Sochi perform at a high level so far being 4th in the table. Rostov can look both up and down from their 7th position.
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.
Rostov 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.
Sochi form and stats
Sochi have collected 6 points from their Premier League home games so far after 1-3-0. Sochi have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Sochi, who played 1-1 against Krasnodar. That match was also played at this venue (Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht). Heartbreak before that as Sochi lost 2-3 at Arsenal Tula's place.
Sochi's goalie Soslan Dzhanaev played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Krasnodar with a stunning eight saves.
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 six games. Sochi has won one of these, drawn four and lost one.
Sochi has scored 5 league goals at home this season, in 4 matches. 4 goals have been conceded.
Rostov form and stats
Playing away, Rostov have won 2 games, drawn 1 and suffered 1 defeat in the Premier League this season.
Rostov have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 198 minutes since they last conceded in Premier League.
Home advantage was not enough for Rostov in their previous game, as they lost their Europa League-match, hosting Maccabi Haifa, 1-2. A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs Rotor Volgograd.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found three similar matches played by Rostov in our archives, and the results are: zero wins for Rostov, one draw and two defeats.
The attacking power of Rostov when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 4 league matches away. Rostov are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 3 times in 4 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
As for the last two games between these two teams, there's one Sochi victory, zero draws and one Rostov win. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Sochi missing players
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| Sochi | Rostov | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | 5 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 89% | 75% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 67% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 44% | 25% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 33% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 22% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 67% | 75% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 25% | 12% |
| 33% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 62% |
| 11% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 2.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 | 46 | 23 | Total Shots | T S | 17 | 55 | 99 |
| 39 | 15 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 19 | 31 |
| 33% | 33% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 16% | 13% |
- Rostov has the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Premier League
- Rostov haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Sochi have not yet lost a 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 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 20 |
| 2 | Spartak Moskva | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 4 | Sochi | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| 5 | Krasnodar | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 15 |
| 6 | Dinamo Moskva | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 7 | Rostov | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| 8 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | Rubin Kazan' | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Ural | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Akhmat Grozny | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 10 |
| 12 | Arsenal Tula | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 13 | Tambov | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 7 |
| 14 | Ufa | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | -15 | 5 |
| 15 | Khimki | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -11 | 3 |
| 16 | Rotor Volgograd | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -12 | 2 |