Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Rodina Moskva & Strogino face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Russian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Rodina Moskva form and stats
Rodina Moskva participated in Russian Cup the last season, where they reached the 2nd round.The Rodina supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Tom' Tomsk in FNL Cup and win 3-2. Before that game, the 3-2 home victory against Tom' Tomsk.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Rodina Moskva friendly games in pre-season: Rodina Moskva played one friendly, won 0, drew 1 and lost 0. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Rodina Moskva scored 1 goal and conceded 1 in these one game.
Strogino form and stats
They also participated in Russian Cup last season. This ended in the 1st round.It's looking increasingly bleak for Strogino who now has to deal with a six game losing streak. Saturn Ramenskoye was the last time a defeat was avoided. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on S. Zagidullin, the Strogino manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Strogino are travelling again after losing away to Salyut Belgorod in their previous match (0-1). A 0-2 loss hosting Dinamo Bryansk before that.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Znamya Noginsk in just four days.
Strogino played two friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 1 victory, 1 draw and 0 defeats. In these two matches Strogino scored 3 and conceded 2 goals.
Head 2 Head
Rodina Moskva missing players
Strogino missing players
| Rodina Moskva | Strogino | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 9 | 15 | ||
| 38 | 20 | Scored | S | 7 | 28 | ||
| 48 | 18 | Conceded | C | 20 | 41 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 8% | ||
| 72% | 73% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 56% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 12% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 32% | ||
| 4.8 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.3 | ||
| 5.1 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5.3 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 198 | 100 | Total Shots | T S | 104 | 190 | ||
| 97 | 48 | Shots on Target | S O | 40 | 77 | ||
| 31% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 30% | ||