Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Rostov & Lokomotiv Moskva face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Russian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Rostov nor Lokomotiv Moskva 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.
Rostov form and stats
Last season, Rostov's Russian Cup journey ended in the regions path - semi-finals - 1st round.Rostov have collected seven points from their first three Premier League games here at Rostov Arena, a promising start.
Stress levels are on the rise for Rostov's attacking players as they have now played 182 minutes without scoring in a league game. Golenkov was their last goal scorer.
Rostov are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus FK Nizjni Novgorod. Glebov (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.83/10. Glebov hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 60 successful passes (of 70 total).
Prior to that, an away loss at Sochi in the Premier League.The match schedule is unforgiving for Rostov as they have a new game in only four days, a Premier League match thankfully also at home. Dinamo Moskva are visiting.
Rostov have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Lokomotiv Moskva form and stats
They also participated in Russian Cup last season. This ended in the regions path - quarter-finals - 2nd round.Playing away, Lokomotiv Moskva have won 2 games, drawn 1 and suffered 1 defeat in the Premier League this season.
It's the second away game in a row for Lokomotiv Moskva, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Sochi last time out. Midfielder Glushenkov was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.05. Glushenkov scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 23 successful passes (of 28 total).
A 1-1 draw at Krasnodar's stadium before that.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Baltika in just four days.
Lokomotiv has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 7 goals from 4 games. Lokomotiv Moskva struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 6 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - two - four (Rostov wins - draws - Lokomotiv Moskva wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  N. Komlichenko 3 goals |  N. Tiknizyan 3 goals | R. Tugarev 1 goals |
Rostov missing players
Lokomotiv Moskva missing players
| Rostov | Lokomotiv Moskva | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 9 | Won | W | 6 | 15 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | ||
| 35 | 25 | Scored | S | 23 | 59 | ||
| 36 | 11 | Conceded | C | 12 | 26 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 36% | 32% | ||
| 52% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 68% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 4% | ||
| 3.9 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.3 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.3 | 5.4 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.6 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 8.2 | 8.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 10.3 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.3 | ||
| 45% | 57% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 56% | ||
| 9.7 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 12.7 | ||
| 3.3 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.1 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Rostov | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Ural | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Rubin Kazan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Krasnodar | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Zenit | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 13 |
| 3 | Ural | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 4 | Krylya Sovetov | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | Dinamo Moskva | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | CSKA Moskva | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | Spartak Moskva | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 8 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 | Akhmat Grozny | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 11 | Rostov | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -5 | 7 |
| 12 | Sochi | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Rubin Kazan | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 6 |
| 14 | Fakel | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 4 |
| 15 | Baltika | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 3 |
| 16 | Orenburg | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -9 | 2 |
