Team Form: Krylya Sovetov Samara
In the previous round, the team lost away to Zenit St. Petersburg (1:2). It was Samara's fifth defeat in their last seven league matches (1 win, 1 draw), although the game in Saint Petersburg did bring a small positive. Krylya Sovetov Samara ended a seven-match goalless run on the road, and the club also registered five shots on target – almost twice their average figure. However, that minor success fades against the overall picture: the team are fighting for survival, although the gap to the safe 15th place is just one point.
- At least one team failed to score in 7 of Samara's last 8 matches in the Premier League.
- On home soil, Krylya Sovetov Samara are unbeaten in five consecutive Russian Premier League matches (2 wins, 3 draws).
- In 6 of their previous 7 home games in this competition, the club have conceded no more than one goal.
Potential Krylya Sovetov Samara Lineup (5-3-2)
Sergey Pesyakov – Dominik Oroz, Sergey Bozhin, Nikita Chernov, Kirill Pechenin, Dani Fernandes – Fernando Constance, Sergey Babkin, Mykhaylo Banyats – Ivan Oleynikov, Ilzat Akhmetov.
Forwards Jeffrey Chinedu and Vadim Rakov are injured.
Team Form: Akhmat Grozny
The Grozny side were close to taking points off Krasnodar in the previous round, but conceded the only goal shortly before the end of normal time. That defeat was Akhmat Grozny's first in their last seven league games (4 wins, 2 draws), and it also ended a six-match scoring run for Stanislav Cherchesov's men. Overall, the club have scored 27 goals, and among the teams in the bottom half of the standings only Akron Togliatti have a better tally (28). The Grozny outfit sit ninth, nine points clear of the relegation play-off zone.
- No more than two goals were scored in 6 of Akhmat Grozny's previous 8 league matches.
- Away from home, the team have not won in their last six Russian Premier League matches (3 draws, 3 defeats).
- The Grozny side have conceded in 15 consecutive away matches in the Premier League.
Potential Akhmat Grozny Lineup (4-5-1)
Vadim Ulyanov – Klisman Tsake, Maksim Sidorov, Usman Ndong, Miroslav Bogosovac – Sergey Pryakhin, Manuel Keliano, Egash Kasyntura, Maksim Samorodov, Lechi Sadulaev – Georgiy Melkadze.
Midfielder Ismael Silva is suspended.
