Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Veles & Ural 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 Veles nor Ural 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.
Veles form and stats
Last season their Russian Cup adventure ended in the 4th round.Overall FNL stats at home this season for Veles are 3-3-2 (wins-draw-losses).
A nice win for Veles last time playing, versus Chertanovo. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-0 with I. Stefanovich (2) and A. Kakhidze scoring for the victors. Preceding that match was a FNL defeat to Olimpiyets (1-3).
The match schedule is unforgiving for Veles as they have a new game in only three days, a FNL match thankfully also at home. Tom' Tomsk are visiting.
The Veles fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 8 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Veles defense is not exactly impregnable. 13 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Ural form and stats
Ural's mission in Russian Cup last season failed in the quarter-finals.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row. Recent form does not give Ural much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Veles will be a tough nut to crack.
A. Panyukov was the last player to score for the away team. Ural haven't scored a league goal in the last 291 minutes.
Ural play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Arsenal Tula. Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Akhmat Grozny's place.
A quick return to home after this game, as Ural are hosting Tambov in the Premier League only four days away.
Goals are few and far between in Ural's away league games. Only 1 goal from 5 travels. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Ural have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Maksimenko 5 goals | I. Stefanovich 4 goals |   E. Bicfalvi 3 goals |
Veles missing players
Ural missing players
| Veles | Ural | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 12 | ||
| 48 | 30 | Scored | S | 9 | 23 | ||
| 28 | 17 | Conceded | C | 19 | 38 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | ||
| 68% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 60% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 36% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.9 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 181 | 79 | Total Shots | T S | 121 | 275 | ||
| 83 | 35 | Shots on Target | S O | 43 | 92 | ||
| 52% | 74% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 24% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Olimpiyets | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 37 |
| 2 | Orenburg | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 16 | 36 |
| 3 | Krylya Sovetov | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 26 | 35 |
| 4 | Torpedo Moskva | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 20 | 31 |
| 5 | Spartak Vladikavkaz | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 28 |
| 6 | Neftekhimik | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 28 |
| 7 | Spartak Moskva II | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 28 |
| 8 | Veles | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 28 |
| 9 | Baltika | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 25 |
| 10 | Yenisey | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -5 | 23 |
| 11 | Krasnodar II | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 22 |
| 12 | Chayka | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | -4 | 22 |
| 13 | Dinamo Bryansk | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | -12 | 22 |
| 14 | Volgar Astrakhan | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 14 | -3 | 18 |
| 15 | SKA Khabarovsk | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 18 |
| 16 | Tekstilshchik | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 18 |
| 17 | Fakel | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -6 | 14 |
| 18 | Akron | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 14 | -9 | 14 |
| 19 | Chertanovo | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -13 | 14 |
| 20 | Irtysh | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -15 | 12 |
| 21 | Shinnik | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 21 | -16 | 10 |
| 22 | Tom' Tomsk | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | -13 | 9 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zenit | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 24 |
| 2 | Spartak Moskva | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 24 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 |
| 5 | Rostov | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 20 |
| 6 | Sochi | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| 7 | Krasnodar | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 18 |
| 8 | Dinamo Moskva | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 9 | Rubin Kazan | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Akhmat Grozny | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 14 |
| 11 | Arsenal Tula | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 12 |
| 12 | Tambov | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 11 |
| 13 | Ural | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 10 |
| 14 | Khimki | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -12 | 6 |
| 15 | Ufa | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 | -16 | 6 |
| 16 | Rotor Volgograd | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -16 | 3 |