The hosting team, Sochi, should be favourites in this fixture, but Lokomotiv Moskva have proven both talent and courage. Read more about the game!
- Sochi have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Lokomotiv Moskva have the most points from losing position (18) in Premier League
It's quite the trip for Lokomotiv Moskva when visiting Sochi as the cities are 1600 kilometers apart.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Sochi form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League for Sochi at their home stadium (Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht) is 7 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
A strong away win for Sochi against Ufa the last match, as Cassierra and Yusupov were on target. Yusupov, who usually plays near the opponent's goal, was the highest rated performer for the side in that fixture, earning a rating of 8.0 (out of 10). Yusupov scored one goal, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 55 successful passes (of 66 total).
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Zenit that ended 0-0.At Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht, Sochi has the goal stats of 24-12 (for/against) from 12 league fixtures.
Lokomotiv Moskva form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 3 wins, 6 draws and 2 defeats.
Lokomotiv Moskva play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-4 to Rostov (placed 10th). Lokomotiv Moskva keeper Khudyakov was glad for a superb day vs Rostov, but even with registering six saves the loss could not be evaded. Midfield player Barinov was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.2/10. Barinov hit one key pass and had 22 successful passes (of 27 total).
That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Spartak Moskva.Lokomotiv Moskva are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 14 away goals from 11 games (in the league). Lokomotiv have conceded 16 goals in these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The sides have met each other before in this season, with the match result Lokomotiv Moskva - Sochi 2-1 written in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Sochi one win, one draw and Lokomotiv Moskva four victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Z. Cassierra Cabezas 9 goals |  A. Yusupov 6 goals |  C. Noboa Tello 6 goals |
Sochi missing players
Lokomotiv Moskva missing players
| Sochi | Lokomotiv Moskva | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 37 | 24 | 8 | Scored | S | 3 | 14 | 33 |
| 25 | 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 16 | 29 |
| 92% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 82% | 91% |
| 75% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 83% |
| 62% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 55% | 57% |
| 17% | 33% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 36% | 26% |
| 12% | 25% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 18% | 13% |
| 54% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 82% | 74% |
| 29% | 42% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 22% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 18% | 13% |
| 5 | 5.7 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| 4.2 | 4.6 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 6 | 6.1 |
| 2.4 | 2.1 | 4.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 13.6 | 15.2 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 11.6 | 11.3 |
| 4.4 | 5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| 35% | 40% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 34% | 35% |
| 12.5 | 12.1 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 21.5 | 15.5 | 13.8 |
| 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
- Lokomotiv Moskva have the most points from losing position (18) in Premier League
- Sochi have played more matches over 2,5 goals 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 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 55 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 32 | 52 |
| 2 | Dinamo Moskva | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 19 | 49 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 43 |
| 4 | Sochi | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 42 |
| 5 | Krasnodar | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 39 |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 37 |
| 7 | Krylya Sovetov | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 35 |
| 8 | Akhmat Grozny | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 29 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -3 | 32 |
| 9 | Spartak Moskva | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -5 | 30 |
| 10 | Rostov | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 41 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 28 |
| 11 | FK Nizjni Novgorod | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -12 | 27 |
| 12 | Rubin Kazan' | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 26 | -12 | 25 |
| 13 | Khimki | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 25 | -15 | 24 |
| 14 | Ural | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -10 | 21 |
| 15 | Ufa | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -12 | 21 |
| 16 | Arsenal Tula | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 34 | -25 | 21 |
