33% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 34% | ||
| 14.6 | 15.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18 | 13.4 | ||
| 5.6 | 5.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.9 | 4.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zenit | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 26 | 26 |
| 2 | Rostov | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 20 |
| 4 | Krasnodar | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| 5 | Spartak Moskva | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| 6 | Sochi | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 17 |
| 7 | Dinamo Moskva | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 16 |
| 8 | Akhmat Grozny | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | -1 | 14 |
| 9 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 12 |
| 10 | Orenburg | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 21 | -12 | 12 |
| 11 | Krylya Sovetov | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 10 |
| 12 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -5 | 9 |
| 13 | Fakel | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 8 |
| 14 | Khimki | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 8 |
| 15 | Ural | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -14 | 4 |
| 16 | Torpedo Moskva | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -16 | 4 |
