National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Zenit or Spartak Moskva that keep their silverware dream alive.
Zenit form and stats
Home games in the Premier League have been a walk in the park for Zenit so far, with 40 points won from 15 matches; 13 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
The fans are hoping that Zenit will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the match against Olimpiyets. Midfield player Mostovoy got a match rating of 7.61 in that game, the max score being 10. Mostovoy hit three key passes and had 34 successful passes (of 39 total).
Prior to that, an away loss at Olimpiyets in the Premier League.Zenit are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (43 goals in 15 games).
Spartak Moskva form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Spartak Moskva so far with only 15 points returning home. The records show 4-3-8 (win-draw-lose).
The club members enjoyed Spartak Moskva's previous game versus Dinamo Moskva, a Russian Cup win (2-1) played at home.
A 1-2 defeat away at Khimki before that.As for defending, Spartak Moskva rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 24 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - four - one (Zenit wins - draws - Spartak Moskva wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Zenit missing players
Spartak Moskva missing players
| Zenit | Spartak Moskva | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 9 | Won | W | 4 | 14 | ||
| 10 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 47 | 30 | Scored | S | 12 | 46 | ||
| 22 | 12 | Conceded | C | 12 | 28 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 70% | 88% | ||
| 48% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 12% | ||
| 60% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 12% | ||
| 7.3 | 8.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 5.1 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 15.3 | 18.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.8 | 14 | ||
| 5.7 | 7.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 5.6 | ||
| 35% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 30% | ||
| 9.1 | 8.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.4 | 11.2 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.3 | ||
| 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 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 66 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 38 | 65 |
| 2 | Sochi | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 24 | 56 |
| 3 | Dinamo Moskva | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 53 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 12 | 53 |
| 4 | CSKA Moskva | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 50 |
| 5 | Krasnodar | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 50 |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 43 | 39 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 4 | 48 |
| 7 | Akhmat Grozny | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 36 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -2 | 42 |
| 8 | Krylya Sovetov | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 41 |
| 9 | Rostov | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 47 | 51 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 25 | -4 | 38 |
| 10 | Spartak Moskva | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 24 | -4 | 38 |
| 11 | Ural | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 35 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 21 | -8 | 33 |
| 12 | Olimpiyets | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -13 | 33 |
| 13 | Khimki | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 28 | -13 | 32 |
| 14 | Ufa | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 40 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -11 | 30 |
| 15 | Rubin Kazan | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 34 | 56 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 31 | -22 | 29 |
| 16 | Arsenal Tula | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 59 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 37 | -29 | 23 |