National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Orenburg or Spartak Vladikavkaz that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Orenburg nor Spartak Vladikavkaz 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.
It's quite the trip for Spartak Vladikavkaz when visiting Orenburg as the cities are 1900 kilometers apart.
Orenburg form and stats
Orenburg participated in Russian Cup the last season, where they reached the 8th finals.Seven points from three FNL home games is a great start for Orenburg, who are hoping to build on that form here.
Orenburg enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Krylya Sovetov's place. The match ended 1-0 with Ricardo Alves scoring. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a FNL home game that ended 1-1 versus Tekstilshchik.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Orenburg, as the FNL home game vs Volgar Astrakhan is only four days away.
The Orenburg fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 4 in 3 matches. Defensively Orenburg have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 3 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Spartak Vladikavkaz form and stats
They also participated in Russian Cup last season. This ended in the 16th finals.Playing away, Spartak Vladikavkaz have won 1 game, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the FNL this season.
Vladikavkaz are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Olimpiyets. Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting Yenisey's place.
Spartak Vladikavkaz are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 6 times in 4 away games so far. In the opposite end, Vladikavkaz have conceded 6 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  B. Khadartsev 3 goals |   A. Kulishev 2 goals |  S. Kozlov 1 goals |
Orenburg missing players
Spartak Vladikavkaz missing players
| Orenburg | Spartak Vladikavkaz | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 9 | 17 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 3 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 24 | 14 | Scored | S | 30 | 65 | ||
| 32 | 11 | Conceded | C | 16 | 25 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 56% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 87% | 92% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 76% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 48% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 24% | ||
| 32% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 58% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 4% | ||
| 4.1 | 3.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 5.7 | ||
| 5.1 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 3.1 | ||
| 3 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.6 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 263 | 98 | Total Shots | T S | 122 | 229 | ||
| 91 | 34 | Shots on Target | S O | 58 | 115 | ||
| 21% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 41% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Spartak Moskva II | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 2 | Orenburg | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | Baltika | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | Veles | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Neftekhimik | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | Yenisey | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 7 | Dinamo Bryansk | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | SKA Khabarovsk | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | Krylya Sovetov | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Tekstilshchik | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Olimpiyets | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | Akron | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Torpedo Moskva | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 14 | Chertanovo | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 15 | Chayka | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 5 |
| 16 | Spartak Vladikavkaz | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 4 |
| 17 | Fakel | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 18 | Shinnik | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 19 | Krasnodar II | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 4 |
| 20 | Volgar Astrakhan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 21 | Tom' Tomsk | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 1 |
| 22 | Irtysh | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -9 | 1 |