It's advantage Sokol Saratov so far with their 3rd position in the Pfl table, welcoming Strogino who are placed 7th.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch. This stadium uses grass, unlike Strogino's home stadium. The visitors last five games on grass have ended in 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses.
Strogino have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Sokol Saratov form and stats
3 victories, 1 draw and 0 defeats. That’s what Sokol Saratov, who have the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in Pfl, has to build on here. Sokol Saratov haven’t lost a game in twelve attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Torpedo Moskva. Ever since the Salyut Belgorod game Sokol Saratov has been unbeatable here producing five straight wins.Happy days for Sokol Saratov in their previous game, a Pfl match away at Zorkiy that ended with a 3-1 victory. Before that, Sokol Saratov played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Torpedo Moskva.
Sokol Saratov are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here, having scored an impressive 11 goals in 4 games. As for guarding their own goal, Sokol Saratov have only let in 1 goal at home.
Strogino form and stats
Playing away, Strogino have won 1 game, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats so far this season.Strogino won their last game, 1-0 versus Ryazan played at home. Preceding that game was the away victory against Salyut Belgorod with the score of 1-0.
The visitors have scored 3 goals from 5 away games, an average of less than one per game. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Strogino have conceded 8 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Strogino - Sokol Saratov 0-4 played earlier this season. Last two meetings between the teams: Sokol Saratov won 2, Strogino won 0 and 0 draws.Top Goalscorers
  F. Dvornikov 8 goals |  E. Dudikov 7 goals |  D. Anisimov 2 goals |
Sokol Saratov missing players
Strogino missing players
| Playername | Goals | Assist | Starts | % Started |
|---|
| Sokol Saratov | Strogino | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | Played | 8 | 17 |
| 35 | 17 | Scored | 3 | 11 |
| 10 | 6 | Conceded | 13 | 27 |
| 94% | 89% | Over 0.5 | 88% | 94% |
| 82% | 78% | Over 1.5 | 62% | 59% |
| 59% | 56% | Over 2.5 | 25% | 41% |
| 24% | 22% | Over 3.5 | 25% | 24% |
| 6% | 11% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 6% |
| 41% | 33% | Both teams to score | 25% | 29% |
| 47% | 44% | Clean Sheet | 25% | 18% |
| 18% | 33% | Failed To Score | 62% | 59% |
| 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 | Torpedo Moskva | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 27 |
| 2 | Dinamo Bryansk | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | Sokol Saratov | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| 4 | Kvant | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -2 | 18 |
| 5 | Zorkiy | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 17 |
| 6 | Metallurg Lipetsk | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 14 |
| 7 | Strogino | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 14 |
| 8 | Rotor-2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 14 |
| 9 | Salyut Belgorod | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 14 |
| 10 | Ryazan | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 12 |
| 11 | Khimki 2 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -17 | 11 |
| 12 | Khimik Novomoskovsk | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 9 |
| 13 | Kaluga | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 8 |
| 14 | Saturn Ramenskoye | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -12 | 5 |
