The home advantage belongs to Sochi in this match against Fakel, but the away side will fight to the end. Here's our complete match guide!
- Sochi have won all their matches at home so far.
- Fakel have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Premier League
Fakel have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1100 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Sochi and Fakel.
Sochi form and stats
Sochi have collected 12 points from their Premier League home games so far after 4-0-0.
Sochi's previous match was also a home event, the defeat 1-3 vs Torpedo Moskva (in Russian Cup).
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Dinamo Moskva.Goals are plenty in this team's league rounds, with 9 in a row featuring three or more goals (over 2.5).
Goals decide football matches and Sochi are scoring many of them at home; 10 on target from 4 league matches.
Fakel form and stats
0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Fakel playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.
Two away matches in a row for Fakel, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-3 against Spartak Moskva in the Russian Cup. Hooray; their first victory in the league after eight games not winning.
A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Lokomotiv Moskva.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Fakel have scored 6 goals in 5 league games away. The Fakel manager Vasilenko has some worries about the defense as 12 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Head to head totals (for the previous four meetings): Sochi won two games, one match ended in a draw and Fakel have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / three.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Noboa Tello 7 goals |  G. Melkadze 4 goals |  M. Maksimov 3 goals |
Sochi missing players
Fakel missing players
| Sochi | Fakel | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | 10 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 15 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 12 | 19 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 80% | 67% |
| 33% | 25% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 60% | 56% |
| 11% | 25% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 33% |
| 78% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 78% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 22% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 6.2 | 8 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4 | 4 |
| 3.2 | 2.2 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4 | 5.1 |
| 2.6 | 2.5 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16.9 | 21.8 | 23 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 10 | 11.3 |
| 5.7 | 7.8 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 5 | 4.8 |
| 31% | 32% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 24% | 28% |
| 11.1 | 8.8 | 2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 16.4 | 16.3 |
| 4.1 | 2.5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 6 | 5 |
- All of Fakel's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Sochi's matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Fakel have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Fakel have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Fakel have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Fakel have the most conceded goals in the second half (14) in Premier League
- Fakel have the most dropped points from leading position (14) in Premier League
- Fakel have yet to win a game away.
- Fakel haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Sochi have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Sochi have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Sochi have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Sochi have won all their matches at home so far.
- Sochi have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Sochi have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- 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 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 23 |
| 2 | CSKA Moskva | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 20 |
| 3 | Rostov | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| 4 | Krasnodar | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| 5 | Spartak Moskva | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 16 |
| 6 | Dinamo Moskva | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 16 |
| 7 | Sochi | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 16 |
| 8 | Olimpiyets | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Akhmat Grozny | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -2 | 11 |
| 10 | Krylya Sovetov | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -3 | 10 |
| 11 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -4 | 9 |
| 12 | Orenburg | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 21 | -14 | 9 |
| 13 | Khimki | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 14 | Fakel | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 7 |
| 15 | Ural | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -13 | 4 |
| 16 | Torpedo Moskva | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | -17 | 1 |
