FK Nizjni Novgorod have travelled here for an interesting fight versus the hosting Sochi. Get ready for the game with this in-depth Premier League preview!
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
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.
Sochi form and stats
Sochi have only played one Premier League game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats from 15 matches.
Sochi's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Akhmat Grozny (placed 8th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Noboa (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.14/10. Noboa scored two goals, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Heartbreak before that as Sochi lost 0-3 at CSKA Moskva's place.Early season league goal statistics from Sochi's 1 home game: 2 goals, 1 conceded.
FK Nizjni Novgorod form and stats
The Premier League season is young and FK Nizjni Novgorod have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 2 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 1 defeat so far.
FK Nizjni Novgorod played 2-2 against CSKA Moskva in their previous match. Novgorod's last match (vs CSKA Moskva) ended in drama as all points looked lost at the score 0-2. They did not give up, fought back and in the end a courageous finish rescued a draw after 90 minutes thanks to a 85th minute equalizer by Suleymanov. Bringing on Suleymanov was absolutely vital to the comeback against CSKA Moskva as the player changed the game with two goals and ensuring the draw 2-2. Milson, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.73. Milson hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 6 times.
Prior to that match, the FK Nizjni Novgorod manager Galaktionov faced defeat when travelling to Khimki and losing 0-3.It's early days yet, but FK Nizjni Novgorod has scored 1 and conceded 4 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Sochi-FK Nizjni Novgorod H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Sochi two wins, FK Nizjni Novgorod four wins, four draws. two of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  C. Noboa Tello 2 goals |   T. Suleymanov 2 goals |  I. Tsallagov 1 goals |
Sochi missing players
FK Nizjni Novgorod missing players
| Sochi | FK Nizjni Novgorod | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 7.3 | 12 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 1.5 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 9 | 6.3 |
| 3.3 | 6 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 15 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 5 | 10.7 |
| 4.3 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.5 | 2.7 |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 10 | 11 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 20 | 18 |
| 4 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5.5 | 4.7 |
| Sochi | Last season | FK Nizjni Novgorod | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 30 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 17 | 8 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 6 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 13 | ||
| 54 | 29 | Scored | S | 14 | 26 | ||
| 30 | 16 | Conceded | C | 20 | 39 | ||
| 90% | 87% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 83% | ||
| 73% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 60% | ||
| 63% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 47% | 43% | ||
| 27% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 17% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 10% | ||
| 53% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 53% | ||
| 33% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 30% | ||
| 23% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | ||
| 5.3 | 6.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.9 | 3.6 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 4.9 | ||
| 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 5 | 5 | ||
| 14.3 | 15.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 8.9 | ||
| 4.7 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.9 | ||
| 38% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 30% | ||
| 12.3 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.6 | 14 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 4.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zenit | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
| 2 | Spartak Moskva | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 4 | Sochi | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Dinamo Moskva | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Rostov | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Khimki | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Akhmat Grozny | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Krasnodar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 10 | Krylya Sovetov | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Orenburg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 12 | Fakel | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| 13 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 2 |
| 14 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 2 |
| 15 | Torpedo Moskva | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 1 |
| 16 | Ural | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -7 | 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 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 66 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 38 | 65 |
| 2 | Sochi | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 24 | 56 |
| 3 | Dinamo Moskva | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 53 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 12 | 53 |
| 4 | CSKA Moskva | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 50 |
| 5 | Krasnodar | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 50 |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 43 | 39 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 4 | 48 |
| 7 | Akhmat Grozny | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 36 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -2 | 42 |
| 8 | Krylya Sovetov | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 41 |
| 9 | Rostov | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 47 | 51 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 25 | -4 | 38 |
| 10 | Spartak Moskva | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 24 | -4 | 38 |
| 11 | Ural | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 35 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 21 | -8 | 33 |
| 12 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -13 | 33 |
| 13 | Khimki | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 28 | -13 | 32 |
| 14 | Ufa | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 40 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -11 | 30 |
| 15 | Rubin Kazan | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 34 | 56 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 31 | -22 | 29 |
| 16 | Arsenal Tula | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 59 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 37 | -29 | 23 |
