Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Salyut Belgorod & Metallurg Vidnoye 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 Belgorod nor Metallurg Vidnoye 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
Belgorod was eliminated in the 4th round last season in the Russian Cup.Ever since the Ryazan game Belgorod has been unbeatable here producing six straight wins. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of five straight victories regardless of arena.
Ahead of that match, Salyut Belgorod won a home game hosting Saturn Ramenskoye (2-1).
The manager O. Sergeev will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Metallurg Lipetsk in only four days.
Metallurg Vidnoye form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Kvant in order to reach 2nd Round of Russian Cup.Metallurg Vidnoye had fun at their own home last time out, beating Khimki 2 3-0. M. Kuftin, P. Barbashov and E. Lelyukhin scored.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  D. Degtev 2 goals |  P. Barbashov 2 goals | K. Burykin 1 goals |
Salyut Belgorod missing players
Metallurg Vidnoye missing players
| Salyut Belgorod | Metallurg Vidnoye | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | ||
| 40 | 18 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | ||
| 36 | 11 | Conceded | C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 54% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | ||
| 64% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | ||
| 32% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 40% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 33% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 67% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 6 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 7 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 6.5 | ||
| 2 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 223 | 100 | Total Shots | T S | 17 | 25 | ||
| 104 | 53 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 12 | ||
| 34% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 33% | ||