National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Volga Ulyanovsk or Veles that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Ulyanovsk nor Veles 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.
Volga Ulyanovsk form and stats
Ulyanovsk was eliminated in the 3rd round last season in the Russian Cup.This match is a Russian Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss in this competition. There’s a good atmosphere here after three straight home wins.
A good away victory last time out for Volga Ulyanovsk, who won 2-1 against Orenburg II.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Dinamo Barnaul are coming to town in three days.
Veles form and stats
They also participated in Russian Cup last season. This ended in the 4th round.Veles's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Veles collect 16 points from their 7 away matches in the FNL. 5 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 1 defeat).
It's the second away game in a row for Veles, but there's smiles all around after the 2-0 victory versus Chayka in the FNL last time out. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against SKA Khabarovsk in the FNL.
A quick return to home after this game, as Veles are hosting Orenburg in the FNL only four days away.
Veles find the net regularly in their away games. 10 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. Veles are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Maksimenko 4 goals |  D. Rakhmanov 2 goals | V. Karpukhin 2 goals |
Volga Ulyanovsk missing players
Veles missing players
| Volga Ulyanovsk | Veles | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 8 | 17 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 29 | 18 | Scored | S | 21 | 50 | ||
| 26 | 14 | Conceded | C | 12 | 26 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 60% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 36% | 29% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 72% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 28% | 21% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 64% | ||
| 44% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 8% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 178 | 90 | Total Shots | T S | 97 | 176 | ||
| 73 | 39 | Shots on Target | S O | 49 | 83 | ||
| 25% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 51% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Orenburg | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 28 |
| 2 | Spartak Moskva II | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 25 |
| 3 | Olimpiyets | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 25 |
| 4 | Veles | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 24 |
| 5 | Krylya Sovetov | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 23 |
| 6 | Spartak Vladikavkaz | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 23 |
| 7 | Neftekhimik | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 22 |
| 8 | Torpedo Moskva | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 19 |
| 9 | Baltika | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 19 |
| 10 | Krasnodar II | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| 11 | Chayka | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | -3 | 18 |
| 12 | SKA Khabarovsk | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -2 | 16 |
| 13 | Tekstilshchik | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 16 |
| 14 | Dinamo Bryansk | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -13 | 15 |
| 15 | Volgar Astrakhan | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 14 |
| 16 | Yenisey | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 14 |
| 17 | Fakel | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -4 | 11 |
| 18 | Akron | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | -6 | 11 |
| 19 | Shinnik | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | -7 | 9 |
| 20 | Chertanovo | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -11 | 8 |
| 21 | Irtysh | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -17 | 5 |
| 22 | Tom' Tomsk | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -13 | 3 |