National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Zenit Izhevsk or Tyumen that keep their silverware dream alive.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Zenit Izhevsk form and stats
Last season, Izhevsk's Russian Cup journey ended in the 2nd round.In their previous game, the manager S. Emeljanov led his Izhevsk to a defeat in the Pfl match away at Chelyabinsk. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Chelyabinsk (1-2).
Izhevsk have spent many days and weeks preparing for this match, with countless hours on the training pitches and one practice match played. These training games have ended with 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats. Some might be interested in the goal production stats for these matches; Zenit Izhevsk scored 3 goals and let in 1 goal during these one game.
Tyumen form and stats
Tyumen was sent out of Russian Cup in the 4th round last season.Three has not been a lucky number for Tyumen as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Chelyabinsk match. Tyumen has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Late heartbreak for Tyumen in the Lada SOK match, as the deciding 0-1 goal came deep into overtime.
Tyumen played one friendly in their break from official games, resulting in 1 victory, 0 draws and 0 defeats. In these one match Tyumen scored 3 and conceded 2 goals.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last seven meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Izhevsk, one draw and four wins for Tyumen. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Zenit Izhevsk missing players
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| Zenit Izhevsk | Tyumen | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 7 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 43 | 22 | Scored | S | 19 | 34 | ||
| 40 | 22 | Conceded | C | 16 | 29 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 53% | 56% | ||
| 56% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 24% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 20% | ||
| 52% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 28% | ||
| 5.7 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4.9 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.5 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2.2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 168 | 85 | Total Shots | T S | 102 | 189 | ||
| 85 | 44 | Shots on Target | S O | 49 | 89 | ||
| 40% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 36% | ||