The Matchday 4 clash in the Fonbet Russian Cup 2025/26 Regional Path between PSK and Ural will take place on September 23 at the Central Stadium Kuban in the village of Dinskaya. PSK vs. Ural: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
PSK
Vladimir Kukhlevsky's team began their journey in the current Russian Cup from the 1st round of the Regional Path, where they defeated Druzhba (1-1, 10-9 on penalties). Subsequently, PSK progressed past Kuban (2-1) and Dynamo Stavropol (2-1). Notably, this season marks the team's first participation in the national Cup.
- The club has not lost in regular time in their last three Russian Cup matches (2 wins, 1 draw).
- Both opponents have scored in 90 minutes in PSK's last three matches in this tournament.
- The team has conceded exactly one goal in their last three national Cup matches.
Predicted lineup for PSK (4-4-2)
Pavel Panev – Alexander Barantsov, Alexey Mikhailov, Danila Kozenov, Vladislav Taranda – Ilya Pshenichnikov, Vitaly Zhokhov, David Zhirnov, Ilya Vorotnikov – Yuri Fedoseev, Dmitry Nechaev.
Ural
Miroslav Romashchenko's team begins their campaign in the current national Cup with this match. Last season, Ural also started in the Regional Path and reached the first stage of the semi-finals in this bracket, where they lost to Spartak Moscow 0-3. Over the past decade, the team has reached the Russian Cup final twice but lost both times to the same opponent, Lokomotiv.
- The club has not won in regular time in 9 of their last 11 away matches in the national Cup (4 draws, 5 losses).
- Both opponents have scored in 90 minutes in 12 of the team's last 14 away matches in this tournament.
- Ural has scored exactly one goal in regular time in 9 of their last 11 away matches in the Russian Cup.
Predicted lineup for Ural (4-4-2)
Alexander Selikhov – Silvije Begic, Leo Cordeiro, Yegor Mosin, Vladislav Malkevich – Timofey Margasov, Roman Akbashev, Matvey Bardachev, Vitaly Bondarev – Maxim Voronov, Martin Sekulich.
Defender Dmitry Prishchepa will miss the game due to injury.
Referee
Oleg Gusakov (Russia)
Matches – 5 (Second League and Russian Cup, 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 23;
Average yellow cards per match – 4.6;
Red cards shown – 0;
Average fouls per match – 33;
Penalties – 0%.
Match Prediction for PSK vs. Ural
The team from the village of Dinskaya has been pleasantly surprising in the current Russian Cup. PSK has already advanced through three rounds, and although continuing their run will be challenging due to the high level of the upcoming opponent, I expect an audacious performance from Vladimir Kukhlevsky's side. Moreover, in their last three matches in this tournament, the club has been effective in attack, scoring five goals in total during regular time.
Ural also strives to play actively up front, even away from home, and regularly finds the back of the net: in their last 14 away matches in the national Cup, the team failed to breach the defense only of Spartak Moscow. However, the club rarely keeps a clean sheet: in 14 of their last 15 away matches in this tournament, the team from Yekaterinburg has not managed to keep a clean sheet.
I anticipate both teams to score in this match, and my prediction: Both teams to score – Yes
