Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Legion Dynamo & Spartak Nal'chik face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Russian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Pfl. That game was also an away game, at SKA Rostov. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Legion Dynamo form and stats
Legion Dynamo was eliminated in the 3rd round last season in the Russian Cup.Legion lost their last game at Chernomorets after a 1-2 scoreline.
A Pfl defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Chernomorets.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Legion, as the Pfl home game vs Essentuki is only four days away.
It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Legion Dynamo, who have participated in three training matches. Legion have won 2 of these, drawn 1 and were beaten in 0 games.
Spartak Nal'chik form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Makhachkala in order to reach 2nd round of Russian Cup. Nal'chik's mission in Russian Cup last season failed in the 2nd round.Spartak Nal'chik has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to SKA Rostov for a Pfl game that ended a draw (0-0).
A home win before that, celebrating 3-2 vs Makhachkala.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Dinamo Stavropol' in just four days.
It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Nal'chik have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeats from three fixtures.
Head 2 Head
As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's three Legion victories, five draws and zero Spartak Nal'chik wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.Legion Dynamo missing players
Spartak Nal'chik missing players
| Legion Dynamo | Spartak Nal'chik | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 43 | 17 | Scored | S | 14 | 33 | ||
| 22 | 8 | Conceded | C | 11 | 29 | ||
| 84% | 73% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 55% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 56% | ||
| 48% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 40% | ||
| 48% | 55% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 45% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 44% | ||
| 3.3 | 2.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4.7 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 4.3 | ||
| 2.3 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 2.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 6.5 | 6.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.6 | 10.5 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 4.1 | ||
| 53% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 25% | ||