The quarter-final match of the first stage of the Regions Path of the 2024/25 FONBET Russian Cup between Shinnik and Akron will take place on November 26 at the Shinnik Stadium in Yaroslavl. Shinnik vs. Akron: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Referee: Artem Lyubimov (Russia)
Matches – 5 (Russian Cup, 2023/24–2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 18;
Average yellow cards per match – 3.6;
Red cards shown – 0;
Average fouls per match – 25;
Penalties – 20%.
Predicted lineups for Shinnik vs. Akron
Shinnik (4-4-2): Timofey Mitrov – Artemiy Kosogorov, Ben Zagre, Gleb Yakushevich, Pavel Shakuro – Vyacheslav Zinkov, Vasiliy Aleynikov, Lev Skvortsov, Ruslan Kul – Zakhar Fedorov, Mukhammad Sultonov.
Akron (4-3-3): Dmitriy Nagaev – Roberto Fernandez, Nikita Baranok, Paulo Vitor, Dmitriy Pestryakov – Artur Galoyan, Vladimir Moskvichev, Maksim Palienko – Mavis Chibota, Ivan Timoshenko, Vladimir Khubulov.
Each team's lineup is based on their last match in this tournament.
Shinnik
The Yaroslavl side reached the quarter-finals of the Regions Path with just one goal scored. Dmitry Cheryshev's team won penalty shootouts after goalless draws in regular time against Dynamo Vladivostok (3:2 on penalties) and Chaika (4:2 on penalties). They only narrowly defeated Ufa. Notably, the team had a longer clean sheet streak in the national cup during the 2017/18 season. Additionally, Shinnik has only one loss in 90 minutes across their last nine Russian Cup matches (2 wins, 6 draws).
- At least one opponent failed to score in 5 of Shinnik's last 6 matches in this tournament.
- No more than two goals were scored in Shinnik's last 6 home games in the national cup.
- At home in the Russian Cup, the team failed to score in 4 of their last 5 matches.
Akron
Akron finished third in their group during the RPL Path group stage. Zaur Tedeev's team secured three wins, including one via penalties, and suffered three losses. In Group D, they kept only one clean sheet and conceded the most goals – 12. Akron's best achievement in the Russian Cup was reaching the semi-finals in the 2022/23 season, where they lost to Krasnodar (0:0, 2:4 on penalties).
- Akron has not won in regular time in 5 of their last 7 matches in the national cup (1 draw, 4 losses).
- The team has conceded in their last 4 away matches in this tournament.
- The number "1" appeared in the final score of 4 of Akron's last 5 Russian Cup matches.
Shinnik vs. Akron: Match Prediction
Akron performed well in the RPL Path, and only a poor finish to the group stage prevented them from advancing in the upper bracket of the tournament. Notably, Akron managed to take points from Zenit. In the national cup, they have not lost in regular time in 5 of their last 7 away matches (3 wins, 2 draws). In the Premier League, Akron is mid-table, with all their losses coming against teams in the top seven. The class of their next opponent, Shinnik, is significantly lower.
Shinnik is fighting for survival in the First League and rarely delights fans with victories in the Russian Cup. In regular time, Shinnik has won only two of their last ten matches in this tournament (6 draws, 2 losses), including a heavy defeat to Akron in the previous tournament edition (0:3). At home in the national cup, the club last won a match in 90 minutes in August 2019.
My prediction: Akron with a handicap (0)
