Akhmat Grozny will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 2 points behind Sochi.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Akhmat Grozny form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Akhmat Grozny's two home games in the Premier League so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Akhmat Arena.
The Akhmat Grozny fans got no joy from their last match, a Premier League game also here at Akhmat Arena: A 0-3 defeat against CSKA Moskva (placed 5th). Before that match, a win away at Lokomotiv Moskva.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Akhmat Grozny at home in the league. 3 on target and 4 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Sochi form and stats
Sochi are happy with their away performances in the Premier League so far, having secured two victories and one draw from their first three travels. Sochi has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
218 minutes! That's how long the Sochi goalkeeper Soslan Dzhanaev and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Sochi played 0-0 against Ural in their previous match. Preceding that game was the away victory against Tambov with the score of 1-0.
The travelling fans enjoy Sochi's attacking play in away games, having scored 5 goals in 3 league matches away. As opposed to that, Sochi have seen the ball go into their own net 3 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last three meetings): Akhmat Grozny won zero games, two matches ended with a draw and Sochi has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / twoTop Goalscorers
  C. Noboa Tello 4 goals |   V. Ilyin 3 goals |  O. Roshi 2 goals |
Akhmat Grozny missing players
Sochi missing players
| Akhmat Grozny | Sochi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 83% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 67% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 50% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 67% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 5.2 | 5.5 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5 | 7.2 |
| 4.7 | 4.5 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 1.3 | 3.2 |
| 5 | 2.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | 42 | 19 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 48 | 86 |
| 31 | 14 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 19 | 31 |
| 26% | 21% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 26% | 29% |
- All of Akhmat Grozny's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Sochi have not yet lost a game.
- Sochi have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Sochi have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Sochi have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Spartak Moskva | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 2 | Zenit | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | Sochi | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | Dinamo Moskva | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | CSKA Moskva | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Akhmat Grozny | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 10 |
| 7 | Rostov | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 8 | Krasnodar | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | Rubin Kazan' | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 11 | Ural | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| 12 | Arsenal Tula | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| 13 | Ufa | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 5 |
| 14 | Tambov | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 4 |
| 15 | Khimki | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 3 |
| 16 | Rotor Volgograd | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 2 |