Akhmat Grozny hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 20 points and a 16th position in the Premier League table. Visiting Sochi holds 9th place with 27 pts.
Akhmat Grozny and Sochi should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Sochi 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.
Akhmat Grozny form and stats
With 2 Premier League wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Akhmat Grozny are certainly not brimming with confidence. Akhmat are slowly digging their own grave here at Akhmat Arena with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in ten attempts. The last victory here came in the Orenburg match.
Akhmat are returning here after visiting Krylya Sovetov in a Premier League game and winning with a 4-2 scoreline. Bernard Berisha, Denis Glushakov and Vladimir Iljin (2) scored the goal(s). Preceding that match was the home game against Dinamo Moskva that was lost 2-3.
As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Akhmat have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won three, drawn two and lost three.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Akhmat Grozny here at Akhmat Arena in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (11 from 12 games). Akhmat Grozny have conceded 15 in these home matches.
Sochi form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Sochi so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-4 (win-draw-lose). The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Sochi hope to make it five in this match.
Sochi are travelling after their nice 10-1 home win in the Premier League against Rostov (placed 4th). Before that, Sochi secured a home win against Krasnodar with the score 2-0.
As mentioned above, Sochi was the only team on the pitch versus Rostov in their previous game, winning 10-1. This could be a tougher task. It's hard not to mention Aleksandr Kokorin's lethal finishing against Rostov. three goals were a big reason for the important victory.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found three similar matches played by Sochi in our archives, and the results are: zero wins for Sochi, two draws and one defeat.
Sochi find the net regularly in their away games. 10 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. Sochi have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Sochi - Akhmat 2-0, played this season. As for the last two games between these two teams, there's zero Akhmat victories, one draw and one Sochi win. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Mostovoy 7 goals |  A. Kokorin 6 goals |   O. Roshi 5 goals |
Akhmat Grozny missing players
Sochi missing players
| Akhmat Grozny | Sochi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 10 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 20 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 10 | 36 |
| 31 | 15 | 8 | Conceded | C | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 91% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 91% |
| 70% | 75% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 83% |
| 35% | 25% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 40% | 39% |
| 13% | 17% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 20% | 22% |
| 9% | 8% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 17% |
| 52% | 67% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 50% | 48% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 20% | 26% |
| 39% | 25% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 35% |
| 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.1 | 5 |
| 4.7 | 4.2 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 7 | 5.5 |
| 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 293 | 157 | 44 | Total Shots | T S | 43 | 132 | 314 |
| 90 | 45 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 41 | 114 |
| 22% | 24% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 24% | 32% |
- Sochi have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Sochi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- 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 | Zenit | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 48 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 38 | 53 |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 44 |
| 3 | Krasnodar | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 41 |
| 4 | Rostov | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 44 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 32 | -4 | 38 |
| 5 | CSKA Moskva | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 36 |
| 6 | Spartak Moskva | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 31 |
| 7 | Ufa | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -2 | 30 |
| 8 | Dinamo Moskva | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 30 |
| 9 | Arsenal Tula | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 28 |
| 10 | Sochi | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
| 11 | Rubin Kazan' | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -9 | 26 |
| 12 | Tambov | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | -2 | 25 |
| 13 | Ural | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | -16 | 25 |
| 14 | Orenburg | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -11 | 23 |
| 15 | Akhmat Grozny | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -11 | 23 |
| 16 | Krylya Sovetov | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | -9 | 22 |