National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Zvezda Sint Petersburg or Leningradets 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 Zvezda Sint Petersburg and Leningradets.
Zvezda Sint Petersburg form and stats
Petersburg have reached this Russian Cup stage through battling and winning against Tver. Petersburg participated in Russian Cup the last season, where they reached the 2nd round.It's trouble wherever Petersburg are playing these days as they have suffered six straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways. Game days have recently become somewhat of a nightmare for Zvezda Sint Petersburg as they have lost three home games in a row. It hurts.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Petersburg, as the Pfl home game vs Torpedo Vladimir is only four days away.
Leningradets form and stats
Last season their Russian Cup adventure ended in the 4th round.Having won their last three away games Leningradets has no reason to fear anyone.
Prior to that match, a home win 5-2 against Rodina Moskva in the Pfl.
It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Leningradets have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 0 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats from two fixtures.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: one win for Petersburg, zero draws and one win for Leningradets. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: one game.Top Goalscorers
  R. Vorobyov 3 goals |  S. Kostin 1 goals |  R. Kazakov 1 goals |
Zvezda Sint Petersburg missing players
Leningradets missing players
| Zvezda Sint Petersburg | Leningradets | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | ||
| 20 | 8 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Scored | S | 22 | 42 | ||
| 46 | 17 | Conceded | C | 23 | 36 | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 80% | ||
| 60% | 55% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 72% | ||
| 44% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 60% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 36% | ||
| 68% | 64% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 24% | ||
| 3 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.8 | ||
| 6.6 | 6.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 3.8 | ||
| 2.9 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 1.5 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 153 | 76 | Total Shots | T S | 77 | 220 | ||
| 58 | 29 | Shots on Target | S O | 32 | 92 | ||
| 21% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 53% | 40% | ||