National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Zenit Izhevsk or Metallurg Lipetsk that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Izhevsk and Metallurg Lipetsk.
It's quite the trip for Metallurg Lipetsk when visiting Zenit Izhevsk as the cities are 1300 kilometers apart.
Zenit Izhevsk form and stats
Last season their Russian Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.All in all it has been a very rough period for Izhevsk who hasn’t won a league-game in their last eleven attempts. Their previous win was against Lada Tolyatti, 99 days ago.
The Izhevsk crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-3 to Ural 2 here at Stadion Kupol in a Pfl match.
Prior to that, an away loss at Chelyabinsk in the Pfl.This is expected to be a close game, with Zenit Izhevsk perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Zenit Izhevsk as a small favourite), we find five games. Zenit Izhevsk has won two of these, drawn one and lost two.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Pfl game versus Amkar Perm' in only three days. This game is also played here at Stadion Kupol.
Metallurg Lipetsk form and stats
Last season their Russian Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.No FNL points yet away for Metallurg Lipetsk, from their first 3 matches. It's looking increasingly bleak for Metallurg who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Akron was the last time a defeat was avoided.
The manager S. Mashnin was unhappy after their last game, a FNL match played at their home ground Stadion Metallurg. Metallurg Lipetsk suffered a 1-2 loss to Krasnodar II.
Prior to that match, the Metallurg manager S. Mashnin faced defeat when travelling to KAMAZ and losing 0-3.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found five similar matches played by Metallurg Lipetsk in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Metallurg Lipetsk, one draw and one defeat.
The schedule is very tough for Metallurg now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A FNL game at Torpedo Moskva is waiting in only three days.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Metallurg's away games in the league this season with only 0 goals from 3 matches. The Metallurg defense is as useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle, having conceded 12 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  I. Bikchantaev 3 goals |
Zenit Izhevsk missing players
Metallurg Lipetsk missing players
| Zenit Izhevsk | Metallurg Lipetsk | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 35 | 18 | Scored | S | 13 | 36 | ||
| 35 | 18 | Conceded | C | 23 | 34 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 68% | ||
| 60% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 44% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 28% | ||
| 5.1 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 5.7 | ||
| 4.9 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.4 | ||
| 2.8 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.4 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 11.4 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.1 | 12.1 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 5.4 | ||
| 26% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 27% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Torpedo Moskva | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 19 |
| 2 | Orenburg | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 |
| 3 | Fakel | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 4 | Chayka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | SKA Khabarovsk | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | Veles | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 6 | Spartak Moskva II | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 13 |
| 7 | Neftekhimik | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 8 | Alaniya Vladikavkaz | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 11 |
| 9 | KAMAZ | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 | Krasnodar II | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Tom' Tomsk | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 9 |
| 12 | Baltika | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 | Rotor Volgograd | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 14 | Yenisey | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 7 |
| 15 | Akron | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 5 |
| 16 | Dolgie Prudy | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | -4 | 5 |
| 17 | Urozhay | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 4 |
| 18 | Volgar Astrakhan | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -7 | 4 |
| 19 | Metallurg Lipetsk | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | -13 | 4 |
| 20 | Tekstilshchik | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 3 |