The Matchday 6 clash in the Russian Cup between Krasnodar and Khimki will take place on November 27 at the Krasnodar Stadium. Kick-off is at 19:00 (Moscow time). Krasnodar vs. Khimki: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
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Referee: Rafael Shafeev (Russia)
Matches – 6 (Russian Cup, 2018/19–2022/23);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 23;
Average yellow cards per match – 3.8;
Red cards shown – 1;
Average fouls per match – 24;
Penalties – 17%.
Predicted lineups for Krasnodar vs. Khimki
Krasnodar (4-3-3): Stanislav Agkatsev – Vyacheslav Litvinov, Sergey Petrov, Egor Sorokin, Sergey Volkov – Kevin Lenini, Eduard Spertsyan, Mihailo Banjac – Alexey Ionov, John Cordoba, Ilzat Akhmetov.
Khimki (3-4-3): Anton Mitryushkin – Alexey Nikitin, Danil Kazantsev, Artur Cherny – Kirill Bozhenov, Nemanja Glavcic, Denis Glushakov, Mori Gbane – Alexander Rudenko, Ilya Sadygov, Alexander Dolgov.
The starting lineup for each team is based on their previous match in this tournament.
Krasnodar
The team defeated Lokomotiv in the previous national Cup match with a score of 1-0. Krasnodar leads Group A and is ahead of second-placed Pari NN on additional metrics. Krasnodar will secure a place in the RPL Path playoffs from the first position if they win the upcoming match.
The club has performed excellently in the Russian Cup group stage, not losing in regular time in 4 of their 5 matches (3 wins, 1 draw). However, towards the end of this calendar year, Krasnodar's results have been weak: the team has won only 2 of their last 9 matches across all competitions (2 draws, 5 losses).
Khimki
The Moscow Region team lost to Pari NN in a penalty shootout in the last round, with a score of 1-3 (1-1 in regular time). The draw with Nizhny Novgorod in regular time brought Khimki their second point in the current Russian Cup campaign. However, Khimki had already lost their chances of advancing from the group after the 4th round and have no significant motivation for the upcoming match.
The club has not won away in regular time in their last 5 matches in the Russian Cup (4 draws, 1 loss). Notably, since Sergey Yuran's departure, the team is in crisis, securing only one win in their last 17 matches across all competitions (4 draws, 12 losses).
Krasnodar vs. Khimki: Match Prediction
Krasnodar has faced Khimki twice this season. In the Russian Cup, Krasnodar secured a convincing 2-0 victory away. In the league, Alexander Storozhuk's side also triumphed on home soil with a 3-1 win. I believe Krasnodar should claim 3 points in this match and head into the winter break comfortably. I do not expect more than 4 goals in the upcoming match.
My prediction: Home win + Total under 4.5 goals
