Sochi should be favourites to win this home game versus Arsenal Tula, if the league table is thought to provide some clues. Or could we be in for a surprise?
- Sochi have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Arsenal Tula have the most matches over the total-line (13) in Premier League
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
Sochi have performed here at Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht this season with 6 wins from 9 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 3.
A nice win for Sochi last time playing, versus Spartak Moskva. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-0 with Popov, Noboa and Yusupov scoring for the victors.
Ahead of that match, Sochi won a home game hosting Spartak Moskva (3-0).The match schedule is unforgiving for Sochi as they have a new game in only four days, a Russian Cup match thankfully also at home. CSKA Moskva are visiting.
Goals decide football matches and Sochi are scoring many of them at home; 20 on target from 9 league matches.
Arsenal Tula form and stats
Arsenal Tula have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 2-0-7 (9 played).
Arsenal Tula are travelling again after losing away to CSKA Moskva in their previous match (0-2). Sokol was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.35. The defender Sokol won 5 of 11 duels.
A 0-2 defeat away at CSKA Moskva before that.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Arsenal Tula manager Božović as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Spartak Vladikavkaz.
Arsenal have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. Arsenal Tula are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 10 goals in these matches. Arsenal Tula has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The most up to date archived match involving both these teams is the Arsenal Tula - Sochi 1-2 played previously this season. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's two Sochi victories, one draw and two Arsenal Tula wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  Z. Cassierra Cabezas 8 goals |  C. Noboa Tello 5 goals |  A. Yusupov 4 goals |
Sochi missing players
Arsenal Tula missing players
| Sochi | Arsenal Tula | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 10 | 6 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| 30 | 20 | 11 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 21 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 10 | 24 | 35 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 83% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 72% | 78% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 78% | 72% |
| 17% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 56% | 39% |
| 11% | 22% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 33% | 17% |
| 61% | 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 67% | 67% |
| 17% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 22% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 33% |
| 5.6 | 6.2 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 5 | 4.6 |
| 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.9 |
| 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15.1 | 17 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 9.6 | 10.6 |
| 4.7 | 5.6 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
| 35% | 40% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 32% | 30% |
| 13.6 | 12.4 | 10.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18.3 | 16.3 | 15.8 |
| 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8 | 7 | 5.8 |
- All of Arsenal Tula's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Arsenal Tula have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Arsenal Tula have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Arsenal Tula have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Arsenal Tula have the most conceded goals (24) away in Premier League
- Arsenal Tula have the most matches over the total-line (13) in Premier League
- Arsenal Tula haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Sochi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sochi have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- 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 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 24 | 38 |
| 2 | Dinamo Moskva | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 36 |
| 3 | Sochi | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 31 |
| 4 | CSKA Moskva | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 30 |
| 5 | Krasnodar | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 29 |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 28 |
| 7 | Krylya Sovetov | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 27 |
| 8 | Akhmat Grozny | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 27 |
| 9 | Spartak Moskva | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -6 | 23 |
| 10 | Rubin Kazan | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -4 | 22 |
| 11 | Ural | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 19 |
| 12 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -12 | 19 |
| 13 | Arsenal Tula | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -14 | 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 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -9 | 16 |
| 16 | Khimki | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 20 | -15 | 14 |
