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 Yekaterinburg team knocked Khimki out of the national Cup in the previous round (1-1, 4-3 on penalties). However, this match ended their run of three consecutive victories in regular time in this tournament. Notably, Ural has scored in nine consecutive games in the Russian Cup. Additionally, the club has reached this stage of the national Cup for the second consecutive time, having advanced further last season.
- Ural has not scored more than one goal in 7 of their last 8 matches in the Russian Cup.
- 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).
- The Yekaterinburg team has kept a clean sheet in 5 of their last 7 home games in the national Cup.
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 side dropped to 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 victory in their last five Russian Cup matches (1 draw, 3 losses) and, more disappointingly, has scored only one goal during this stretch. However, Rubin has kept a clean sheet four times in the current national Cup campaign.
- At least one opponent did not 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 – Egor Teslenko, Igor Vujacic, Ilya Rozhkov, Dmitry Kabutov – Ruslan Bezrukov, Bogdan Yochich, Ugochukwu Iwu, Veldin Hodzha – Mirlind Daku, Dardan Shabanhadjai.
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 last round, Ural knocked out an RPL representative and kept Khimki's attack at bay. 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 the last 7 games. Notably, since the official season resumed, Ural has conceded only one penalty goal 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 these games, they failed to score at all. Away from home in this tournament, the club has managed only 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 home in both the RPL and Russian Cup. This is another factor supporting the prediction of Rubin Individual Total Under 1.5.
