Akhmat will take on Rubin in the 3rd round of the group stage of the RPL Path of the Russian Cup for the 2025/26 season. The match at Akhmat Arena kicks off at 20:45 on Tuesday, the 26th of August.

This will be Stanislav Cherchesov’s ninth match against Rubin as a head coach. In the previous eight encounters, his record stands at 2 wins, 3 draws, and 3 defeats (goal difference 7–10):

 

25.08.2007 Rubin – Spartak 3:1

02.05.2008 Rubin – Spartak 0:3

01.09.2012 Rubin – Akhmat 1:2

17.03.2013 Akhmat – Rubin 0:0

15.09.2013 Amkar – Rubin 0:0

02.12.2013 Rubin – Amkar 3:0

27.10.2014 Dynamo – Rubin 0:2

30.11.2014 Rubin – Dynamo 1:1

 

The upcoming fixture will also mark the 21st meeting between Stanislav Cherchesov and Rashid Rakhimov. Their first encounter dates back to June 4, 1989, when Spartak Moscow defeated Pamir Dushanbe 6:2. Back then, both were still players. Later, they frequently faced each other in the Austrian Bundesliga.

 

As players, Cherchesov and Rakhimov played against each other a total of 14 times (7 wins, 2 draws, 5 losses, goal difference 23–14). In those matches, Rakhimov scored twice against Cherchesov.

 

Notable matches include:

 

04.06.1989 Spartak Moscow – Pamir Dushanbe 6:2

31.08.1989 Pamir Dushanbe – Spartak Moscow 0:0

24.03.1990 Spartak Moscow – Pamir Dushanbe 1:0

24.03.1991 Spartak Moscow – Pamir Dushanbe 1:0

28.09.1991 Pamir Dushanbe – Spartak Moscow 2:2

23.03.1996 Tirol Innsbruck – Austria Wien 2:0

11.05.1996 Austria Wien – FC Tirol Innsbruck 1:0

23.11.1996 Austria Wien – FC Tirol Innsbruck 2:1

02.08.1997 Austria Wien – FC Tirol Innsbruck 0:4

19.11.1997 Austria Wien – FC Tirol Innsbruck 1:2

23.05.1999 FC Tirol Innsbruck – Austria Wien 4:1 (Rakhimov scored for Austria)

01.10.1999 FC Tirol Innsbruck – Austria Wien 0:2 (Rakhimov scored the opener)

26.03.2000 Austria Wien – FC Tirol Innsbruck 2:0

17.09.2000 VfB Admira Wacker Mödling – FC Tirol Innsbruck 1:0

 

In 1992, Cherchesov and Rakhimov were teammates at Spartak Moscow, appearing together on the pitch in 13 matches across all competitions.

 

As coaches, they have faced each other six times, with an even record of 2 wins, 2 draws, and 2 losses (goal difference 6–4):

 

14.07.2007 Amkar – Spartak Moscow 0:1

19.07.2008 Lokomotiv – Spartak Moscow 2:2

05.04.2014 Amkar – Akhmat 0:1

27.04.2014 Akhmat – Dynamo 1:0

23.11.2014 Dynamo – Akhmat 3:0

19.04.2015 Akhmat – Dynamo 0:0