Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Rotor Volgograd & Alaniya Vladikavkaz 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 Rotor Volgograd nor Alaniya 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.
Rotor Volgograd form and stats
Last season their Russian Cup adventure ended in the regions path - 4th round.The home supporters witnessed a 0-0 draw against Alaniya Vladikavkaz in the Russian Cup last time out and are hoping for a win here.
A Second League A defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Ufa.Alaniya Vladikavkaz form and stats
Last season their Russian Cup adventure ended in the regions path - 5th round.2-1-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Alaniya Vladikavkaz in their FNL matches away.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Rotor Volgograd in their previous outing. The Russian Cup fixture ended 0-0.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs SKA Khabarovsk.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Alaniya Vladikavkaz as they have only managed to score 4 times from 5 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Alaniya Vladikavkaz have seen the ball go into their own net 6 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the former four meetings): Volgograd won two games, one match ended with a tie and Alaniya Vladikavkaz got one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / two.
Top Goalscorers
  I. Mashukov 6 goals |  N. Giorgobiani 4 goals |  S. Zuykov 3 goals |
Rotor Volgograd missing players
Alaniya Vladikavkaz missing players
| Rotor Volgograd | Alaniya Vladikavkaz | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 34 | 20 | Scored | S | 15 | 37 | ||
| 17 | 7 | Conceded | C | 10 | 22 | ||
| 76% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 79% | 88% | ||
| 60% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 68% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 43% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 7% | 16% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 40% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 48% | ||
| 52% | 58% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 24% | ||
| 2.2 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 3.9 | ||
| 1.5 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.4 | 3 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.7 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 1.6 | 1.7 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.7 | ||
| 117% | 118% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 59% | ||
| 1 | 0.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0.7 | 1.1 | ||
| 0.6 | 0.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 1.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Alaniya Vladikavkaz | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 23 |
| 2 | Makhachkala | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | Shinnik | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 19 |
| 4 | Akron | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 |
| 5 | Khimki | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 17 |
| 6 | Torpedo Moskva | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| 7 | Sokol Saratov | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 17 |
| 8 | Tyumen | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 |
| 9 | KAMAZ | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 16 |
| 10 | SKA Khabarovsk | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 15 |
| 11 | Rodina Moskva | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 14 |
| 12 | Yenisey | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 14 |
| 13 | Arsenal Tula | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 14 |
| 14 | Chernomorets | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| 15 | Leningradets | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 11 |
| 16 | Neftekhimik | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 11 |
| 17 | Urozhay | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -7 | 6 |
| 18 | Volgar Astrakhan | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -9 | 5 |
