Statistics, recent trends, recent fixtures, form details, head to head, lineups and a lot else: Here's all you should know on Sochi - Krasnodar!
- Sochi have the most conceded goals in the second half (25) in Premier League
- Krasnodar have the most scored goals (24) away in Premier League
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
6 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Sochi have to build on here at Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht in the Premier League. The Sochi manager Berdyev might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
The Sochi crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Krylya Sovetov here at Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht. Midfielder Noboa was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.63 (out of ten) in that game. Noboa scored one goal, hit the woodwork once and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Dinamo Moskva and winning 2-0.This is expected to be a close game, with Sochi perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Sochi as a small favourite), we find 5 games. Sochi has won 1 of these, drawn 0 and lost 4.
A decent goal production from Sochi in their home games so far, with 21 goals from 11 league matches. 14 goals have been conceded.
Krasnodar form and stats
4 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Krasnodar, who have the most scored goals (24) away in Premier League, playing as the away team in the Premier League this season.
Krasnodar won their last game, 3-1 versus FK Nizjni Novgorod played at home. Midfielder Krivtsov was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.44. Krivtsov scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.
Preceding that, 1-1 at home against Rostov (after extra-time, 5-3 on penalties) in the Russian Cup. So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Krasnodar playing away and similar expectations, we found 5 relevant matches. Results were 3 Krasnodar wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Observe that 9 of this club's 11 latest league matches have ended with at least three goals.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Krylya Sovetov in just four days.
Krasnodar have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 24 goals from 11 away matches. Krasnodar struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 20 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
This was the score when the squads played each other earlier this season; Krasnodar - Sochi 2-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Sochi victories, one draw and five Krasnodar wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less. The games between these sides have had a tendency to be hot-tempered, having seen 7 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Noboa Tello 11 goals |   J. Córdoba Copete 10 goals |  E. Spertsyan 9 goals |
Sochi missing players
Krasnodar missing players
| Sochi | Krasnodar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 32 | 21 | 6 | Scored | S | 3 | 24 | 47 |
| 41 | 14 | 5 | Conceded | C | 8 | 20 | 36 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 91% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 86% |
| 73% | 73% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 73% | 77% |
| 36% | 36% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 73% | 68% |
| 14% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 64% | 41% |
| 55% | 73% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 64% | 68% |
| 18% | 18% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 36% | 27% |
| 27% | 9% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 18% | 14% |
| 5.2 | 6.8 | 10 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| 4 | 3.6 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| 2.6 | 2.5 | 4.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5.5 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12.3 | 14.9 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 13.3 | 14.3 |
| 4.3 | 5.2 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
| 34% | 37% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 39% | 39% |
| 12.5 | 9.8 | 7.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 20 | 16.3 | 14.5 |
| 4.5 | 2.8 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7.5 | 6.3 | 5.7 |
- All of Sochi's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Krasnodar have the most scored goals (24) away in Premier League
- Sochi have the most conceded goals in the second half (25) in Premier League
- 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 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 57 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 46 | 54 |
| 2 | Rostov | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 44 |
| 3 | Spartak Moskva | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 48 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 42 |
| 4 | CSKA Moskva | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 41 |
| 5 | Dinamo Moskva | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 36 |
| 6 | Akhmat Grozny | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 36 |
| 7 | Krasnodar | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 11 | 35 |
| 8 | Orenburg | 21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 32 |
| 9 | Sochi | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 41 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 27 | -9 | 31 |
| 10 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 39 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -7 | 25 |
| 11 | Ural | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -11 | 25 |
| 12 | Krylya Sovetov | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -10 | 24 |
| 13 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 44 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -20 | 19 |
| 14 | Fakel | 22 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 27 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -14 | 17 |
| 15 | Torpedo Moskva | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -20 | 13 |
| 16 | Khimki | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 50 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 32 | -31 | 13 |
