Dinamo Stavropol vs Nizhny NovgorodPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

A cup quarter-final, a pairing that has never happened before. Dinamo Stavropol arrive from a 1-2 at home with Torpedo Miass; in the four games before that they beat Astrakhan 1-0, drew 2-2 with Dinamo Moskva II, lost 1-5 away to Amkar and won 2-1 at Nart Cherkessk. The period totals seven goals scored and ten conceded. Nizhny Novgorod have put together sixteen goals in their last five outings: a 5-1 against FK Neftekhimik, a 3-1 away to Tekstilshchik, a 4-2 against Ska-khabarovsk and the 2-2 at home with Volga Ulyanovsk in the latest round, with their only setback a 2-3 at Veles. Across the same run they conceded nine. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.