The league table is allowed to rest as Rostov and Ural battle for Russian Cup honors in this first Premier League Path - Quarter-finals leg of two fixtures.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Ural, who are travelling more than 1500 kilometers to play this game.
Rostov form and stats
Rostov was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Russian Cup.The home supporters can't complain about results here at Rostov Arena as Rostov have scored 17 goals to get 20 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the Premier League are 6-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Rostov's previous fixture was a Russian Cup game also played at their own stadium, ending 3-0 vs Akhmat Grozny. The home side hope to to continue in that form.
Before that fixture, a home win against Akhmat Grozny in the Russian Cup. This is expected to be a close game, with Rostov perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Rostov as a small favourite), we find 5 games. Rostov has won 3 of these, drawn 2 and lost 0.
The Rostov fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 9 league matches. Rostov have conceded 11 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Ural form and stats
Last season their Russian Cup adventure ended in the group stage.As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Ural have produced an overall stat of 2-2-3 so far.
Two away games in a row for Ural, whose coach Goncharenko could celebrate last time after the Russian Cup win against Torpedo Moskva.
Ahead of that, the Russian Cup victory away at Torpedo Moskva.
Ural have scored 9 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Ural have conceded 12 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Ural have put together a sequence of 4 consecutive matches without defeat (3-1-0) when playing Rostov.Top Goalscorers
  N. Komlichenko 8 goals |  D. Glebov 4 goals | D. Utkin 3 goals |
Rostov missing players
Ural missing players
| Rostov | Ural | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 9 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 10 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | ||
| 46 | 30 | Scored | S | 17 | 36 | ||
| 38 | 16 | Conceded | C | 15 | 31 | ||
| 92% | 87% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 87% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 84% | ||
| 76% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 89% | 56% | ||
| 48% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 13% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 22% | 8% | ||
| 64% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 16% | ||
| 4.7 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 5.9 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 3.6 | ||
| 2 | 2.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 12.2 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 12.8 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 4.2 | ||
| 43% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 65% | 41% | ||
| 14.1 | 13.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.6 | 9.5 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zenit | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 40 | 42 |
| 2 | Spartak Moskva | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 22 | 36 |
| 3 | Rostov | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 35 |
| 4 | Dinamo Moskva | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 29 |
| 5 | CSKA Moskva | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 29 |
| 6 | Akhmat Grozny | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 26 |
| 7 | Krasnodar | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 25 |
| 8 | Orenburg | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 33 | 37 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 26 | -4 | 25 |
| 9 | Sochi | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 24 | -5 | 25 |
| 10 | Ural | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -7 | 21 |
| 11 | Krylya Sovetov | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -5 | 20 |
| 12 | Olimpiyets | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -7 | 19 |
| 13 | Fakel | 17 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -12 | 13 |
| 14 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -14 | 13 |
| 15 | Khimki | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 25 | -20 | 12 |
| 16 | Torpedo Moskva | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | -23 | 6 |
