National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Mashuk-KMV or Tambov 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.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Tambov, who are travelling more than 1200 kilometers to play this game.
Mashuk-KMV form and stats
Mashuk-KMV participated in Russian Cup the last season, where they reached the 2nd round.The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Forte Taganrog in the Pfl last time out and are looking for a win here. Previous to that game, a Russian Cup home match hosting Legion Dynamo in a game that was won 2-1.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Mashuk-KMV as they are travelling to their away game against Druzhba in the Pfl. That match is three days after this one.
Tambov form and stats
Tambov was sent out of Russian Cup in the 16th finals last season.Still no away game victory in the Premier League for Tambov with 1 draw and 2 losses from their first 3 attempts.
Mikhail Kostyukov and Aleksey Gritsaenko scored in Tambov's previous match, the home game against Ufa that ended 2-0. Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Rubin Kazan'.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Tambov manager S. Pervushin as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Lokomotiv Moskva.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Tambov have scored 4 goals in 3 league games away. Tambov are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 4 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  Z. Tsakoev 3 goals | D. Dulaev 3 goals |  A. Karapetyan 2 goals |
Mashuk-KMV missing players
Tambov missing players
| Mashuk-KMV | Tambov | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Lost | L | 9 | 14 | ||
| 37 | 24 | Scored | S | 12 | 26 | ||
| 28 | 6 | Conceded | C | 29 | 40 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 68% | ||
| 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 48% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 24% | ||
| 32% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 36% | ||
| 3.8 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 2.6 | ||
| 4.3 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.1 | 5.2 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.3 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 101 | 58 | Total Shots | T S | 92 | 202 | ||
| 51 | 36 | Shots on Target | S O | 33 | 74 | ||
| 47% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 30% | ||
| 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 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 16 |
| 2 | Sochi | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 3 | Spartak Moskva | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | CSKA Moskva | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | Rubin Kazan' | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | Dinamo Moskva | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Rostov | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 11 |
| 8 | Akhmat Grozny | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 10 |
| 9 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 10 | Ural | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 11 | Krasnodar | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 12 | Tambov | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 7 |
| 13 | Arsenal Tula | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 5 |
| 14 | Ufa | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 5 |
| 15 | Khimki | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 3 |
| 16 | Rotor Volgograd | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 2 |