National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Krylya Sovetov or Irtysh that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Krylya Sovetov nor Irtysh 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.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1700 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Krylya Sovetov form and stats
Sovetov participated in Russian Cup the last season, where they reached the 16th finals.Overall FNL stats at home this season for Krylya Sovetov are 1-1-1 (wins-draw-losses).
Sovetov's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Orenburg. Before that match, a FNL win away at Chayka.
Krylya Sovetov are traveling soon after this match as the FNL match at Yenisey awaits in four days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Sovetov here in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (2 from 3 games). Sovetov have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.
Irtysh form and stats
Last season their Russian Cup adventure ended in the 4th round.The FNL season is young and Irtysh have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.
Irtysh might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Spartak Moskva II proved too strong as Irtysh slumped to a 0-5 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadion Krasnaya Zvezda. Before that, Irtysh travelled to Tom' Tomsk and returned home with a draw after the FNL game finished 1-1.
As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Spartak Moskva II was particularly ugly (0-5). The humiliation is still top of mind.
Irtysh have the goal stats of 1-3 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Zinkovskiy 3 goals |  A. Gaţcan 1 goals |
Krylya Sovetov missing players
Irtysh missing players
| Krylya Sovetov | Irtysh | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | ||
| 40 | 27 | Scored | S | 14 | 36 | ||
| 32 | 16 | Conceded | C | 10 | 24 | ||
| 88% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 30% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 16% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 8% | ||
| 48% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 20% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 6 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 4.6 | ||
| 2.6 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 244 | 145 | Total Shots | T S | 79 | 239 | ||
| 91 | 52 | Shots on Target | S O | 32 | 104 | ||
| 29% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 25% | ||
| 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 II | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 2 | Orenburg | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | Baltika | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | Veles | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Neftekhimik | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | Yenisey | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | Dinamo Bryansk | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | SKA Khabarovsk | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | Krylya Sovetov | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Tekstilshchik | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Olimpiyets | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | Akron | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Torpedo Moskva | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 14 | Chertanovo | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 15 | Chayka | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 5 |
| 16 | Spartak Vladikavkaz | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 4 |
| 17 | Fakel | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 18 | Shinnik | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 19 | Krasnodar II | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 4 |
| 20 | Volgar Astrakhan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 21 | Tom' Tomsk | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 1 |
| 22 | Irtysh | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -9 | 1 |