The bragging rights belong to Sochi so far this season, with the 4th position in the Premier League table and welcoming Krylya Sovetov (who are in 8th).
- Sochi have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Sochi have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Krylya Sovetov have scored away.
Krylya Sovetov have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
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
21 points is a decent return from 10 Premier League games here at Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht for Sochi. The data says 7 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses. Sochi has recorded two wins in a row here at Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Sochi, as their goalkeeper Denis Adamov has completely shut out the opponents for 398 minutes in the Premier League.
Sochi travelled for their previous game, a trip to Khimki that ended 0-0. Prado was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.4 out of 10. The defender Prado hit one key pass and won 2 of 4 duels.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Rostov and winning 1-0.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 five times, drawn one and lost two.
The Sochi manager Fedotov has got the team scoring with 22 from 10 home games in the league. From these home matches, Sochi have conceded only 9 goals.
Krylya Sovetov form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
Krylya Sovetov's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Zenit that finished 1-1. Barać, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.45. Barać scored one goal and won 6 of 8 duels.
Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Arsenal Tula.Krylya Sovetov are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, zero draws and three defeats. From a total of five matches.
The attacking power of Krylya Sovetov when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. 11 goals have been conceded by Sovetov in these games.
Head 2 Head
The latest reported match featuring both these squads is the Krylya Sovetov - Sochi 1-0 played not long ago this season. Head-2-head stats last four meetings: zero - zero - four (Sochi wins - draws - Krylya Sovetov wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Z. Cassierra Cabezas 8 goals |   V. Sarveli 7 goals |  C. Noboa Tello 6 goals |
Sochi missing players
Krylya Sovetov missing players
| Sochi | Krylya Sovetov | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 20 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 33 | 22 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 8 | 25 |
| 21 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | 21 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 95% |
| 76% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 70% |
| 62% | 70% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | 40% |
| 14% | 30% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 11% | 15% |
| 10% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 52% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | 50% |
| 29% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 35% |
| 24% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 20% |
| 5.3 | 6.1 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| 4.3 | 4.7 | 8.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 5.6 | 4.7 |
| 2.3 | 1.8 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 14.6 | 16.7 | 20 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 11.3 | 12.8 |
| 4.5 | 5.4 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| 35% | 41% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 27% | 34% |
| 12.6 | 11.9 | 15.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18.2 | 16.2 | 13.4 |
| 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 9.5 | 6.2 | 5.2 |
- Krylya Sovetov have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sochi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sochi have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Sochi have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Krylya Sovetov have scored away.
- Sochi haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 50 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 27 | 45 |
| 2 | Dinamo Moskva | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 42 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 39 |
| 4 | Sochi | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 38 |
| 5 | Krasnodar | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 35 |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 31 |
| 7 | Akhmat Grozny | 21 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 31 |
| 8 | Krylya Sovetov | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 29 |
| 9 | Spartak Moskva | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 26 |
| 10 | Rubin Kazan | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -4 | 25 |
| 11 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -12 | 23 |
| 12 | Ural | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -8 | 20 |
| 13 | Arsenal Tula | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 43 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 28 | -19 | 20 |
| 14 | Rostov | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -6 | 18 |
| 15 | Ufa | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -12 | 17 |
| 16 | Khimki | 21 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 23 | -19 | 15 |
