Sokol vs. Ural: Russian Cup Match Prediction
On October 15, Sokol will host Yekaterinburg Ural in the semi-final of the Path of Regions. The guests look more confident than their opponent, but let see how the Saratov team will show itself in a match with a stronger opponent. Will the Bumblebees be able to win and what bets will play in the match? The answer is in our forecast

Command Analysis

Sokol Saratov

Current form
In the last round of the First League, the "feathered ones" lost their third match in a row. The club in Moscow suffered a crushing defeat from Torpedo (0:5), making only one shot on goal. Sokol has problems in attack, and in the last three games the club did not score a single goal. The team is in 15th place in the tournament table and has 15 points to its credit, ahead of rivals from the relegation zone by one point. In the quarterfinals of the Path of Regions, the Saratov team emerged victorious in the match with Orel (3:2).
Disqualifications and injuries
Sokol has no problems with its roster.
Interesting trends for betting
- The club scores an average of 0.7 goals per game
- Sokol has never won against Ural
Estimated line-up : Kosarevsky, Churikov, Zabelin, Ivanov, Maksimenko, Molodtsov, Polubayarinov, Samko, Sasin, Chobanov, Yuzepchuk.

Ural

Current form
"Bumblebees" earned three points in the last round and again joined the fight for supremacy in the First League. On their home field, "Ural" beat FNL outsider "Tyumen" with a minimum score (1:0). At this stage, the "orange-blacks" have 25 points, third place in the standings and a gap of one point from "Arsenal" and "Torpedo" in front. The club won seven victories, which is the best result of the season. In the last cup match, Evgeny Averyanov charges beat Khabarovsk SKA (1:0).
Disqualifications and injuries
The club has no problems with its roster.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has suffered only one defeat in its last five games in all tournaments.
- On average, the Bumblebees concede 0.9 goals per game
Estimated line-up : Mamin, Margasov, Begich, Italo, Goglichidze, Ayupov, Ionov, Sungatulin, Egorychev, Zheleznov, Sekulic.
Trends
Bet Exact score 0:1
In 2 of the last 4 meetings of Ural such a score was recorded
6.00Bet 1st half: Ural win
In 4 of the last 5 matches, the visitors won in the first half
2.60Bet 2nd half: Sokol will not score
In the last three games, Saratov did not score in the second half
1.55Tip and bets
The home team has not demonstrated the most convincing results in recent games, but has played better in the national cup. Ural has a more powerful and balanced lineup, which will play an important role in today game. We can assume that the "orange-blacks" will use their experience and get through to the next round of the competition.
Prediction: Ural win with odds of 1.85
Betting on Team Goals
Ural plays much nicer and better than their opponents and in four of the five games they have played they have not exchanged goals with their opponents, which we expect to happen today.
Prediction - both teams will not score with odds of 1.68
Bet on total
In the last four games of Ural in all tournaments no more than two goals were scored. We believe that today the opponents will not present the fans with an abundance of goals and the goal extravaganza will not take place.
Forecast - total under 2.5 goals with odds of 1.60