Struggling Sochi will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Krasnodar in the upcoming league round. It's 14th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Premier League. Thankfully the previous game, versus Orenburg, was also a home game here at Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht. The away team is better rested.
Sochi form and stats
Sochi's struggle is real here at Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht with only 11 points collected from 11 Premier League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-2-6. Two home wins in a row for Sochi bring valid hopes of a third.
A nice win for Sochi last time playing, versus Orenburg. That was also a home game and the match ended 5-1 with Andrey Mostovoy, Christian Noboa and Aleksandr Kokorin (2) scoring for the victors. Ahead of that match, Sochi won a home game hosting Ural (2-0).
As indicated by the result mentioned above, Sochi played a great game against Orenburg and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one.
The Sochi fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 11 matches. Sochi have conceded 14 in these home matches.
Krasnodar form and stats
5 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Krasnodar playing as the away team in the Premier League this season. Things are running smoothly for Krasnodar who hasn't tasted defeat in their last eleven matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against CSKA Moskva. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Krasnodar, as they have won on their previous two travels.
Krasnodar have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Matvey Safonov. It's been 255 minutes since they last conceded in Premier League.
Two travels in a row for Krasnodar, whose manager S. Matveev could celebrate last time after the Premier League win against Spartak Moskva. Prior to that match, a home win 2-0 against Ufa.
Krasnodar are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 17 times in 10 away games so far. As opposed to that, Krasnodar have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Krasnodar - Sochi 3-0 earlier this season.Top Goalscorers
  A. da Silva Ferreira 6 goals |   A. Mostovoy 5 goals |  M. Berg 5 goals |
Sochi missing players
Krasnodar missing players
| Sochi | Krasnodar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | 14 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 17 | 36 |
| 28 | 14 | 6 | Conceded | C | 1 | 12 | 20 |
| 90% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 81% | 82% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 80% | 81% |
| 38% | 36% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 38% |
| 19% | 18% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 30% | 24% |
| 14% | 18% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 30% | 19% |
| 48% | 45% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 70% | 62% |
| 24% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 20% | 33% |
| 38% | 36% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 10% | 10% |
| 4.1 | 5 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 4 | 4.8 |
| 5.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4 |
| 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 276 | 144 | 31 | Total Shots | T S | 35 | 160 | 351 |
| 84 | 43 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 47 | 107 |
| 29% | 33% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 36% | 34% |
- Krasnodar has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3)
- Krasnodar has the most points from losing position (12)
- Krasnodar have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Krasnodar have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Krasnodar haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Sochi have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| 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 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 34 | 50 |
| 2 | Krasnodar | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 36 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 41 |
| 3 | Rostov | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 38 |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 38 |
| 5 | CSKA Moskva | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 35 |
| 6 | Dinamo Moskva | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -5 | 30 |
| 7 | Spartak Moskva | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 28 |
| 8 | Arsenal Tula | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -2 | 28 |
| 9 | Ufa | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 26 |
| 10 | Ural | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 21 | -15 | 25 |
| 11 | Orenburg | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -10 | 23 |
| 12 | Rubin Kazan | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -10 | 23 |
| 13 | Tambov | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 22 |
| 14 | Krylya Sovetov | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | -4 | 22 |
| 15 | Sochi | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 21 |
| 16 | Akhmat Grozny | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -13 | 20 |