National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Rubin Kazan' or Lokomotiv Moskva that keep their silverware dream alive.
Lokomotiv Moskva have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
It's no vacation for neither Rubin Kazan' 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.
Rubin Kazan' form and stats
Kazan' was eliminated in the regions path - 4th round last season in the Russian Cup.When playing at home in the Premier League, Rubin Kazan' have managed 0 wins, 1 draw and suffered 1 defeat from 2 games.
Rubin Kazan''s previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-4 versus Spartak Moskva. Midfielder Iwu was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.14 (out of ten) in that game. Iwu scored one goal, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 41 successful passes (of 44 total).
Before that, Kazan' drew at home versus Orenburg.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Rubin Kazan' as they are travelling to their away game against Rostov in the Premier League. That match is four days after this one.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Rubin Kazan' at home in the league. 2 on target and 5 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Lokomotiv Moskva form and stats
Lokomotiv was sent out of Russian Cup in the regions path - quarter-finals - 2nd round last season.Things could have gone better for Lokomotiv Moskva in their Premier League away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.
There might be some fixture complaints from Lokomotiv Moskva as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 1-4 against CSKA Moskva. Pogostnov was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.21. The defender Pogostnov scored one goal and won 5 of 9 duels.
Prior to that result Lokomotiv Moskva won their away game at Fakel in the Premier League. The scoreline was 4-1.A quick return to home after this game, as Lokomotiv are hosting Krylya Sovetov in the Premier League only four days away.
It's early days yet, but Lokomotiv Moskva has scored 5 and conceded 5 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Lokomotiv Moskva have pulled off a streak of 13 consecutive matches without defeat (8-5-0) when facing Rubin Kazan'.The matches between these sides have sometimes been ill-tempered, having seen 6 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  N. Tiknizyan 3 goals |   J. Fameyeh 2 goals | M. Daku 1 goals |
Rubin Kazan' missing players
Lokomotiv Moskva missing players
| Rubin Kazan' | Lokomotiv Moskva | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 15 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 33 | 22 | Scored | S | 26 | 61 | ||
| 17 | 11 | Conceded | C | 16 | 30 | ||
| 80% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 52% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 84% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 68% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 64% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 45% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 82% | 68% | ||
| 52% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.4 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 5.3 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.6 | 11.1 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.5 | ||
| 82% | 125% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 49% | 55% | ||
| 3.2 | 4.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.8 | 13.4 | ||
| 1.4 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.5 | ||
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Rostov | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Ural | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Rubin Kazan' | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | Krasnodar | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Krylya Sovetov | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 4 | Ural | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | CSKA Moskva | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Zenit | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Rostov | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 9 | Sochi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Rubin Kazan' | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| 11 | Dinamo Moskva | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 12 | Orenburg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| 13 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
| 14 | Akhmat Grozny | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 15 | Baltika | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
| 16 | Fakel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
