Perhaps a welcome break from league football as SKA Rostov & Forte Taganrog 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 Rostov nor Forte Taganrog 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.
SKA Rostov form and stats
Rostov participated in Russian Cup the last season, where they reached the 2nd round.Rostov drew their last game, also a home match. Spartak Nal'chik was the opponent, 0-0 the score.
Before that, SKA Rostov played out a Pfl draw 2-2 when visiting Spartak Nal'chik.There will be little rest for Rostov after this match as they are travelling to Chayka for a Pfl game in only four days.
SKA Rostov have prepared for this season with one friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these one matches are 1 victories, 0 draws and 0 losses. In these games, SKA Rostov have scored 5 goals and conceded 0 times.
Forte Taganrog form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Druzhba in order to reach 2nd round of Russian Cup. They also participated in Russian Cup last season. This ended in the 1st round.Forte Taganrog are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the Pfl against Alaniya Vladikavkaz II.
A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs Druzhba.Taganrog has another fixture away, a Pfl game, against Kuban Kholding in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Just as the home team, Taganrog have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 1 Forte Taganrog win, 0 draws and 0 losses.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Rostov one win, one draw and Forte Taganrog zero victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.SKA Rostov missing players
Forte Taganrog missing players
| SKA Rostov | Forte Taganrog | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 7 | ||
| 58 | 25 | Scored | S | 20 | 40 | ||
| 23 | 11 | Conceded | C | 16 | 20 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 60% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 48% | ||
| 52% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 16% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 24% | ||
| 4.5 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 6.1 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 3.5 | ||
| 2.6 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 2.5 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 14.2 | 12.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 9.9 | ||
| 6.4 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.2 | ||
| 31% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 19% | ||