National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Zenit Irkutsk or Khimki that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Irkutsk nor Khimki 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.
It should be mentioned that Khimki play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Khimki on artifical turf are 3 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats from six games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 11-9. You can compare this with overall results below.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 5200 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Zenit Irkutsk form and stats
Last season their Russian Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.No payout for Irkutsk in their previous match, an away game at Luki-Energiya that ended in defeat 0-2. Before that match, a Pfl win away at Smolensk.
Khimki form and stats
Last season their Russian Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals.0 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Khimki playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.
Two away games in a row for Khimki, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-3 versus Ural in the Premier League. Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Rotor Volgograd.
Khimki has another fixture away, a Premier League game, against Krasnodar in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
The visitors have scored 3 goals from 4 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Khimki have conceded 6 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  I. Yakovlev 2 goals | M. Nasadyuk 1 goals | M. Gaydukov 1 goals |
Zenit Irkutsk missing players
Khimki missing players
| Zenit Irkutsk | Khimki | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Won | W | 2 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | ||
| 21 | 14 | Scored | S | 11 | 45 | ||
| 33 | 15 | Conceded | C | 12 | 25 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 80% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 28% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 40% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 32% | ||
| 44% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 20% | ||
| 5.9 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 5.1 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 4.6 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.6 | 2.8 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 152 | 94 | Total Shots | T S | 92 | 217 | ||
| 61 | 38 | Shots on Target | S O | 30 | 83 | ||
| 28% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 39% | ||
| 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 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 16 |
| 2 | Sochi | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 3 | Spartak Moskva | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | CSKA Moskva | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | Rubin Kazan | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | Dinamo Moskva | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Rostov | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 11 |
| 8 | Akhmat Grozny | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 10 |
| 9 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 10 | Ural | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 11 | Krasnodar | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 12 | Tambov | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -3 | 7 |
| 13 | Arsenal Tula | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -4 | 5 |
| 14 | Ufa | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 5 |
| 15 | Khimki | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 3 |
| 16 | Rotor Volgograd | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 2 |