This could be an interesting match as Krasnodar have their presumed home advantage while Sochi are ahead 8 points in the Premier League table.
- Krasnodar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Krasnodar have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sochi have scored away.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Sochi are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Krasnodar form and stats
Krasnodar have collected 25 points from their Premier League home games so far after 7-4-3.
Krasnodar enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Rubin Kazan''s place. The match ended 1-0 with Aleksey Ionov scoring. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Zenit.
The Krasnodar manager V. Goncharenko has got the team scoring with 33 from 14 home games in the league. Krasnodar's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 20 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Sochi form and stats
As the visiting team in Premier League matches, Sochi have produced an overall stat of 4-3-6 so far.
It's the second away game in a row for Sochi, but there's smiles all around after the 3-2 victory versus Ufa (placed 14th) in the Premier League last time out. Before that, Sochi secured a home win against CSKA Moskva with the score 2-1.
Goalkeeper Nikolay Zabolotnyi was absolutely vital in the Sochi victory against Ufa, making six saves. Late drama in the previous game, when Christian Noboa scored the winning goal one minutes into stoppage time to defeat Ufa.
Sochi find the net regularly in their away games. 15 goals from 13 away fixtures in the league. Sochi have conceded 20 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Sochi - Krasnodar 1-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Krasnodar-Sochi H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Krasnodar one win, Sochi three wins, one draw. three of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  C. Noboa Tello 10 goals |   M. Berg 9 goals |  R. Cabella 8 goals |
Krasnodar missing players
Sochi missing players
| Krasnodar | Sochi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 11 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 47 | 33 | 9 | Scored | S | 1 | 15 | 44 |
| 38 | 20 | 6 | Conceded | C | 4 | 20 | 31 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 92% | 93% |
| 74% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 62% | 74% |
| 52% | 64% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 54% | 52% |
| 44% | 64% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 46% | 37% |
| 22% | 36% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 15% | 19% |
| 41% | 57% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 62% | 59% |
| 33% | 36% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 23% | 33% |
| 26% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 23% | 15% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.9 | 2.9 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.3 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 15.6 | 16.4 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 11.7 | 13.3 |
| 5.8 | 6.6 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4 | 5.3 |
| 29% | 35% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 10% | 29% | 31% |
- Krasnodar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Krasnodar have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sochi have scored away.
- Krasnodar haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sochi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 65 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 41 | 58 |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 27 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 52 |
| 3 | Spartak Moskva | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 50 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 50 |
| 4 | CSKA Moskva | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 45 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 46 |
| 5 | Sochi | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 46 |
| 6 | Dinamo Moskva | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 41 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 46 |
| 7 | Rubin Kazan' | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 46 |
| 8 | Khimki | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 37 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 24 | -4 | 41 |
| 9 | Rostov | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 40 |
| 10 | Krasnodar | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 47 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 38 |
| 11 | Akhmat Grozny | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -3 | 36 |
| 12 | Ural | 27 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 23 | -9 | 31 |
| 13 | Arsenal Tula | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 43 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 29 | -19 | 23 |
| 14 | Ufa | 27 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 44 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 26 | -21 | 20 |
| 15 | Rotor Volgograd | 27 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 49 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 26 | -37 | 18 |
| 16 | Tambov | 27 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 55 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 31 | -38 | 13 |