Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Mashuk-KMV & Essentuki face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Russian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Mashuk-KMV form and stats
Last season their Russian Cup adventure ended in the group stage.Mashuk-KMV have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
Mashuk-KMV faced defeat in their previous match, away at Makhachkala (0-3). Mashuk-KMV lost the game against Makhachkala in the first half with a 0-3 deficit and could never come back from that.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Pfl home game that ended 2-2 versus Dinamo Stavropol'.With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Mashuk-KMV friendly games in pre-season: Mashuk-KMV played four friendlies, won 3, drew 0 and lost 1. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Mashuk-KMV scored 7 goals and conceded 3 in these four games.
Essentuki form and stats
Essentuki was sent out of Russian Cup in the 1st round last season.The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Essentuki have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Mashuk-KMV game.
The manager V. Zazdravnykh was unhappy after their last game, a Pfl match played at their home ground. Essentuki suffered a 1-2 loss to Kuban Kholding.
The game before that, in the Pfl, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Kuban Kholding.It's a day of discovery for Essentuki as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Essentuki have played eight with the results W2-D0-L6 (win-draw-lost). In these games Essentuki has scored 13 goals and conceded 22 times.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last four meetings): Mashuk-KMV won three games, zero matches ended with a draw and Essentuki has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / zeroTop Goalscorers
  P. Solomatin 13 goals |   D. Dulaev 8 goals | Z. Tsakoev 7 goals |
Mashuk-KMV missing players
Essentuki missing players
| Mashuk-KMV | Essentuki | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 8 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Lost | L | 7 | 21 | ||
| 29 | 15 | Scored | S | 2 | 22 | ||
| 42 | 15 | Conceded | C | 20 | 64 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 80% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 48% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | ||
| 56% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 12% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 88% | 44% | ||
| 3.4 | 2.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6.2 | 7.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.4 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.2 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.6 | 1.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30% | 73% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||