Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Znamya Noginsk & Sokol Saratov 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 Noginsk nor Sokol Saratov 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.
Znamya Noginsk form and stats
Action has already taken place for Noginsk in Russian Cup as they have defeated Metallurg Lipetsk and Znamya Truda to reach the 3rd Round.Noginsk's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Ryazan. Before that, Znamya Noginsk played out a Pfl draw 1-1 when visiting Krasnyy-SGAFKST.
There will be little rest for Noginsk after this match as they are travelling to Khimik Novomoskovsk for a Pfl game in only four days.
Sokol Saratov form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Murom in order to reach 3rd Round of Russian Cup. They also participated in Russian Cup last season. This ended in the 2nd round.Saratov are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eleven in a row without losing.
Sokol Saratov won their last game, 4-0 versus Sakhalin played at home. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Khimki 2.
As mentioned above, Saratov was the only team on the pitch versus Sakhalin in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Pfl trip to Metallurg Vidnoye.
Just as the home team, Saratov have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 1 Sokol Saratov win, 4 draws and 0 losses.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  I. Khleborodov 3 goals | R. Kabutov 2 goals |  V. Pobedimov 1 goals |
Znamya Noginsk missing players
Sokol Saratov missing players
| Znamya Noginsk | Sokol Saratov | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 6 | 3 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Won | W | 6 | 15 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 5 | 9 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Scored | S | 21 | 52 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 13 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 84% | ||
| 83% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 80% | ||
| 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 60% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 24% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 8% | ||
| 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 44% | ||
| 50% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 52% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 20% | ||
| 5.7 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.2 | ||
| 6.3 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.3 | ||
| 3.3 | 5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 22 | 8 | Total Shots | T S | 93 | 264 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 46 | 133 | ||
| 30% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 35% | ||