The quarter-final match of the second stage of the Regional 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 team from Yekaterinburg eliminated Khimki from the national cup in the previous round (1-1, 4-3 on penalties). However, this match ended their streak of three consecutive victories in regular time in this tournament. Notably, Ural has scored in nine consecutive Russian Cup games. Additionally, the club has reached this stage of the national cup for the second year in a row, 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 games in the national cup, Ural has kept a clean sheet.
Predicted lineup for Ural (4-5-1)
Alexander Selikhov – Italo Assis, Mingiyan Beveev, Egor Filipenko, Timofey Margasov – Andrey Egorychev, Ilya Ishkov, Daniel Mishkic, Daniil Kuznetsov, Timur Ayupov – Martin Sekulic.
Rubin
Rashid Rakhimov's team dropped to the lower bracket of the tournament after an unsuccessful encounter with CSKA. Following a goalless draw in the first match, the Kazan side 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 disappointingly, just one goal scored in this stretch. However, Rubin has managed four clean sheets in the current national cup campaign.
- At least one opponent failed to score in 10 of Rubin's previous 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 – Egor Teslenko, Igor Vujacic, Ilya Rozhkov, Dmitry Kabutov – Ruslan Bezrukov, Bogdan Yochich, Ugochukwu Iwu, Veldin Hodja – Mirland Daku, Dardan Shabanhadzhai.
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 eliminated a Premier League representative and prevented Khimki from creating much in attack. Ural is known for their solid defense in the national cup: they have not conceded more than one goal in 6 of their last 7 matches in this tournament. At home, their defensive record is even more impressive: 5 clean sheets in their last 7 matches. Notably, since the resumption of the official season, Ural has conceded only one goal from a penalty in two FNL matches.
Rubin rarely delights their fans with goals in the national cup: they have not scored more than once in 9 of their last 11 matches. Moreover, in 7 of these matches, they failed to score at all. Away from home in this tournament, the club has managed just three goals in their last seven matches.
Rubin has not scored more than one goal in 9 of their last 10 encounters at Ural's ground in the Premier League and Russian Cup. This is another factor supporting the prediction of Rubin individual total under 1.5 goals
