The Matchday 4 clash in the Fonbet Russian Cup 2025/26 Regional Path between Amkal and Yenisey will take place on September 25 at the Zorky Stadium in Krasnogorsk. Amkal vs. Yenisey: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Amkal
Vitaliy Panov's side has already progressed through three rounds in the current national cup campaign. They first defeated Kvant (3-1), then Kaluga (1-0), and in the previous stage, they overcame Belgorod's Salyut (2-1). Thus, the media team equaled their best achievement in this tournament. Recall that last season the club was eliminated in the 4th round by Alania.
- Amkal has scored in 6 of their last 7 matches in the Russian Cup.
- At home, the team has won 4 of their last 5 matches in this tournament (1 loss).
- The media team has conceded in 7 consecutive home games in the national cup.
Predicted lineup for Amkal (4-4-2)
Maxim Shvagirev – Vladimir Olenchenko, Ruslan Imaev, Egor Potapov, Arseniy Levshuk – David Papikyan, Artemiy Pletnev, Mikhail Prokopyev, Vasiliy Mavrin – Leon Sabua, Nikolay Osipov.
Yenisey
For the Krasnoyarsk side, this will be their first match in the Russian Cup 2025/26. In the previous tournament, the team failed to advance past this stage, losing to Kostroma's Spartak. In the two preceding seasons, Yenisey only reached the 5th round. However, in 2022, the club made it to the semifinals, marking their best achievement in the national cup. Notably, Krasnoyarsk has shown uncompromising results: in their last 20 Russian Cup matches, they have 12 wins and 8 losses.
- Yenisey has not scored more than one goal in 5 of their last 6 national cup matches.
- The club has conceded in 6 of their last 7 games in this tournament.
- The team has lost 10 of their last 14 away matches in the Russian Cup (4 wins).
Predicted lineup for Yenisey (3-5-2)
Stanislav Antipin – Yan Tses, Andrey Ostrovsky, Artur Gilyazetdinov – Nikita Svin, Vyacheslav Krotov, Amir Batyrev, Evgeniy Gololobov, Vladislav Skavysh – Astemir Hashkulov, Alexander Gubanov.
Referee
Danil Naboka (Russia)
Matches – 17 (Russian Cup and Second League, 2024/25 - 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 80;
Average yellow cards per match – 4.7;
Red cards shown – 3;
Average fouls per match – 29;
Penalties – 31%.
Amkal vs. Yenisey: Match Prediction
The key question in this encounter is the lineup that Andrey Tikhonov will field. The next FNL round for Krasnoyarsk will be a home game. In the First League, the team is in a challenging position, and the head coach might consider it impractical to expend energy on the Russian Cup in such a situation. In the previous tournament, the club indeed sent a reserve squad to Kostroma. Krasnoyarsk even submitted a travel application, seemingly preparing for a loss. That match resulted in a defeat – the tenth in Yenisey's last 14 away games in the national cup.
However, the media team has plenty of motivation. Amkal could reach the 5th round of the national cup for the first time in their history. The team has accustomed fans to signing well-known figures at each stage, but this time, such news was long-awaited, and only on Tuesday was it announced that Nikolay Osipov, the creator of the MFL, would play for the club. I think this indicates the seriousness of Vitaliy Panov's side's intentions. At home in the Russian Cup, the media team generally shows good results, not losing in regular time in 6 of their last 7 matches (4 wins, 2 draws).
My prediction: Amkal to win or draw
