National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Lokomotiv Moskva or Khimki that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Lokomotiv Moskva form and stats
Last season their Russian Cup adventure ended in the round of 16.Lokomotiv Moskva's results here at RZD Arena in the Premier League have been very modest with 1 victory, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
Lokomotiv Moskva's previous fixture was a Russian Cup game also played at their own stadium, ending 1-0 against Khimki. The home side are looking to continue in that form.
In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Torpedo Moskva.With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Lokomotiv defense is not exactly impregnable. 11 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Khimki form and stats
They also participated in Russian Cup last season. This ended in the group stage.There's been little loot from Khimki's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 6 away games in the Premier League. Khimki only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 0 draws.
Two away games in a row for Khimki, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 vs Lokomotiv Moskva in the Russian Cup.
A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Fakel in the Premier League.Khimki have scored 7 goals on their travels this season, from 6 away games in the league. The Khimki manager Yuran has some worries about the defense as 14 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
The 4 latest fixtures involving these opponents have all finished as Lokomotiv Moskva wins. More of the same or streak broken?These competitors have battled earlier this season: Lokomotiv Moskva - Khimki 1-0.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Miranchuk 4 goals |  I. Ignatyev 4 goals |  A. Dolgov 4 goals |
Lokomotiv Moskva missing players
Khimki missing players
| Lokomotiv Moskva | Khimki | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 2 | Lost | L | 9 | 14 | ||
| 36 | 23 | Scored | S | 9 | 24 | ||
| 41 | 18 | Conceded | C | 20 | 39 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 84% | ||
| 76% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 68% | ||
| 60% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 83% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 44% | ||
| 4.9 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4.3 | ||
| 5 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.3 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.3 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.8 | 16.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 11.2 | ||
| 4.8 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.2 | ||
| 27% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 31% | ||
| 13.6 | 11.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.5 | 14.3 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.1 | 6.2 | ||
| 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 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 31 | 33 |
| 2 | Spartak Moskva | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 26 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 25 |
| 4 | Rostov | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 25 |
| 5 | Krasnodar | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 21 |
| 6 | Dinamo Moskva | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 20 |
| 7 | Sochi | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 20 |
| 8 | Akhmat Grozny | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | Orenburg | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 24 | -9 | 18 |
| 10 | Krylya Sovetov | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 14 |
| 11 | Olimpiyets | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -6 | 13 |
| 12 | Ural | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -10 | 13 |
| 13 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -10 | 12 |
| 14 | Fakel | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 11 |
| 15 | Khimki | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -10 | 9 |
| 16 | Torpedo Moskva | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -17 | 6 |
