Olimpiyets vs Khimki in Russian Cup preview: Key statistics and predictions

It's no vacation for neither Olimpiyets nor Khimki as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

Olimpiyets form and stats

Olimpiyets was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the Russian Cup.

8-1-1 is the performance here at Stadion Nizhny Novgorod so far in the FNL, giving Olimpiyets a total of 25 from their 10 games here. Outstanding results! The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of nine straight victories regardless of arena. Olimpiyets has won so many consecutive home games (six in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Stadion Nizhny Novgorod. We remember; it was Spartak Vladikavkaz.

A nice win for Olimpiyets last time playing, versus SKA Khabarovsk. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0. A strong away win before that one, visiting Veles and winning 3-1.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Olimpiyets have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won three, drawn one and lost two.

The manager R. Evdokimov will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Chayka in only three days.

Olimpiyets have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadion Nizhny Novgorod with 16 goals in 10 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Olimpiyets have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 4 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

Khimki form and stats

They also participated in Russian Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.

Khimki have only collected 2 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 0-2-4 (6 played). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Khimki's last three away games as they have all been lost.

Home advantage was not enough for Khimki in their previous game, as they lost their Premier League-match, hosting Spartak Moskva, 2-3. It was a Premier League defeat before that one as the away game against Lokomotiv Moskva wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Khimki in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Khimki, one draw and five defeats.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Premier League trip to Rostov.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Khimki have scored 6 goals in 6 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Khimki concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Olimpiyets five wins, two draws and Khimki zero victories. As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

A. Sapeta 4 goals

I. Gorbunov 3 goals

A. Popov 3 goals

Olimpiyets missing players

Khimki missing players