Sochi are welcoming Orenburg for another important game after their 2-0 result against 10th-placed Ural.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Sochi and Orenburg.
It's quite the trip for Orenburg when visiting Sochi as the cities are 2200 kilometers apart.
Sochi form and stats
Sochi's results here at Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht in the Premier League have been very modest with 2 victories, 2 draws and 6 defeats.
Sochi's previous game was a Premier League match also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Ural (placed 10th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Preceding that match was the home game against Arsenal Tula that was lost 1-2.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Sochi handle that role? We have found seven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, one draw and three defeats.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Sochi, as the Premier League home game vs Krasnodar is only four days away.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Sochi here at Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (9 from 10 games). Sochi's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Orenburg form and stats
Playing away, Orenburg have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 5 defeats in the Premier League this season.
Impressive finishing from Đorđe Despotović (2) secured the home win 2-0 against Arsenal Tula in their previous game. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Krylya Sovetov.
Orenburg are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, three draws and three defeats. From a total of seven matches.
After this away game Orenburg return home for a Premier League game against Spartak Moskva. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Orenburg find the net regularly in their away games. 12 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. As for defending, Orenburg rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 16 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Orenburg - Sochi 1-1.Top Goalscorers
  Đ. Despotović 8 goals |  A. Mostovoy 4 goals |  D. Poloz 3 goals |
Sochi missing players
Orenburg missing players
| Sochi | Orenburg | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 19 | 9 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 24 |
| 27 | 13 | 5 | Conceded | C | 6 | 16 | 28 |
| 90% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 80% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 35% | 30% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 80% | 60% |
| 15% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 45% | 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 90% | 70% |
| 25% | 30% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 40% | 40% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 10% | 20% |
| 4 | 4.8 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
| 6 | 5 | 5.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 5.7 | 4.8 |
| 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.3 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 263 | 131 | 66 | Total Shots | T S | 35 | 119 | 314 |
| 78 | 37 | 18 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 37 | 90 |
| 24% | 24% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 32% | 27% |
- All of Orenburg's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Orenburg has the fewest clean sheets (3)
- Orenburg have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Orenburg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Orenburg haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Sochi has the fewest points (8) at home
- 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 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 28 | 47 |
| 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 | Arsenal Tula | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | -1 | 28 |
| 7 | Dinamo Moskva | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 27 |
| 8 | Ufa | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 26 |
| 9 | Spartak Moskva | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | -1 | 25 |
| 10 | Ural | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -9 | 25 |
| 11 | Orenburg | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 23 |
| 12 | Tambov | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 22 |
| 13 | Krylya Sovetov | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | -4 | 22 |
| 14 | Rubin Kazan' | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -11 | 20 |
| 15 | Akhmat Grozny | 21 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | -12 | 20 |
| 16 | Sochi | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -8 | 18 |