Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Salyut Belgorod & Avangard Kursk 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 Salyut Belgorod nor Avangard Kursk 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.
Salyut Belgorod form and stats
Salyut Belgorod participated in Russian Cup the last season, where they reached the regions path - 2nd round.Salyut Belgorod's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Novosibirsk.
Before that, Belgorod drew at home versus Chertanovo.There will be little rest for Salyut Belgorod after this match as they are travelling to Chelyabinsk for a Second League A game in only four days.
Avangard Kursk form and stats
Avangard Kursk was sent out of Russian Cup in the regions path - 4th round last season.There were no winners in Avangard's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Amkar Perm'.
Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting Chelyabinsk's place.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Second League A trip to Metallurg Lipetsk.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Salyut Belgorod three wins, two draws and Avangard Kursk five victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Maksimchuk 3 goals |  E. Mukhin 2 goals | I. Gershun 2 goals |
Salyut Belgorod missing players
Avangard Kursk missing players
| Salyut Belgorod | Avangard Kursk | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 36 | 20 | Scored | S | 19 | 39 | ||
| 22 | 11 | Conceded | C | 24 | 33 | ||
| 92% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 68% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 80% | ||
| 44% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 28% | ||
| 4% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 20% | ||
| 36% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 77% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 32% | ||
| 40% | 43% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
