The Premier League season is still fresh and sports bettors should be cautious. This meeting between Sochi and Rubin Kazan' promises to be an interesting one.
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 Rubin Kazan'.
Rubin Kazan' have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2000 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Sochi form and stats
A Premier League draw at home so far for Sochi. Last season their home statistics were 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats from 15 matches.
The spoils were shared in Sochi's previous game, also at home. Visiting Khimki (placed 11th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline. Preceding that game was the away draw at Spartak Moskva that finished 2-2.
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 five games. Sochi has won zero of these, drawn four and lost one.
Sochi are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Rotor Volgograd awaits in four days.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Sochi at home in the league. 1 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Rubin Kazan' form and stats
Kazan' played 1-1 against Ural in their previous match. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Lokomotiv Moskva.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Rubin Kazan' playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were zero Kazan' wins, five draws and three defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Premier League trip to CSKA Moskva.
Head 2 Head
Sochi-Rubin Kazan' H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Sochi one win, Rubin Kazan' zero wins, one draw. one of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  C. Noboa Tello 2 goals |  D. Poloz 1 goals |   I. Ignatyev 1 goals |
Sochi missing players
Rubin Kazan' missing players
| Sochi | Rubin Kazan' | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 5.5 | 6 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
| 3.5 | 5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2.5 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | 15 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 9 | 5 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 33% | 20% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| Sochi | Last season | Rubin Kazan' | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 28 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 8 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Drew | D | 8 | 11 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Lost | L | 4 | 11 | ||
| 40 | 28 | Scored | S | 10 | 18 | ||
| 33 | 16 | Conceded | C | 15 | 28 | ||
| 89% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 73% | 77% | ||
| 79% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 53% | 43% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 27% | 27% | ||
| 18% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 7% | 3% | ||
| 14% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 3% | ||
| 50% | 47% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 33% | ||
| 29% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 43% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 47% | ||
| 4.7 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.2 | ||
| 5.5 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 371 | 199 | Total Shots | T S | 181 | 383 | ||
| 131 | 78 | Shots on Target | S O | 57 | 123 | ||
| 31% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 15% | ||
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | CSKA Moskva | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Spartak Moskva | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Dinamo Moskva | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Krasnodar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Rostov | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| 8 | Ufa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 9 | Sochi | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Arsenal Tula | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 11 | Khimki | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 12 | Rubin Kazan' | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| 13 | Ural | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| 14 | Akhmat Grozny | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 15 | Rotor Volgograd | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| 16 | Tambov | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 65 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 47 | 72 |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 57 |
| 3 | Krasnodar | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 49 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 52 |
| 4 | CSKA Moskva | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 50 |
| 5 | Rostov | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 45 | 50 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 32 | -5 | 45 |
| 6 | Dinamo Moskva | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | -3 | 41 |
| 7 | Spartak Moskva | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 39 |
| 8 | Ufa | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 38 |
| 9 | Arsenal Tula | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 41 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 17 | -4 | 38 |
| 10 | Rubin Kazan' | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -10 | 35 |
| 11 | Ural | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 53 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 25 | -17 | 35 |
| 12 | Sochi | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 33 |
| 13 | Tambov | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 37 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 24 | -4 | 31 |
| 14 | Krylya Sovetov | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 40 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 22 | -7 | 31 |
| 15 | Akhmat Grozny | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 46 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 25 | -19 | 31 |
| 16 | Orenburg | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 52 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 27 | -24 | 27 |