National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Metallurg Lipetsk or Znamya Noginsk that keep their silverware dream alive.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Metallurg Lipetsk form and stats
Metallurg was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the Russian Cup.Metallurg has a nice streak going on as they have played ten consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Dinamo Bryansk defeat 347 days ago. Metallurg has won so many consecutive home games (six in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here. We remember; it was Kaluga.
Ahead of that match, Metallurg won a home game hosting Ryazan (3-0).
The match schedule is unforgiving for Metallurg as they have a new game in only four days, a Pfl match thankfully also at home. Salyut Belgorod are visiting.
Znamya Noginsk form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Znamya Truda in order to reach 2nd Round of Russian Cup.It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Strogino in their previous outing. The Pfl match ended in a draw 1-1. A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Znamya Truda.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Noginsk manager D. Serezhkin as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Krasnyy-SGAFKST.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Kutjin 2 goals |
Metallurg Lipetsk missing players
Znamya Noginsk missing players
| Metallurg Lipetsk | Znamya Noginsk | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | ||
| 16 | 10 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | ||
| 46 | 27 | Scored | S | 1 | 2 | ||
| 17 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 44% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | ||
| 48% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 1 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 11 | 11 | ||
| 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 195 | 79 | Total Shots | T S | 6 | 6 | ||
| 88 | 35 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 3 | ||
| 42% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | ||