A key match in Premier League as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Rostov in 5th position and Sochi placed 3rd, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
- Rostov have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sochi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Sochi have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Rostov form and stats
Rostov have collected 13 points from their Premier League home games so far after 4-1-4. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Rostov, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
The home team returns to Rostov Arena after being equal after 90 minutes with Zenit (placed 1st) on their last time out; the Premier League game ended 2-2. Before that game, the home loss against Akhmat Grozny with the scoreline 0-1.
Rostov's goalie Sergey Pesyakov played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Zenit with a stunning seven saves.
Rostov are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 9 games. 9 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Sochi form and stats
3-2-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sochi in their Premier League matches away. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Sochi hope to make it five in this match.
Sochi have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Soslan Dzhanaev. It's been 364 minutes since they last conceded in Premier League.
Sochi are travelling after their nice 4-0 home win in the Premier League against Arsenal Tula (placed 14th). Preceding that game was the away Russian Cup victory against Krasnodar with the score of 2-1.
As you can tell from the results above, Sochi was very dominant against Arsenal Tula, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Sergey Terekhov, Joãozinho, Artur Yusupov and Anton Zabolotnyi providing the goals.
The visiting Sochi have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 11 goals from 9 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Sochi have conceded 14 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Sochi - Rostov 4-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Rostov one win, zero draws and Sochi two victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Noboa Tello 8 goals |   K. Hashimoto 5 goals |  N. Burmistrov 5 goals |
Rostov missing players
Sochi missing players
| Rostov | Sochi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 20 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 26 | 12 | 1 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 32 |
| 22 | 9 | 5 | Conceded | C | 6 | 14 | 22 |
| 95% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 65% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 75% |
| 35% | 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 56% | 45% |
| 25% | 22% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 44% | 35% |
| 15% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 15% |
| 30% | 22% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 60% |
| 45% | 44% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 35% |
| 30% | 44% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 10% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 1.6 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | 11.8 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 12.1 | 13 |
| 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.2 |
| 31% | 29% | 9% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 29% | 31% |
- Rostov have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sochi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- 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 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 42 |
| 2 | CSKA Moskva | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 37 |
| 3 | Sochi | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 36 |
| 4 | Spartak Moskva | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 35 |
| 5 | Rostov | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 33 |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -2 | 31 |
| 7 | Krasnodar | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 30 |
| 8 | Dinamo Moskva | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 30 |
| 9 | Rubin Kazan | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 28 |
| 10 | Khimki | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | -5 | 28 |
| 11 | Akhmat Grozny | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 26 |
| 12 | Ural | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 21 |
| 13 | Rotor Volgograd | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -19 | 17 |
| 14 | Arsenal Tula | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 24 | -17 | 14 |
| 15 | Ufa | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 22 | -18 | 13 |
| 16 | Tambov | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -18 | 13 |