Sochi make preparations for another match following their 4-1 result vs CSKA Moskva, a fixture that gave some clarity. How will this affect the battle against Rubin Kazan'?
- 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 Rubin Kazan' have scored away.
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.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2000 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Sochi form and stats
5-0-1 is the performance here at Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht so far in the Premier League, giving Sochi a total of 15 from their 6 games here. Outstanding results! The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht.
Sochi's last game was hosting CSKA Moskva (placed 5th) and winning 4-1. Mateo Cassierra, who usually plays near the opponent's goal, was the best performer for the team in that fixture, and was presented with a rating of 9.62 (out of 10). Cassierra scored two goals, signed up for two assists, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 24 successful passes (of 27 total).
In the game before, an away victory match versus Arsenal Tula with a 2-1 scoreline.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Sochi's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played two games, won one match, drawn one and lost zero.
Sochi are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (15 goals in 6 games). Sochi have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Rubin Kazan' form and stats
Rubin Kazan' have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 1-2-3 (6 played).
Kazan' lost away at Rostov (1-5) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Kazan' lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 1-5 beating and focus on this one. Midfield player Khvicha Kvaratskhelia was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.64/10. Kvaratskhelia hit six key passes, dribled past the opponent 8 of 9 times and had 25 successful passes (of 28 total).
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against CSKA Moskva.As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Kazan' playing away, we found five games. Results were two away wins, one draw and two home wins.
The visiting Kazan' have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 6 goals from 6 games. Kazan' struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 11 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Sochi-Rubin Kazan' H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Sochi three wins, Rubin Kazan' one win, one draw. three of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  Z. Cassierra Cabezas 7 goals |   A. Dreyer 4 goals |  A. Yusupov 3 goals |
Sochi missing players
Rubin Kazan' missing players
| Sochi | Rubin Kazan' | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 24 | 15 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 18 |
| 16 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 19 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 79% | 83% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 79% |
| 71% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 21% | 50% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 29% |
| 14% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 7% |
| 57% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 14% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 29% |
| 29% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 21% |
| 5.2 | 5.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 4.3 | 3.7 |
| 3.7 | 3.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.3 | 5.4 |
| 2.1 | 1.2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 6 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14.2 | 15.3 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 14.8 | 14.1 |
| 4.7 | 5.8 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
| 36% | 43% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 24% | 27% |
| 12.7 | 11.3 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19 | 15.7 | 14.9 |
| 3.8 | 3.8 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 10 | 6.7 | 5.6 |
- All of Rubin Kazan''s away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Rubin Kazan' haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- 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 Rubin Kazan' have scored away.
- Sochi haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 30 |
| 2 | Sochi | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 27 |
| 3 | Dinamo Moskva | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 26 |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
| 5 | CSKA Moskva | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 23 |
| 6 | Krylya Sovetov | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 22 |
| 7 | Krasnodar | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 21 |
| 8 | Rubin Kazan' | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 19 |
| 9 | Spartak Moskva | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -3 | 19 |
| 10 | Akhmat Grozny | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -5 | 18 |
| 11 | Rostov | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 16 |
| 12 | Ufa | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 14 |
| 13 | Olimpiyets | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -9 | 14 |
| 14 | Arsenal Tula | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -11 | 13 |
| 15 | Khimki | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -11 | 12 |
| 16 | Ural | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -10 | 11 |