Match preview Premier League: Orenburg - Sochi at Stadion Gazovik

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Competition: Russia Premier League
Date: Fri 16.August
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Gazovik (7520 seats)

Orenburg are welcoming Sochi for another important game after their 1-1 result against Sochi.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

It's quite the trip for Sochi when visiting Orenburg as the cities are 1100 kilometers apart.

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Orenburg form and stats

Three home games done for Orenburg, who are not happy collecting 2 points from these matches. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

The points were shared in Orenburg's previous game, also at home. Visiting Sochi travelled back with a point after a 1-1 scoreline. In the match before that, Orenburg hosted Tambov and drew the game 2-2.

This is expected to be a close game, with Orenburg perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Orenburg as a small favourite), we find six games. Orenburg has won 3 of these, drawn 2 and lost 1.

The Orenburg fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 3 in 3 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Orenburg defense is not exactly impregnable. 5 goals conceded from 3 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Sochi form and stats

0 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Sochi, who have the fewest scored goals (1) in Premier League, playing as the away team this season. Sochi have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row. Two points from the last two away games for Sochi, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Orenburg in their previous outing. The Premier League match ended in a draw 1-1. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus CSKA Moskva that ended 0-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Sochi playing away and similar expectations, we found two relevant matches. Results were 0 Sochi wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats.

Goals are few and far between in Sochi's away games. Only 1 goal from 4 travels. 5 goals have been conceded by Sochi in these games.

Head 2 Head

Orenburg and Sochi have met before this season: Orenburg - Sochi 1-1. As for the last one game between these two teams, there's 0 Orenburg victories, 1 draw and 0 Sochi wins. 0 of these games ended with three goals or more, 1 match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

M. Barsov
19 goals
E. Pesegov
10 goals

Orenburg missing players

Sochi missing players

Orenburg Sochi
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs low Away Total
6 3 1 Played 0 4 6
0 0 0 Won 0 0 0
2 2 1 Drew 0 2 3
4 1 0 Lost 0 2 3
6 3 2 Scored 0 1 1
11 5 2 Conceded 0 5 7
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 0% 75% 67%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 0% 50% 50%
67% 33% 100% Over 2.5 0% 25% 17%
17% 33% 100% Over 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 0%
83% 67% 100% BTTS 0% 25% 17%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 25% 33%
17% 33% 0% Failed To Score 0% 75% 83%
 
3.7 5.3 5 Corners For (avg) 0 4.8 4.8
4.7 4 3 Corners Against (avg) 0 7 5.7
2.3 2 1 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 2.8 2.5
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 1 1
Key stats this season:
  • All of Orenburg's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Orenburg have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Orenburg have scored more than double the goals of Sochi.
  • Orenburg have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Orenburg have yet to win a game.
  • Orenburg haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sochi have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Sochi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sochi have yet to win a game.

Orenburg
All FNL Russian Cup Premier League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
20-07-19 PL CSKA Moskva 2 - 1 Orenburg
28-07-19 PL Orenburg 0 - 2 Zenit
05-08-19 PL Akhmat Grozny 2 - 1 Orenburg
10-08-19 PL Orenburg 2 - 2 Tambov
16-08-19 PL Orenburg 1 - 1 Sochi
25-08-19 PL Arsenal Tula 18:30 Orenburg
31-08-19 PL Ufa 08:30 Orenburg
15-09-19 PL Orenburg - Rubin Kazan'
22-09-19 PL Orenburg - Lokomotiv Moskva
29-09-19 PL Spartak Moskva - Orenburg
Sochi
All FNL Russian Cup Premier League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
21-07-19 PL Sochi 0 - 2 Zenit
27-07-19 PL Krasnodar 3 - 0 Sochi
04-08-19 PL Sochi 0 - 0 Ufa
11-08-19 PL CSKA Moskva 0 - 0 Sochi
16-08-19 PL Orenburg 1 - 1 Sochi
26-08-19 PL Ural 15:00 Sochi
31-08-19 PL Rubin Kazan' 11:00 Sochi
15-09-19 PL Sochi - Lokomotiv Moskva
22-09-19 PL Dinamo Moskva - Sochi
29-09-19 PL Sochi - Akhmat Grozny

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Zenit 5 4 1 0 9 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 3 0 0 6 0 7 13
2 Rostov 5 3 2 0 10 7 3 2 1 0 5 3 2 1 1 0 5 4 3 11
3 Lokomotiv Moskva 5 3 1 1 9 4 3 2 1 0 7 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 5 10
4 Krasnodar 5 3 1 1 8 4 2 2 0 0 4 0 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 10
5 Arsenal Tula 5 3 1 1 8 6 3 1 1 1 4 4 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 10
6 CSKA Moskva 5 3 1 1 4 3 3 2 1 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 10
7 Spartak Moskva 5 2 2 1 6 5 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 1 1 1 5 5 1 8
8 Rubin Kazan' 5 2 1 2 3 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 7
9 Ural 5 2 1 2 8 10 3 2 1 0 8 4 2 0 0 2 0 6 -2 7
10 Akhmat Grozny 5 2 0 3 4 8 3 2 0 1 4 4 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4 6
11 Dinamo Moskva 5 1 2 2 3 4 3 1 0 2 2 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 -1 5
12 Tambov 5 1 1 3 6 7 2 1 0 1 2 1 3 0 1 2 4 6 -1 4
13 Ufa 5 1 1 3 6 8 2 1 0 1 4 4 3 0 1 2 2 4 -2 4
14 Krylya Sovetov 5 1 0 4 6 8 3 1 0 2 5 5 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2 3
15 Sochi 6 0 3 3 1 7 2 0 1 1 0 2 4 0 2 2 1 5 -6 3
16 Orenburg 6 0 2 4 6 11 3 0 2 1 3 5 3 0 0 3 3 6 -5 2

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