Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Sokol Saratov & Murom face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Russian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
It should be mentioned that Murom play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Murom on grass are 0 victories, 4 draws and 4 defeats from eight games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 3-11. You can compare this with overall results below.
Sokol Saratov form and stats
Saratov participated in Russian Cup the last season, where they reached the 2nd round.It’s been three wins in a row for Sokol Saratov here, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Saratov's previous game was a Pfl match also played at home, ending 5-0 versus Kvant. The home side are looking to build on that result. A 0-0 draw away in the Pfl before that, with Khimik Novomoskovsk the opponent.
As indicated by the result mentioned above, Saratov played a great game against Kvant and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
Sokol Saratov have prepared for this season with five friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these five matches are 1 victories, 4 draws and 0 losses. In these games, Saratov have scored 3 goals and conceded 2 times.
Murom form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Ryazan in order to reach 2nd Round of Russian Cup. Murom's mission in Russian Cup last season failed in the 3rd round.Murom have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.
Murom play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-2 victory visiting Kolomna. That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Znamya Truda in the Pfl.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Dinamo Moskva II in just four days.
Just as the home team, Murom have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 0 Murom wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  D. Shabalin 2 goals |  I. Rapakov 2 goals |   A. Molodtsov 1 goals |
Sokol Saratov missing players
Murom missing players
| Sokol Saratov | Murom | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | ||
| 46 | 25 | Scored | S | 20 | 46 | ||
| 15 | 6 | Conceded | C | 13 | 32 | ||
| 84% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 72% | ||
| 52% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 64% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 40% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | ||
| 52% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.9 | 6.4 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.9 | 5.1 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.2 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 241 | 141 | Total Shots | T S | 82 | 139 | ||
| 119 | 68 | Shots on Target | S O | 38 | 59 | ||
| 34% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 53% | ||