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Competition: Russia Premier League
Competition: Sat 07.May
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: VEB Arena (30457 seats)

A total of 27 rounds of fixtures have been played and both CSKA Moskva and Sochi are flying high in the table. Let's go!

Insights:
  • CSKA Moskva have the most clean sheets (12) in Premier League

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Sochi, who are travelling more than 1600 kilometers to play this game.

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!

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CSKA Moskva form and stats

CSKA Moskva have performed here at VEB Arena this season with 8 wins from 13 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 2.

The supporters are hoping that Moskva will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the match against Akhmat Grozny (placed 8th). Midfielder Oblyakov was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.3 (out of ten) in that game. Oblyakov hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 41 successful passes (of 47 total).

Before that, CSKA Moskva had a home game versus Dinamo Moskva which ended with a victory 1-0.

The CSKA Moskva fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 13 league matches. Moskva are not conceding a lot of goals here at VEB Arena in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 13 matches.

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Sochi form and stats

7 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Sochi playing as the away team in the Premier League this season. Sochi love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.

Two away games in a row for Sochi, whose coach Fedotov could celebrate last time after the win against Rubin Kazan. As you can tell from the results above, Sochi was very dominant against Rubin Kazan, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 6-0 (!) with Popov, Margasov, Zaika, Cassierra, Melkadze and Joãozinho providing the goals. Midfielder Margasov was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.63. Margasov scored one goal, served one assist and hit two key passes.

That result followed a home victory 3-2 versus Akhmat Grozny.

The visiting Sochi have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 19 goals from 13 games.

Head 2 Head

This is what happened when the contenders faced each other previously this season; Sochi - CSKA Moskva 4-1. Head-to-head numbers (for the former six meetings): Moskva won two games, two matches ended in a draw and Sochi managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / two

Top Goalscorers

SochiZ. Cassierra Cabezas
Z. Cassierra Cabezas
11 goals
CSKA MoskvaY. Yazıcı
Y. Yazıcı
8 goals
SochiA. Yusupov
A. Yusupov
7 goals

CSKA Moskva missing players

Sochi missing players

Total First Half Second Half
CSKA Moskva Sochi
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 3 Played P 2 13 27
14 8 1 Won W 1 7 15
5 3 1 Drew D 0 2 4
8 2 1 Lost L 1 4 8
38 20 1 Scored S 2 19 48
27 8 2 Conceded C 4 13 29
93% 85% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 93%
63% 54% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 69% 78%
37% 31% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 62% 67%
26% 23% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 8% 26%
11% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 19%
41% 31% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 54% 56%
44% 62% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 23% 30%
22% 23% 67% Failed to Score F T 50% 31% 22%
 
5.4 6.4 6 Corners for (avg) C F 6.5 4.5 5
4.3 4 5.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 3.9 4.3
1.8 2 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.5 2.3
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 5
 
13.9 15.1 13.3 Shots (avg) S ( 16.5 12.8 13.9
5.1 5.3 6.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4.1 4.6
28% 29% 5% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 36% 38%
 
12.8 12.5 19.7 Shots against (avg) S A 18.5 12.8 12.4
3.7 3.2 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.5 3.5 3.7
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • CSKA Moskva have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • CSKA Moskva have the fewest conceded goals (8) at home in Premier League
  • CSKA Moskva have the most clean sheets (12) in Premier League
  • CSKA Moskva have the most clean sheets (8) at home in Premier League
  • CSKA Moskva have the most matches under the total-line (12) in Premier League

  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 27 18 7 2 64 26 14 12 1 1 42 15 13 6 6 1 22 11 38 61
2 Dinamo Moskva 27 16 4 7 47 28 14 7 3 4 24 14 13 9 1 3 23 14 19 52
3 Sochi 27 15 4 8 48 29 14 8 2 4 29 16 13 7 2 4 19 13 19 49
4 CSKA Moskva 27 14 5 8 38 27 13 8 3 2 20 8 14 6 2 6 18 19 11 47
5 Krasnodar 26 12 6 8 38 28 12 6 2 4 16 12 14 6 4 4 22 16 10 42
6 Lokomotiv Moskva 26 11 8 7 38 35 13 8 1 4 21 14 13 3 7 3 17 21 3 41
7 Krylya Sovetov 27 11 5 11 34 32 13 6 3 4 20 12 14 5 2 7 14 20 2 38
8 Akhmat Grozny 27 11 2 14 33 37 14 8 0 6 22 17 13 3 2 8 11 20 -4 35
9 Rostov 27 9 7 11 45 46 14 5 2 7 26 25 13 4 5 4 19 21 -1 34
10 Spartak Moskva 27 9 7 11 32 37 14 6 4 4 21 16 13 3 3 7 11 21 -5 34
11 Khimki 27 6 11 10 31 43 14 3 8 3 19 18 13 3 3 7 12 25 -12 29
12 Rubin Kazan 27 8 5 14 33 50 14 5 2 7 18 23 13 3 3 7 15 27 -17 29
13 Olimpiyets 26 7 7 12 23 36 13 3 3 7 11 18 13 4 4 5 12 18 -13 28
14 Ural 27 6 9 12 21 31 13 2 6 5 7 11 14 4 3 7 14 20 -10 27
15 Ufa 27 4 11 12 25 38 13 2 7 4 14 16 14 2 4 8 11 22 -13 23
16 Arsenal Tula 26 5 6 15 25 52 12 3 5 4 13 17 14 2 1 11 12 35 -27 21

Table
  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 27 18 7 2 64 26 14 12 1 1 42 15 13 6 6 1 22 11 38 61
2 Dinamo Moskva 27 16 4 7 47 28 14 7 3 4 24 14 13 9 1 3 23 14 19 52
3 Sochi 27 15 4 8 48 29 14 8 2 4 29 16 13 7 2 4 19 13 19 49
4 CSKA Moskva 27 14 5 8 38 27 13 8 3 2 20 8 14 6 2 6 18 19 11 47
5 Krasnodar 26 12 6 8 38 28 12 6 2 4 16 12 14 6 4 4 22 16 10 42
6 Lokomotiv Moskva 26 11 8 7 38 35 13 8 1 4 21 14 13 3 7 3 17 21 3 41
7 Krylya Sovetov 27 11 5 11 34 32 13 6 3 4 20 12 14 5 2 7 14 20 2 38
8 Akhmat Grozny 27 11 2 14 33 37 14 8 0 6 22 17 13 3 2 8 11 20 -4 35
9 Rostov 27 9 7 11 45 46 14 5 2 7 26 25 13 4 5 4 19 21 -1 34
10 Spartak Moskva 27 9 7 11 32 37 14 6 4 4 21 16 13 3 3 7 11 21 -5 34
11 Khimki 27 6 11 10 31 43 14 3 8 3 19 18 13 3 3 7 12 25 -12 29
12 Rubin Kazan 27 8 5 14 33 50 14 5 2 7 18 23 13 3 3 7 15 27 -17 29
13 Olimpiyets 26 7 7 12 23 36 13 3 3 7 11 18 13 4 4 5 12 18 -13 28
14 Ural 27 6 9 12 21 31 13 2 6 5 7 11 14 4 3 7 14 20 -10 27
15 Ufa 27 4 11 12 25 38 13 2 7 4 14 16 14 2 4 8 11 22 -13 23
16 Arsenal Tula 26 5 6 15 25 52 12 3 5 4 13 17 14 2 1 11 12 35 -27 21

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