Preview: 11 points split the squads so far, Zenit the sharpest side. Will Sochi strike back?
- Sochi have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Zenit have the most dropped points from leading position (8) in Premier League
It's quite the trip for Zenit when visiting Sochi as the cities are 2300 kilometers apart.
It's no vacation for neither Sochi nor Zenit as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Sochi form and stats
2 victories, 0 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Sochi have to build on here at Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht in the Premier League. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Sochi with their five defeats in a row. Not since the Rostov game, 48 days ago, have they avoided a loss.
The Sochi supporters got no joy from their last match, a Russian Cup duel also played here at Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht: A 1-2 defeat against Orenburg.
Prior to that, an away loss at Fakel in the Premier League.The Sochi fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 7 goals in 4 league matches. From these home matches, Sochi have conceded only 3 goals.
Zenit form and stats
As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Zenit have produced an overall stat of 3-2-1 so far.
The followers enjoyed Zenit's previous fixture versus Baltika, a Russian Cup win (2-1) played at home.
Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Orenburg's place.Zenit are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 11 times in 6 away games so far.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Sochi victory, two draws and seven Zenit wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  Z. Cassierra Cabezas 8 goals |   M. Kramarič 3 goals |  I. Sergeev 3 goals |
Sochi missing players
Zenit missing players
| Sochi | Zenit | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 5 | 11 | 20 |
| 16 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 60% |
| 20% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 30% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 67% | 60% |
| 20% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 33% | 40% |
| 50% | 25% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4 | 4.5 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7 |
| 6.3 | 3.8 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| 2.2 | 0.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.2 | 12 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.3 | 13.3 | 13.5 |
| 2.5 | 3.2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 |
| 36% | 54% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 38% | 41% |
| 12.1 | 10.2 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.7 | 9.7 | 8.6 |
| 4.7 | 4.2 | 9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
- All of Zenit's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Sochi have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Sochi haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Zenit have scored in all their matches so far.
- Zenit have scored more than double the goals of Sochi.
- Zenit have the most dropped points from leading position (8) in Premier League
- Zenit have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
- Zenit haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Krasnodar | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 24 |
| 2 | Krylya Sovetov | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 21 |
| 3 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 18 |
| 4 | Zenit | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 17 |
| 5 | CSKA Moskva | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 16 |
| 6 | Dinamo Moskva | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 16 |
| 7 | Spartak Moskva | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -2 | 16 |
| 8 | Ural | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 15 |
| 9 | Olimpiyets | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | Akhmat Grozny | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 11 | Orenburg | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 11 |
| 12 | Rostov | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -6 | 10 |
| 13 | Rubin Kazan | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -10 | 9 |
| 14 | Fakel | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 8 |
| 15 | Baltika | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -7 | 7 |
| 16 | Sochi | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 13 | -7 | 6 |
