Premier League preview and statistics: Sochi - Baltika at Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht

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Competition: Russia Premier League
Competition: Sun 23.Jul
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht (47659 seats)

The brand new season is about to begin and the followers are shivering with excitement. It’s a fresh slate as Sochi welcome Baltika for the opening match at Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht. Read more!

These teams have little in common geographically as Baltika have to travel 2800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

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Sochi form and stats

Last season, Sochi's league stats were 11 wins, 5 draws and 14 losses, producing 10th position in the Premier League. In these 30 matches they scored {37 goals} and gave away 54. Performing at their own stadium in the previous season Sochi delivered 8-4-3 (win-draw-lost) with {26 goals} and 18 conceded.

Sochi are traveling soon after this match as the Russian Cup match at Fakel awaits in three days.

Sochi have prepared for this season with four friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these four matches are 3 victories, 1 draws and 0 losses. In these games, Sochi have scored {13 goals} and conceded 6 times.

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Baltika form and stats

A job perfectly done for Baltika last season as they secured promotion from FNL. With a grand total of 18 wins, 13 draws and 3 defeats the season objective was secured. Of these wins, 7 were in away matches.

The schedule is very tough for Baltika now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Russian Cup game at Krylya Sovetov is waiting in only three days.

Baltika played three friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 2 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat. In these three matches Baltika scored 6 and conceded {1 goals}.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: three - one - four (Sochi wins - draws - Baltika wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less. The games between these teams sometimes lean towards being hostile, having seen 6 red cards from the last eight duels.

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Total First Half Second Half
Sochi Baltika
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Sochi Last season Baltika
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
30 15   Played P   17 34
11 8   Won W   7 18
5 4   Drew D   8 13
14 3   Lost L   2 3
37 26   Scored S   28 56
54 18   Conceded C   15 30
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   76% 85%
90% 93%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   76% 74%
63% 60%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 50%
33% 33%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   29% 29%
10% 7%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   12% 12%
47% 67%   BTTS BTTS   53% 56%
17% 20%   Clean Sheets C S   47% 41%
37% 13%   Failed to Score F T   24% 18%
 
4.8 6.3   Corners for (avg) C F   7 5.9
4.5 3.8   Corners against (avg) C A   2.8 2.5
2.2 2.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.7 1.7
5 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
12 14.4   Shots (avg) S (   3.5 2.4
4.3 5.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   1.8 1
29% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   64% 133%
 
12.9 10.4   Shots against (avg) S A   2.3 1.6
4.8 3.4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   1.2 0.7

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Akhmat Grozny 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Baltika 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 CSKA Moskva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Dinamo Moskva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Fakel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Olimpiyets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Krasnodar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Krylya Sovetov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Lokomotiv Moskva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Orenburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Rostov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Rubin Kazan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Sochi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Spartak Moskva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Ural 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Zenit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season 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 30 21 7 2 74 20 15 13 1 1 48 11 15 8 6 1 26 9 54 70
2 CSKA Moskva 30 17 7 6 56 27 15 11 3 1 38 11 15 6 4 5 18 16 29 58
3 Spartak Moskva 30 15 9 6 60 38 15 9 5 1 35 17 15 6 4 5 25 21 22 54
4 Rostov 30 15 8 7 48 44 15 9 3 3 25 20 15 6 5 4 23 24 4 53
5 Akhmat Grozny 30 15 5 10 51 39 15 7 3 5 21 17 15 8 2 5 30 22 12 50
6 Krasnodar 30 13 9 8 62 46 15 8 4 3 29 18 15 5 5 5 33 28 16 48
7 Orenburg 30 14 4 12 58 55 15 10 3 2 37 19 15 4 1 10 21 36 3 46
8 Lokomotiv Moskva 30 13 6 11 54 46 15 6 3 6 30 23 15 7 3 5 24 23 8 45
9 Dinamo Moskva 30 13 6 11 49 45 15 8 2 5 25 20 15 5 4 6 24 25 4 45
10 Sochi 30 11 5 14 37 54 15 8 4 3 26 18 15 3 1 11 11 36 -17 38
11 Ural 30 10 6 14 33 45 15 6 1 8 17 23 15 4 5 6 16 22 -12 36
12 Krylya Sovetov 30 8 8 14 32 45 15 4 6 5 14 17 15 4 2 9 18 28 -13 32
13 Fakel 30 6 12 12 36 48 15 4 8 3 22 22 15 2 4 9 14 26 -12 30
14 Olimpiyets 30 8 6 16 33 50 15 5 3 7 22 28 15 3 3 9 11 22 -17 30
15 Khimki 30 4 6 20 25 67 15 3 4 8 13 25 15 1 2 12 12 42 -42 18
16 Torpedo Moskva 30 3 4 23 22 61 15 2 1 12 9 30 15 1 3 11 13 31 -39 13
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rubin Kazan 34 19 12 3 53 27 17 10 6 1 35 16 17 9 6 2 18 11 26 69
2 Baltika 34 18 13 3 56 30 17 11 5 1 28 15 17 7 8 2 28 15 26 67
3 Spartak Vladikavkaz 34 17 11 6 56 35 17 9 6 2 34 21 17 8 5 4 22 14 21 62
4 Yenisey 34 13 15 6 43 35 17 10 6 1 25 13 17 3 9 5 18 22 8 54
5 Rodina Moskva 34 13 11 10 42 38 17 5 6 6 20 23 17 8 5 4 22 15 4 50
6 Neftekhimik 34 12 11 11 34 33 17 6 6 5 17 15 17 6 5 6 17 18 1 47
7 Makhachkala 34 12 11 11 25 26 17 7 5 5 15 11 17 5 6 6 10 15 -1 47
8 Akron 34 10 16 8 38 36 17 5 9 3 20 14 17 5 7 5 18 22 2 46
9 Shinnik 34 13 7 14 36 41 17 10 5 2 23 11 17 3 2 12 13 30 -5 46
10 SKA Khabarovsk 34 11 11 12 50 39 17 8 6 3 32 11 17 3 5 9 18 28 11 44
11 KAMAZ 34 11 11 12 35 36 17 7 6 4 20 15 17 4 5 8 15 21 -1 44
12 Volgar Astrakhan 34 11 11 12 37 41 17 7 5 5 15 15 17 4 6 7 22 26 -4 44
13 Arsenal Tula 34 11 8 15 37 46 17 6 4 7 23 27 17 5 4 8 14 19 -9 41
14 Urozhay 34 9 10 15 36 41 17 6 4 7 19 16 17 3 6 8 17 25 -5 37
15 Veles 34 9 6 19 35 55 17 7 3 7 20 19 17 2 3 12 15 36 -20 33
16 Krasnodar II 34 8 7 19 32 54 17 4 4 9 16 25 17 4 3 10 16 29 -22 31
17 Ufa 34 7 9 18 32 46 17 5 5 7 18 19 17 2 4 11 14 27 -14 30
18 Volga Ulyanovsk 34 6 12 16 23 41 17 3 5 9 10 24 17 3 7 7 13 17 -18 30

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Akhmat Grozny 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Baltika 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 CSKA Moskva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Dinamo Moskva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Fakel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Olimpiyets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Krasnodar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Krylya Sovetov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Lokomotiv Moskva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Orenburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Rostov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Rubin Kazan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Sochi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Spartak Moskva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Ural 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Zenit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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