Football tips: Olimpiyets vs Sochi - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: Russia Premier League
Competition: Mon 26.July
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Nizhny Novgorod (17800 seats)

It's a new Premier League campaign and Olimpiyets are eager to get started here at Stadion Nizhny Novgorod. Sochi are coming to visit and this should be a thrilling season kickoff.

These teams have little in common geographically as Sochi have to travel 1800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

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Olimpiyets form and stats

It's the first season at a new level for Olimpiyets as they were promoted from FNL last season. Happy days that were secured through 27 wins, 7 draws and 8 losses from 42 games. The team scored 38 goals at home last season and conceded 12. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.

Olimpiyets have prepared for this season with two friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these two matches are 0 victories, 0 draws and 2 losses. In these games, Olimpiyets have scored 1 goal and conceded 5 times.

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Sochi form and stats

Let's have a look at how Sochi performed last season in the Premier League: They landed a 4th position in the league table after playing out 15 victories, 8 draws and 7 defeats. In total they scored 49 and conceded 33 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 4 and lost 6 with 18/21 goals scored/conceded.

Just as the home team, Sochi have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 0 Sochi wins, 0 draws and 3 losses.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: one win for Olimpiyets, one draw and one win for Sochi. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Olimpiyets missing players

Sochi missing players

Olimpiyets Sochi
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Olimpiyets Last season Sochi
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
42 21   Played P   15 30
27 15   Won W   5 15
7 2   Drew D   4 8
8 4   Lost L   6 7
67 38   Scored S   18 49
28 12   Conceded C   21 33
93% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   87% 90%
62% 67%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   60% 73%
45% 52%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 53%
19% 14%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   47% 37%
7% 10%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   13% 17%
38% 33%   BTTS BTTS   60% 60%
50% 57%   Clean Sheets C S   27% 33%
19% 14%   Failed to Score F T   27% 17%
 
4.6 4.9   Corners for (avg) C F   4.8 5.2
4.8 4.6   Corners against (avg) C A   4.4 4.6
2.9 3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.9 2.7
0 0   Red cards R C   4 5
 
8.6 8.4   Shots (avg) S (   11.7 13.5
3.8 3.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.1 5.4
42% 46%   Goal Efficiency G E   30% 30%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Akhmat Grozny 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Arsenal Tula 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 CSKA Moskva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Dinamo Moskva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Khimki 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Krasnodar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Krylya Sovetov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Lokomotiv Moskva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Olimpiyets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Rostov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Rubin Kazan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Sochi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Spartak Moskva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Ufa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Ural 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Zenit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Krylya Sovetov 42 32 5 5 100 26 21 19 1 1 66 8 21 13 4 4 34 18 74 101
2 Orenburg 42 28 10 4 78 33 21 14 5 2 42 18 21 14 5 2 36 15 45 94
3 Olimpiyets 42 27 7 8 67 28 21 15 2 4 38 12 21 12 5 4 29 16 39 88
4 Spartak Vladikavkaz 42 22 11 9 74 40 21 12 6 3 45 21 21 10 5 6 29 19 34 77
5 Baltika 42 22 7 13 49 35 21 11 2 8 24 15 21 11 5 5 25 20 14 73
6 Torpedo Moskva 42 21 9 12 65 41 21 12 3 6 33 16 21 9 6 6 32 25 24 72
7 Neftekhimik 42 20 10 12 64 44 21 12 6 3 42 17 21 8 4 9 22 27 20 70
8 Veles 42 18 12 12 54 46 21 10 7 4 34 24 21 8 5 8 20 22 8 66
9 Fakel 42 17 13 12 57 43 21 8 10 3 26 13 21 9 3 9 31 30 14 64
10 Yenisey 42 19 6 17 52 54 21 11 1 9 33 27 21 8 5 8 19 27 -2 63
11 SKA Khabarovsk 42 17 9 16 52 47 21 10 6 5 23 15 21 7 3 11 29 32 5 60
12 Chayka 42 15 11 16 44 53 21 8 3 10 22 28 21 7 8 6 22 25 -9 56
13 Volgar Astrakhan 42 14 12 16 47 45 21 10 8 3 29 18 21 4 4 13 18 27 2 54
14 Spartak Moskva II 42 14 7 21 53 77 21 6 5 10 27 37 21 8 2 11 26 40 -24 49
15 Tekstilshchik 42 12 11 19 32 51 21 6 8 7 13 21 21 6 3 12 19 30 -19 47
16 Krasnodar II 42 11 12 19 46 68 21 9 6 6 33 25 21 2 6 13 13 43 -22 45
17 Akron 42 10 12 20 35 54 21 5 7 9 19 25 21 5 5 11 16 29 -19 42
18 Tom' Tomsk 42 10 11 21 32 50 21 5 5 11 18 26 21 5 6 10 14 24 -18 41
19 Irtysh 42 9 8 25 33 61 21 5 3 13 12 32 21 4 5 12 21 29 -28 35
20 Dinamo Bryansk 42 10 5 27 24 66 21 7 1 13 14 30 21 3 4 14 10 36 -42 32
21 Chertanovo 42 7 6 29 35 80 21 3 3 15 16 36 21 4 3 14 19 44 -45 27
22 Shinnik 42 5 10 27 39 90 21 3 4 14 20 39 21 2 6 13 19 51 -51 25
Last season 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 30 19 8 3 76 26 15 13 1 1 53 13 15 6 7 2 23 13 50 65
2 Spartak Moskva 30 17 6 7 56 37 15 9 3 3 31 16 15 8 3 4 25 21 19 57
3 Lokomotiv Moskva 30 17 5 8 45 35 15 11 2 2 24 9 15 6 3 6 21 26 10 56
4 Sochi 30 15 8 7 49 33 15 10 4 1 31 12 15 5 4 6 18 21 16 53
5 Rubin Kazan 30 16 5 9 42 33 15 6 4 5 18 17 15 10 1 4 24 16 9 53
6 CSKA Moskva 30 15 5 10 51 33 15 8 4 3 31 17 15 7 1 7 20 16 18 50
7 Dinamo Moskva 30 15 5 10 44 33 15 10 2 3 27 10 15 5 3 7 17 23 11 50
8 Khimki 30 13 6 11 35 39 15 9 2 4 17 13 15 4 4 7 18 26 -4 45
9 Rostov 30 13 4 13 37 35 15 6 2 7 18 16 15 7 2 6 19 19 2 43
10 Krasnodar 30 12 5 13 52 45 15 7 4 4 34 23 15 5 1 9 18 22 7 41
11 Akhmat Grozny 30 11 7 12 36 38 15 7 4 4 23 15 15 4 3 8 13 23 -2 40
12 Ural 30 7 13 10 26 36 15 6 6 3 14 11 15 1 7 7 12 25 -10 34
13 Ufa 30 6 7 17 26 46 15 3 4 8 15 19 15 3 3 9 11 27 -20 25
14 Arsenal Tula 30 6 5 19 28 51 15 6 4 5 22 20 15 0 1 14 6 31 -23 23
15 Rotor Volgograd 30 5 7 18 15 52 15 3 2 10 5 23 15 2 5 8 10 29 -37 22
16 Tambov 30 3 4 23 19 65 15 2 2 11 11 29 15 1 2 12 8 36 -46 13

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The Premier League, or the Russian Football Championship, is the top level football league in Russia. It has 16 teams who play each other home and away for a total of 30 matches each. After this the top team in the league table is the champion, the bottom two relegated directly while two teams play a relegation playoff.