Home advantage could prove decisive in Sochi - Khimki battle

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Competition: Russia Premier League
Competition: Fri 14.August
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht (47659 seats)

Only the second game in the Premier League for these teams and it's all to play for here at Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht as Sochi welcomes Khimki. Check out this preview!

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

These teams have little in common geographically as Khimki have to travel 1600 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

The home team returns to Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht after being equal after 90 minutes with Spartak Moskva (placed 8th) on their last time out; the Premier League game ended 2-2. Ahead of that match, Sochi won a home game hosting Spartak Moskva (1-0).

There was plenty of action in the dying minutes of the game against Spartak Moskva as Christian Noboa's goal in the 90th minute completed a cancellation of 0-2 and secured a draw after 90 minutes.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Sochi have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eight games) they have won four times, drawn one and lost three.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Sochi, as the Premier League home game vs Rubin Kazan' is only four days away.

Last season, Sochi's league statistics were 8 wins, 9 draws and 13 losses, resulting in a 12th position in the Premier League. Over these 30 matches they scored 40 goals and conceded 39. Playing at home last season Sochi managed 6-3-6 (win-draw-lost) with 28 goals and 16 conceded.

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Khimki form and stats

Visiting Khimki has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Premier League home defeat versus CSKA Moskva with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Before that one, a nice away victory 3-1 at Ural.

Khimki are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, zero draws and four defeats. From a total of seven matches.

Khimki has another fixture away, a Premier League game, against Tambov in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

Let's have a look at how Khimki performed last season in the FNL: They landed a 2nd position in the league table after playing out 16 victories, 6 draws and 5 defeats. In total they scored 50 and conceded 19 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 6 and lost 3 with 22/12 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

As for the last two games between these two teams, there's one Sochi victory, one draw and zero Khimki wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

SochiC. Noboa Tello
C. Noboa Tello
1 goals
SochiD. Poloz
D. Poloz
1 goals

Sochi missing players

Khimki missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sochi Khimki
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
2 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 2
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 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% 100%
 
5 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 2
2 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 4
3 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
15 0 0 Total Shots T S 0 0 18
4 0 0 Shots on Target S O 0 0 4
50% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Sochi Last season Khimki
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
28 15   Played P   14 27
8 6   Won W   5 16
9 3   Drew D   6 6
11 6   Lost L   3 5
40 28   Scored S   22 50
33 16   Conceded C   12 19
89% 93%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   86% 93%
79% 80%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   57% 63%
36% 33%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   43% 52%
18% 20%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   29% 30%
14% 20%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   14% 11%
50% 47%   BTTS BTTS   43% 33%
29% 33%   Clean Sheets C S   36% 48%
32% 27%   Failed to Score F T   36% 26%
 
4.7 5.9   Corners for (avg) C F   5.3 5.3
5.5 4.7   Corners against (avg) C A   4.6 4
2.6 2.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3.7 3.3
2 0   Red cards R C   3 4
 
371 199   Total Shots T S   160 316
131 78   Shots on Target S O   69 142
31% 36%   Goal Efficiency G E   32% 35%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Krasnodar 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
2 CSKA Moskva 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
3 Dinamo Moskva 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
4 Lokomotiv Moskva 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
5 Zenit 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
6 Rostov 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Sochi 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
8 Spartak Moskva 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Akhmat Grozny 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
10 Arsenal Tula 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Tambov 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
12 Khimki 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
13 Rotor Volgograd 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
14 Rubin Kazan' 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
15 Ural 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
16 Ufa 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 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 22 6 2 65 18 15 10 5 0 37 9 15 12 1 2 28 9 47 72
2 Lokomotiv Moskva 30 16 9 5 41 29 15 7 5 3 19 14 15 9 4 2 22 15 12 57
3 Krasnodar 30 14 10 6 49 30 15 8 5 2 28 14 15 6 5 4 21 16 19 52
4 CSKA Moskva 30 14 8 8 43 29 15 7 4 4 17 14 15 7 4 4 26 15 14 50
5 Rostov 30 12 9 9 45 50 15 8 3 4 24 18 15 4 6 5 21 32 -5 45
6 Dinamo Moskva 30 11 8 11 27 30 15 4 4 7 12 15 15 7 4 4 15 15 -3 41
7 Spartak Moskva 30 11 6 13 35 33 15 4 4 7 14 16 15 7 2 6 21 17 2 39
8 Ufa 30 8 14 8 22 24 15 5 6 4 15 13 15 3 8 4 7 11 -2 38
9 Arsenal Tula 30 11 5 14 37 41 15 4 3 8 21 24 15 7 2 6 16 17 -4 38
10 Rubin Kazan' 30 8 11 11 18 28 15 5 3 7 8 13 15 3 8 4 10 15 -10 35
11 Ural 30 9 8 13 36 53 15 5 2 8 22 28 15 4 6 5 14 25 -17 35
12 Sochi 30 8 9 13 40 39 15 6 3 6 28 16 15 2 6 7 12 23 1 33
13 Tambov 30 9 4 17 37 41 15 6 1 8 21 17 15 3 3 9 16 24 -4 31
14 Krylya Sovetov 30 8 7 15 33 40 15 3 5 7 16 18 15 5 2 8 17 22 -7 31
15 Akhmat Grozny 30 7 10 13 27 46 15 2 8 5 13 21 15 5 2 8 14 25 -19 31
16 Orenburg 30 7 6 17 28 52 15 3 4 8 13 25 15 4 2 9 15 27 -24 27
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 Rotor Volgograd 27 17 5 5 41 21 13 7 4 2 23 15 14 10 1 3 18 6 20 56
2 Khimki 27 16 6 5 50 19 13 11 0 2 28 7 14 5 6 3 22 12 31 54
3 Chertanovo 27 15 9 3 37 19 13 7 4 2 21 10 14 8 5 1 16 9 18 54
4 Torpedo Moskva 27 16 5 6 39 25 15 11 1 3 25 14 12 5 4 3 14 11 14 53
5 Neftekhimik 27 13 9 5 38 25 13 5 6 2 17 14 14 8 3 3 21 11 13 48
6 SKA Khabarovsk 27 12 7 8 42 30 14 8 3 3 21 9 13 4 4 5 21 21 12 43
7 Baltika 27 12 7 8 34 23 13 7 2 4 17 10 14 5 5 4 17 13 11 43
8 Shinnik 27 12 7 8 43 35 13 5 2 6 17 18 14 7 5 2 26 17 8 43
9 Tom' Tomsk 27 10 9 8 32 26 13 7 4 2 19 7 14 3 5 6 13 19 6 39
10 Chayka 27 10 8 9 31 29 14 6 4 4 15 12 13 4 4 5 16 17 2 38
11 Olimpiyets 27 9 9 9 28 29 14 4 5 5 13 17 13 5 4 4 15 12 -1 36
12 Armavir 27 7 9 11 23 29 14 5 7 2 13 10 13 2 2 9 10 19 -6 30
13 Avangard Kursk 27 5 14 8 29 39 14 4 7 3 18 21 13 1 7 5 11 18 -10 29
14 Krasnodar II 27 6 10 11 32 34 12 2 6 4 16 15 15 4 4 7 16 19 -2 28
15 Yenisey 27 7 7 13 23 40 13 4 4 5 15 19 14 3 3 8 8 21 -17 28
16 Luch Vladivostok 27 6 9 12 28 40 14 2 5 7 14 22 13 4 4 5 14 18 -12 27
17 Spartak Moskva II 27 6 8 13 38 45 13 4 2 7 20 22 14 2 6 6 18 23 -7 26
18 Mordovia Saransk 27 4 7 16 21 44 14 2 4 8 10 20 13 2 3 8 11 24 -23 19
19 Tekstilshchik 27 5 4 18 25 52 14 3 3 8 14 27 13 2 1 10 11 25 -27 19
20 Fakel 27 4 7 16 14 44 14 2 5 7 5 18 13 2 2 9 9 26 -30 19

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 Krasnodar 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
2 CSKA Moskva 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
3 Dinamo Moskva 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
4 Lokomotiv Moskva 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
5 Zenit 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
6 Rostov 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Sochi 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
8 Spartak Moskva 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Akhmat Grozny 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
10 Arsenal Tula 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Tambov 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
12 Khimki 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
13 Rotor Volgograd 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
14 Rubin Kazan' 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
15 Ural 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
16 Ufa 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0

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