Struggling Sibir will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Sochi in the upcoming league round. It’s 18th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 4200 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Sibir form and stats
Sibir have collected 20 points from their home games so far after 5-5-6.In their previous game, the manager I. Chugainov led his Sibir to a defeat in the FNL match away at Olimpiyets. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadion Spartak. Before that, Sibir had a home game versus Tom' Tomsk which ended with a victory 1-0.
Sibir aren't scoring a lot here at Stadion Spartak with only 12 goals from 16 games. From these home matches, Sibir have conceded only 13 goals.
Sochi form and stats
As the visiting team Sochi, who have the fewest conceded goals (13) away in FNL, have produced an overall stat of 8-6-2 so far. Things are running smoothly for Sochi who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 14 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Fakel. Sochi are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.Sochi won their last game, 3-1 versus Tom' Tomsk played at home. Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Luch Vladivostok.
The travelling fans enjoy Sochi's attacking play in away games, having scored 30 goals in 16 away matches. It's not easy to score on Sochi as they have only conceded 13 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Sibir and Sochi have met before this season: Sochi - Sibir 4-1. As for the last one game between these two teams, there's 0 Sibir victories, 0 draws and 1 Sochi win.Top Goalscorers
  M. Barsov 18 goals |  E. Pesegov 8 goals |   P. Kireenko 5 goals |
Sibir missing players
Sochi missing players
| Sibir | Sochi | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 16 | 4 | Played | 6 | 16 | 34 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Won | 4 | 8 | 18 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Drew | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 16 | 6 | 1 | Lost | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 26 | 12 | 2 | Scored | 14 | 30 | 60 |
| 44 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | 6 | 13 | 31 |
| 88% | 81% | 75% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 91% |
| 68% | 56% | 50% | Over 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 74% |
| 32% | 19% | 0% | Over 2.5 | 83% | 50% | 44% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 29% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 17% | 12% | 18% |
| 47% | 31% | 25% | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 50% |
| 26% | 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | 33% | 44% | 35% |
| 38% | 44% | 50% | Failed To Score | 0% | 19% | 24% |
| 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.2 | Corners For (avg) | 5.8 | 5.1 | 6.3 |
| 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.8 | Corners Against (avg) | 4.8 | 5.6 | 4.3 |
| 2.3 | 2 | 3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 1 | 1.7 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red Cards | 0 | 1 | 3 |
- Sochi is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
| 30-03-19 | | Sibir | 1 - 2 | Chertanovo |
| 07-04-19 | | Zenit II | 2 - 2 | Sibir |
| 13-04-19 | | Sibir | 0 - 0 | Luch Vladivostok |
| 18-04-19 | | Baltika | 1 - 1 | Sibir |
| 24-04-19 | | Sibir | 1 - 0 | Tom' Tomsk |
| 28-04-19 | | Olimpiyets | 1 - 0 | Sibir |
| 04-05-19 | | Sibir | 10:00 | Sochi |
| 11-05-19 | | Armavir | - | Sibir |
| 19-05-19 | | Sibir | - | Avangard Kursk |
| 25-05-19 | | Sibir | - | Krasnodar II |
| 30-03-19 | | Mordovia Saransk | 0 - 2 | Sochi |
| 07-04-19 | | Sochi | 1 - 1 | Tyumen |
| 13-04-19 | | Tambov | 0 - 3 | Sochi |
| 20-04-19 | | Sochi | 2 - 1 | Chertanovo |
| 24-04-19 | | Luch Vladivostok | 0 - 1 | Sochi |
| 28-04-19 | | Sochi | 3 - 1 | Tom' Tomsk |
| 04-05-19 | | Sibir | 10:00 | Sochi |
| 11-05-19 | | Avangard Kursk | - | Sochi |
| 19-05-19 | | Sochi | - | Shinnik |
| 25-05-19 | | Spartak Moskva II | - | Sochi |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Tambov | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 52 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 20 | 66 |
| 2 | Sochi | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 60 | 31 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 29 | 64 |
| 3 | Tom' Tomsk | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 37 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 57 |
| 4 | Olimpiyets | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 56 |
| 5 | Avangard Kursk | 33 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 43 | 34 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 52 |
| 6 | SKA Khabarovsk | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 42 | 37 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 52 |
| 7 | Chertanovo | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 59 | 50 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 9 | 51 |
| 8 | Shinnik | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 35 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 50 |
| 9 | Rotor Volgograd | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 47 |
| 10 | Khimki | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 42 | 46 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 26 | -4 | 46 |
| 11 | Spartak Moskva II | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 43 | 41 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 45 |
| 12 | Krasnodar II | 33 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 42 | 47 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 25 | -5 | 45 |
| 13 | Luch Vladivostok | 34 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 41 |
| 14 | Mordovia Saransk | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 40 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | -7 | 41 |
| 15 | Fakel | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 23 | -3 | 38 |
| 16 | Baltika | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 48 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 27 | -13 | 38 |
| 17 | Armavir | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 28 | 42 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -14 | 37 |
| 18 | Sibir | 34 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 26 | 44 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 31 | -18 | 30 |
| 19 | Tyumen | 34 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 27 | 41 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 22 | -14 | 29 |
| 20 | Zenit II | 34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 50 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 27 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 23 | -24 | 22 |
