Sochi vs Chertanovo betting preview: Visitors should struggle at Malaya Sportivnaya Arena

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Competition: Russia FNL
Date: Sat 20.April
Match begins: 11:00 (UTC)
Venue: Malaya Sportivnaya Arena

Sochi perform at a high level so far being 3rd in the table. Chertanovo can look both up and down from their 7th position.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1600 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

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Sochi form and stats

When playing at home, Sochi, who have the most scored goals (54) in FNL, have managed 8 wins, 4 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 16 games. Sochi has a nice streak going on as they have played eleven consecutive games without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Fakel defeat.

A good away victory last time out for Sochi, who won 3-0 against Tambov. The points were shared before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Tyumen.

The manager A. Tochilin will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Luch Vladivostok in only four days.

The Sochi fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 25 goals in 16 matches. Sochi have conceded 16 in these home matches.

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Chertanovo form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their travels is 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats.

There were no winners in Chertanovo's previous match, a FNL home game that ended 1-1 vs Tom' Tomsk. Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Luch Vladivostok.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Avangard Kursk in just four days.

Chertanovo has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches this season, 23 goals from 15 games. In the opposite end, Chertanovo have conceded 23 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Chertanovo - Sochi 2-6. Sochi-Chertanovo H2H statistics last one meeting regardless of arena: Sochi 1 win, Chertanovo 0 wins, 0 draws.

Top Goalscorers

M. Barsov
18 goals
V. Sarveli
10 goals
E. Pesegov
6 goals

Sochi missing players

Chertanovo missing players

Sochi Chertanovo
Total Home Statistic Away Total
31 16 Played 15 31
54 25 Scored 23 52
29 16 Conceded 23 43
90% 94% Over 0.5 93% 97%
74% 69% Over 1.5 93% 90%
42% 31% Over 2.5 73% 65%
29% 31% Over 3.5 40% 39%
19% 25% Over 4.5 7% 6%
48% 44% Both teams to score 80% 71%
35% 31% Clean Sheet 13% 16%
26% 31% Failed To Score 13% 16%
 
5.1 5.6 Corners For (avg) 3.7 4
3.9 2.8 Corners Against (avg) 4.5 4.9
1.8 2.2 Yellow Cards (avg) 2.3 1.6
2 1 Red Cards (total) 1 2
Key stats this season:
  • Chertanovo is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.

  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 31 18 7 6 49 30 15 8 4 3 27 16 16 10 3 3 22 14 19 61
2 Tom' Tomsk 31 15 11 5 36 19 16 11 4 1 25 6 15 4 7 4 11 13 17 56
3 Sochi 31 15 10 6 54 29 16 8 4 4 25 16 15 7 6 2 29 13 25 55
4 Avangard Kursk 30 15 5 10 39 29 15 10 3 2 24 12 15 5 2 8 15 17 10 50
5 Olimpiyets 31 14 7 10 31 26 15 8 3 4 15 11 16 6 4 6 16 15 5 49
6 SKA Khabarovsk 31 12 12 7 37 33 16 8 5 3 21 15 15 4 7 4 16 18 4 48
7 Chertanovo 31 13 8 10 52 43 16 7 5 4 29 20 15 6 3 6 23 23 9 47
8 Shinnik 31 12 10 9 31 25 15 6 7 2 15 9 16 6 3 7 16 16 6 46
9 Rotor Volgograd 31 11 12 8 29 28 15 7 5 3 15 11 16 4 7 5 14 17 1 45
10 Krasnodar II 30 11 11 8 40 39 16 5 5 6 19 22 14 6 6 2 21 17 1 44
11 Luch Vladivostok 31 8 15 8 23 21 15 6 4 5 11 9 16 2 11 3 12 12 2 39
12 Mordovia Saransk 31 10 9 12 31 34 16 3 5 8 14 21 15 7 4 4 17 13 -3 39
13 Khimki 31 10 9 12 37 45 15 5 6 4 21 19 16 5 3 8 16 26 -8 39
14 Spartak Moskva II 31 10 8 13 35 38 16 5 5 6 20 21 15 5 3 7 15 17 -3 38
15 Fakel 31 9 9 13 32 33 15 5 7 3 18 11 16 4 2 10 14 22 -1 36
16 Baltika 31 9 8 14 33 46 15 7 2 6 17 19 16 2 6 8 16 27 -13 35
17 Armavir 31 6 12 13 25 41 15 2 8 5 15 21 16 4 4 8 10 20 -16 30
18 Tyumen 31 5 13 13 25 37 16 5 6 5 18 17 15 0 7 8 7 20 -12 28
19 Sibir 31 5 11 15 24 42 15 4 5 6 11 13 16 1 6 9 13 29 -18 26
20 Zenit II 31 4 7 20 20 45 16 2 4 10 11 23 15 2 3 10 9 22 -25 19

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