National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Krylya Sovetov or Zenit that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Zenit, who are travelling more than 1700 kilometers to play this game.
It's no vacation for neither Sovetov nor Zenit 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.
Krylya Sovetov form and stats
Last season, Krylya Sovetov's Russian Cup journey ended in the regions path - semi-finals - 2nd round.OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Krylya Sovetov's two home games in the Premier League so far this season, having collected 4 points here at Samara Arena.
A nice win for Sovetov last time playing, versus Rostov. That was also a home game and the match ended 5-1 with Khubulov, Karpitsky, Saltykov (2) and Ezhov scoring for the victors. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Krylya Sovetov played a great game against Rostov and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one. Midfield player Saltykov got a match rating of 8.44 in that game, the max score being 10. Saltykov scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
In the match before that, Krylya Sovetov hosted Dinamo Moskva and drew the Premier League game 3-3.There will be little rest for Sovetov after this match as they are travelling to Lokomotiv Moskva for a Premier League game in only three days.
At Samara Arena, Krylya Sovetov has the goal stats of 8-4 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Zenit form and stats
Last season their Russian Cup adventure ended in the regions path - quarter-finals - 2nd round.Four points from two away games for Zenit, meaning one draw and one victory in the Premier League so far.
This fixture can not go any worse than the previous one, the home loss versus Dinamo Moskva with 2-3 on the scoreboard. Late heartbreak for Zenit in the Dinamo Moskva match, as the deciding 2-3 goal came deep into overtime. Claudinho got a match rating of 8.8 in that game, top player of the team. Claudinho hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 5 of 7 times and had 80 successful passes (of 88 total).
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Rostov.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Fakel in just four days.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Zenit has managed {3 goals} and let in 1 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Head to head totals (for the preceeding ten meetings): Sovetov won one game, one match ended with a draw and Zenit managed eight wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four. The games between these teams have sometimes been brutal, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  Z. Cassierra Cabezas 3 goals |   B. Garré 2 goals |  N. Saltykov 2 goals |
Krylya Sovetov missing players
Zenit missing players
| Krylya Sovetov | Zenit | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Drew | D | 5 | 10 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 35 | 21 | Scored | S | 19 | 44 | ||
| 39 | 20 | Conceded | C | 11 | 23 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 84% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 76% | ||
| 60% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 16% | ||
| 68% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 20% | ||
| 4.5 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.3 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 3.6 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.4 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | ||
| 9.9 | 11.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 11.8 | ||
| 3.6 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4.7 | ||
| 38% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 38% | ||
| 9.8 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.3 | 8.2 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 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 | Zenit | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Baltika | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Krylya Sovetov | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Akhmat Grozny | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | Krasnodar | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Krylya Sovetov | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 4 | Ural | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | CSKA Moskva | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Zenit | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Dinamo Moskva | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| 9 | Rostov | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 10 | Akhmat Grozny | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 11 | Sochi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 12 | Baltika | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 13 | Rubin Kazan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| 14 | Orenburg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| 15 | Olimpiyets | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
| 16 | Fakel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 0 |
