Preview: 17 points split the squads so far, Sochi the sharpest side. Will Rubin Kazan' pull off a surprise?
- Rubin Kazan' haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Sochi, who are travelling more than 2000 kilometers to play this game.
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.
Rubin Kazan' form and stats
Rubin Kazan' have played 13 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-2-6 (wins-draws-losses).
A nice win for Rubin Kazan' last time playing, versus Arsenal Tula. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Lomovitskiy scoring for the victors. The attacker Lomovitskiy was named "man of the match" for Kazan' with a rating of 8.31/10. Lomovitskiy scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.
Rubin Kazan' are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 18 goals in 13 games. On the other hand, Kazan' have conceded 17 goals. When Rubin Kazan' hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Olimpiyets, Ufa, Arsenal Tula, Khimki and Ural), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.
Sochi form and stats
6-2-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sochi in their Premier League matches away.
Terekhov, Cassierra and Yusupov scored in Sochi's previous match, the home game against Akhmat Grozny that ended 3-2. Terekhov, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.82. Terekhov scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and won 4 of 7 duels.
Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Lokomotiv Moskva.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Sochi have scored 13 goals in 12 league games away. 13 goals have been conceded by Sochi in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Sochi - Rubin Kazan' 1-2 was the scoreline in these teams' previous head-to-head match, earlier this season. Last six meetings featuring these participants: Kazan' won two, Sochi triumphed in three and we saw one draw. four games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  Z. Cassierra Cabezas 10 goals |  A. Yusupov 7 goals |  C. Noboa Tello 6 goals |
Rubin Kazan' missing players
Sochi missing players
| Rubin Kazan' | Sochi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 26 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 33 | 18 | 6 | Scored | S | 5 | 13 | 42 |
| 44 | 17 | 8 | Conceded | C | 4 | 13 | 29 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 92% | 92% |
| 81% | 62% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 67% | 77% |
| 54% | 54% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 58% | 65% |
| 31% | 38% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 23% |
| 19% | 15% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 62% | 54% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 58% | 58% |
| 19% | 31% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 17% | 27% |
| 19% | 15% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 33% | 23% |
| 3.5 | 3.4 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.3 | 5 |
| 5.7 | 4.6 | 6.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
| 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | 13.3 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 12.1 | 13.6 |
| 4.5 | 5.1 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
| 28% | 27% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 28% | 36% |
| 15.9 | 13.2 | 20.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.2 | 13 | 12.5 |
| 5.8 | 5.2 | 6.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
- Rubin Kazan' 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 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 58 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 34 | 55 |
| 2 | Dinamo Moskva | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 20 | 52 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 47 |
| 4 | Sochi | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 46 |
| 5 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 41 |
| 6 | Krasnodar | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 39 |
| 7 | Krylya Sovetov | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 3 | 38 |
| 8 | Rostov | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 34 |
| 9 | Akhmat Grozny | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 31 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 20 | -6 | 32 |
| 10 | Spartak Moskva | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -6 | 31 |
| 11 | Rubin Kazan' | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 27 | -11 | 29 |
| 12 | Khimki | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 25 | -12 | 28 |
| 13 | Olimpiyets | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -13 | 28 |
| 14 | Ural | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -11 | 24 |
| 15 | Ufa | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 37 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -13 | 22 |
| 16 | Arsenal Tula | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 52 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 35 | -27 | 21 |
