The Round 4 match of the Regions Path of the FONBET Russian Cup 2025/26 between Volna and Arsenal Tula will take place on September 25 at the Lokomotiv Stadium in Nizhny Novgorod. Volna vs. Arsenal Tula: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Volna
Renat Miftakhov's team has advanced through two stages in the current Russian Cup campaign. First, they defeated Torpedo Miass (0-0, 5-3 on penalties), and then they overcame Tyumen (1-1, 4-3 on penalties). Volna has been participating in this tournament since the 2020/21 season, and until this year, they had not progressed beyond the third round. In the Second League, the Nizhny Novgorod side occupies the 8th position in their group.
- No more than two goals have been scored in Volna's last seven matches in the national Cup.
- At least one opponent has failed to score in 6 of the team's last 8 games in this tournament.
- The team has not won in regular time in their last four home matches in the Russian Cup (3 draws, 1 loss).
Predicted lineup for Volna (4-4-2)
Oleg Smirnov – Sergey Chibisov, Alexander Volkov, Ivan Savitsky, Artem Abramov – Egor Pozdnyakov, Vladislav Saigushev, Aslan Mutaliev, Ivan Severyanov – Evgeny Mukhin, Mikhail Zabotkin.
Arsenal Tula
Arsenal Tula begins their journey from the 4th round, which the team has failed to pass in two of the last three national Cup campaigns. Arsenal's best achievement in this tournament was reaching the semi-finals in the 2018/19 season. Notably, the club has not won in regular time in 5 of their last 6 Russian Cup matches (3 draws, 2 losses). Additionally, in the current FNL season, Dmitry Gunko's side is in 8th place in the main standings.
- Arsenal Tula has conceded in 8 of their last 9 national Cup matches.
- In 4 of their last 5 away games in this tournament, Arsenal has not scored more than one goal.
- The team has not lost in regular time in 10 of their last 11 away matches in the Russian Cup (4 wins, 6 draws).
Predicted lineup for Arsenal Tula (4-5-1)
Mikhail Tsulaya – Alexander Putsko, Alexey Berdnikov, Nikita Karmaev, Daniil Penchikov – Danil Lipovoy, Milos Brnovic, Nikita Razdorskykh, Edarlin Reyes, Alan Tsaraev – Amur Kalmykov.
Referee
Vladimir Sivkov (Russia)
Matches – 14 (Russian Cup and Second League, 2024/25 - 2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 48;
Average yellow cards per match – 3.4;
Red cards shown – 4;
Average fouls per match – 27;
Penalties – 0%.
Volna vs. Arsenal Tula: Match Prediction
Renat Miftakhov's side has already passed two rounds in this tournament, managing with just one goal scored in regular time. Volna generally cannot boast good scoring performance in the Russian Cup. The club has failed to score in 5 of their last 7 national Cup matches. However, they have also been solid defensively, keeping clean sheets in 5 of 8 matches in Russia's second most important tournament.
Arsenal Tula has an advantage in class, but significant squad rotation by Dmitry Gunko cannot be ruled out. Arsenal's reserves play in the Second League, so the visitors might not have a significant advantage. Meanwhile, the club is not currently shining in the national Cup and looks rather modest in attack. Arsenal has not scored more than one goal in 6 of their last 8 matches in this tournament. While they concede regularly, typically only RPL and FNL teams score more than once against Arsenal.
I expect a low-scoring encounter, my prediction: Total under 3 goals
