Strogino will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 10 points behind Sokol Saratov.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Pfl match only four days ago. That game was an away game at Metallurg Vidnoye, so at least Strogino are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Strogino's stadium, Stadion Yantar', has a artifical turf surface. Sokol Saratov have grass on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for Sokol Saratov when playing on artifical turf; 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from six matches. They have scored 11 goals in these games and conceded 5.
Sokol Saratov 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.
Strogino form and stats
Strogino have collected 8 points from their Pfl home games so far after 2-2-1.
Strogino faced defeat in their previous match, away at Metallurg Vidnoye (2-4). In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Sakhalin.
A goal frenzy last time out for Strogino, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Metallurg Vidnoye. Fun stuff to watch!
The Strogino fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 5 matches. 6 goals have been conceded.
Sokol Saratov form and stats
3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Sokol Saratov playing as the away team in the Pfl this season.
N. Olishevskiy scored in Saratov's previous match, the home game against Salyut Belgorod that ended 1-0. A 1-1 draw at Znamya Noginsk's stadium before that.
Saratov has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 9 goals from 6 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Strogino, one draw and three wins for Sokol Saratov. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  I. Khleborodov 6 goals |  S. Kostyukov 3 goals | A. Ustinov 2 goals |
Strogino missing players
Sokol Saratov missing players
| Strogino | Sokol Saratov | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 18 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 83% | 82% |
| 73% | 80% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 83% | 64% |
| 45% | 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 45% |
| 27% | 20% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 27% |
| 18% | 20% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 55% | 80% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 27% |
| 27% | 20% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 33% | 64% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 27% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 106 | 53 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 37 | 74 | 155 |
| 48 | 27 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 19 | 37 | 73 |
| 25% | 26% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 16% | 24% | 26% |
- Sokol Saratov have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sokol Saratov have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Strogino have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Strogino 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 | Sokol Saratov | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 24 |
| 2 | Saturn Ramenskoye | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 23 |
| 3 | Metallurg Lipetsk | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| 4 | Salyut Belgorod | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 19 |
| 5 | Krasnyy-SGAFKST | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 19 |
| 6 | Ryazan | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 19 |
| 7 | Kaluga | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
| 8 | Khimik Novomoskovsk | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 16 |
| 9 | Znamya Noginsk | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
| 10 | Strogino | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 14 |
| 11 | Kvant | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | -8 | 14 |
| 12 | Metallurg Vidnoye | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 12 |
| 13 | Khimki 2 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 19 | -12 | 12 |
| 14 | Avangard Kursk | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -5 | 11 |
| 15 | Fakel II | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 16 | -16 | 6 |
| 16 | Sakhalin | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 15 | -15 | 5 |