The quarter-final match of the second stage of the Regions Path of the FONBET Russian Cup 2024/25 between Ural and Rubin will take place on March 12 at the Ekaterinburg Arena. Ural vs. Rubin: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Ural
The Ekaterinburg team knocked Khimki out of the national Cup in the previous round (1-1, 4-3 on penalties). However, this match ended a run of three consecutive wins in regular time in this tournament. Notably, Ural has scored in their last nine Russian Cup games. It's worth mentioning that the club has reached this stage of the national Cup for the second consecutive time, having advanced past it last season.
- Ural has not scored more than one goal in 7 of their last 8 Russian Cup matches.
- At home, the team has not lost in 6 of their last 7 matches in this tournament (4 wins and 2 draws in regular time).
- In 5 of their last 7 home matches in the national Cup, the Ekaterinburg team has kept a clean sheet.
Predicted lineup for Ural (4-5-1)
Alexander Selikhov – Italo Assis, Mingiyan Beveev, Yegor Filipenko, Timofey Margasov – Andrey Egorychev, Ilya Ishkov, Daniel Mishkich, Daniil Kuznetsov, Timur Ayupov – Martin Sekulich.
Rubin
Rashid Rakhimov's team fell into the lower bracket of the tournament after an unsuccessful encounter with CSKA. Following a goalless draw in the first match, the Kazan team suffered a heavy defeat in Moscow (0-3). Rubin has only one win in their last five Russian Cup matches (1 draw, 3 losses), and more worryingly, only one goal scored during this period. However, Rubin has kept a clean sheet four times in the current edition of the national Cup.
- At least one opponent failed to score in Rubin's last 10 Russian Cup matches.
- Away from home in this tournament, the club has lost 8 of their last 10 matches (2 wins).
- Rubin has not scored more than one goal in 9 of their last 10 away games in the national Cup.
Predicted lineup for Rubin (4-4-2)
Yevgeny Staver – Yegor Teslenko, Igor Vuyachich, Ilya Rozhkov, Dmitry Kabutov – Ruslan Bezrukov, Bogdan Yochich, Ugochukwu Iwu, Veldin Hodja – Mirlin Daku, Dardan Shabanhadjay.
Referee
Ivan Abrosimov (Russia)
Matches – 5 (Russian Cup, 2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 14;
Average yellow cards per match – 2.8;
Red cards shown – 1;
Average fouls per match – 22;
Penalties – 20%.
Match Prediction: Ural vs. Rubin
In the previous round, Ural knocked out an RPL representative and managed to keep Khimki at bay in attack. Ural is known for its solid defense in the national Cup: the team has not conceded more than one goal in 6 of their last 7 matches in this tournament. At home, Ural's defensive record is even more impressive: 5 clean sheets in their last 7 matches. Notably, after the resumption of the official season, Ural has conceded only one goal from a penalty in two FNL matches.
Rubin rarely delights fans with goals in the national Cup: the Kazan team has not scored more than once in 9 of their last 11 matches. Moreover, in 7 of those matches, the team failed to score at all. Away from home in this tournament, Rubin has scored only three goals in their last seven matches.
Rubin has not scored more than one goal in 9 of their last 10 head-to-head meetings at Ural's ground in the RPL and Russian Cup. This is another factor in favor of the prediction: Rubin Individual Total Under 1.5
* The starting lineup for each team is based on their last match.
