Sochi hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 15 points and a 16th position in the Premier League table. Visiting Arsenal Tula holds 6th place with 25 pts.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Arsenal Tula, who are travelling more than 1400 kilometers to play this game.
Sochi form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Premier League this season. Sochi have only managed 1 win, 2 draws and 5 losses from their games here at Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Sochi, who played 1-1 against Rubin Kazan. That match was also played at this venue (Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht). Before that, Sochi drew at home versus Rubin Kazan.
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 Sochi have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found three matches with the results: Won zero, drawn three and lost zero.
Sochi have scored 6 league goals here from 8 matches, not a lot. Sochi have conceded 11 in these home matches.
Arsenal Tula form and stats
Playing away, Arsenal Tula have won 4 games, drawn 1 and suffered 4 defeats in the Premier League this season. Momentum is building for Arsenal Tula in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
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. Arsenal Tula goalkeeper Mikhail Levashov is eager to challenge this, with his 245 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
The supporters enjoyed Arsenal Tula's previous game versus Lokomotiv Moskva (placed 5th), a Premier League 4-0 win played at home. A home win before that, celebrating 4-0 vs Lokomotiv Moskva.
As mentioned above, Arsenal Tula was the only team on the pitch versus Lokomotiv Moskva in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Arsenal Tula playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were three Arsenal Tula wins, four draws and three defeats.
Arsenal Tula are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 9 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Arsenal Tula have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Arsenal Tula - Sochi 1-1 entered in the official records.Top Goalscorers
  E. Lutsenko 7 goals |   D. Poloz 3 goals |  A. Mostovoy 3 goals |
Sochi missing players
Arsenal Tula missing players
| Sochi | Arsenal Tula | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 16 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 5 | 9 | 23 |
| 25 | 11 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| 89% | 88% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 56% | 68% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 33% | 42% |
| 17% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 22% | 21% |
| 11% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 11% | 11% |
| 44% | 38% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | 58% |
| 22% | 25% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 33% | 26% |
| 44% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 22% | 16% |
| 3.6 | 4.2 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.1 |
| 6.1 | 4.9 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
| 2.7 | 3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 236 | 104 | 7 | Total Shots | T S | 48 | 96 | 261 |
| 67 | 26 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 28 | 81 |
| 24% | 23% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 32% | 28% |
- Arsenal Tula have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Arsenal Tula haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sochi has the fewest points (5) at home
- Sochi has the the worst goal difference (-5) at home
| 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 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 28 | 45 |
| 2 | Krasnodar | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 35 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 34 |
| 4 | Rostov | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 6 | 34 |
| 5 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 34 |
| 6 | Arsenal Tula | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 25 |
| 7 | Ufa | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 25 |
| 8 | Dinamo Moskva | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -5 | 24 |
| 9 | Ural | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 24 |
| 10 | Spartak Moskva | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | -2 | 22 |
| 11 | Tambov | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 21 |
| 12 | Orenburg | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | -6 | 19 |
| 13 | Rubin Kazan | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -10 | 19 |
| 14 | Akhmat Grozny | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -11 | 19 |
| 15 | Krylya Sovetov | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 18 |
| 16 | Sochi | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -9 | 15 |