Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Dinamo Moskva in 8th and Sochi in 6th place.
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Russian Cup. That game, against Orenburg, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Sochi.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Sochi, who are travelling more than 1600 kilometers to play this game.
Dinamo Moskva form and stats
13 points is a decent return from 6 Premier League games here at VEB Arena for Dinamo Moskva. The data says 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Dinamo has recorded two wins in a row here at VEB Arena, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Dinamo lost their last game at CSKA Moskva (placed 3rd) after a 1-3 scoreline. Before that, Dinamo had a home game versus Krasnodar which ended with a victory 2-0.
Dinamo's goalkeeper Anton Shunin was extremely busy against CSKA Moskva, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning seven saves.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Dinamo have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found six games) they have won three times, drawn one and lost two.
Dinamo are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 6 goals in 6 games. Dinamo have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.
Sochi form and stats
3-1-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sochi in their Premier League matches away. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Sochi have lost on their last two travels.
Sochi are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Orenburg (after extra-time, 2-4 on penalties). Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Zenit's place.
We have checked recent matches where Sochi have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those four games were one victory, three draws and zero defeats.
Sochi are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 6 away games so far. In the opposite end, Sochi have conceded 9 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last three games between these two teams, there's zero Dinamo Moskva victories, one draw and two Sochi wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Noboa Tello 7 goals |  N. Burmistrov 3 goals |   C. N'Jie 2 goals |
Dinamo Moskva missing players
Sochi missing players
| Dinamo Moskva | Sochi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 18 |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 9 | 15 |
| 91% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 55% | 33% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 73% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 55% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 45% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 27% |
| 18% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 73% |
| 55% | 83% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 33% | 27% |
| 36% | 33% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 161 | 88 | 55 | Total Shots | T S | 8 | 79 | 141 |
| 52 | 24 | 16 | Shots on Target | S O | 1 | 27 | 51 |
| 19% | 25% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 33% | 35% |
- Dinamo Moskva has the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in Premier League
- Dinamo Moskva has the most clean sheets (5) at home in Premier League
- Dinamo Moskva have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Sochi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sochi have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Sochi haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 24 |
| 2 | Spartak Moskva | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 24 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 |
| 5 | Rostov | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 20 |
| 6 | Sochi | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| 7 | Krasnodar | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 18 |
| 8 | Dinamo Moskva | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 9 | Rubin Kazan | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Akhmat Grozny | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 14 |
| 11 | Arsenal Tula | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 12 |
| 12 | Tambov | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 11 |
| 13 | Ural | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 10 |
| 14 | Khimki | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -12 | 6 |
| 15 | Ufa | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 | -16 | 6 |
| 16 | Rotor Volgograd | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -16 | 3 |