This league campaign has been hard for Rostov up to now, while Sochi have done well. Will the visiting team get another notch in their belt at Rostov Arena?
- Rostov have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Premier League
- Sochi have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
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.
This should be an engrossing game with lots of fun and excitement as both squads are well recovered since they last ran out on the pitch. Get this show on the road!
Rostov form and stats
With 2 Premier League wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats from their home games, Rostov are certainly not brimming with confidence.
The Rostov crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-4 to Ural here at Rostov Arena. Glebov (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.04/10. Glebov dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 68 successful passes (of 81 total).
Preceding that match was a defeat to Ural (1-4).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Rostov have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won three, drawn two and lost three.
A decent goal production from Rostov in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 9 league matches. Rostov have conceded 19 goals in these home games, a significant number. When Rostov hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like FK Nizjni Novgorod, Ufa, Arsenal Tula, Ural and Khimki), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.
Sochi form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 4 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Sochi goalkeeper Denis Adamov is eager to challenge this, with his 218 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Arsenal Tula in the Premier League.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by Sochi in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Sochi, one draw and four defeats.
Sochi have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 9 league away games 10 goals have been scored. Sochi have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Rostov and Sochi have met earlier this season: Sochi - Rostov 3-2. Head to head totals (for the former five meetings): Rostov won one game, one match ended with a tie and Sochi managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / twoTop Goalscorers
  D. Poloz 8 goals |   Z. Cassierra Cabezas 8 goals |  A. Yusupov 5 goals |
Rostov missing players
Sochi missing players
| Rostov | Sochi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 5 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 30 | 17 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 32 |
| 35 | 19 | 11 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 21 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 78% | 84% |
| 67% | 78% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 67% | 68% |
| 50% | 67% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 16% |
| 28% | 33% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 83% | 78% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 67% | 58% |
| 6% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 21% |
| 11% | 11% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 21% |
| 4 | 4.2 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.9 | 5.5 |
| 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| 2.4 | 2.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 3 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12.8 | 13.8 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.7 | 13.2 | 15.1 |
| 4.6 | 5.3 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
| 37% | 35% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 29% | 36% |
| 12.2 | 12.2 | 16.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.7 | 14.7 | 13.2 |
| 4.6 | 5.3 | 7.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | 3.8 |
- All of Rostov's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Rostov have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Rostov have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Premier League
- Rostov have the fewest matches under the total-line (3) in Premier League
- Rostov have the most conceded goals (19) at home in Premier League
- Rostov have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in Premier League
- Rostov haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sochi have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Sochi haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 41 |
| 2 | Dinamo Moskva | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 39 |
| 3 | Sochi | 19 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 32 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 34 |
| 4 | CSKA Moskva | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 33 |
| 5 | Akhmat Grozny | 19 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 30 |
| 6 | Krasnodar | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 29 |
| 7 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 28 |
| 8 | Krylya Sovetov | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 27 |
| 9 | Spartak Moskva | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -8 | 23 |
| 10 | Rubin Kazan | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -5 | 22 |
| 11 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -11 | 22 |
| 12 | Ural | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 19 |
| 13 | Arsenal Tula | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -16 | 19 |
| 14 | Rostov | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -5 | 18 |
| 15 | Ufa | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -10 | 16 |
| 16 | Khimki | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 20 | -18 | 14 |
