Sochi hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 30 points and a 11th position in the Premier League table. Visiting Spartak Moskva holds 7th place with 33 pts.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1600 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Sochi are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Spartak are fighting to avoid relegation and will work hard for points.
Sochi form and stats
Overall Premier League stats at home this season for Sochi are 5-3-6 (wins-draw-losses).
Sochi lost their last game at Zenit (placed 1st) after a 1-2 scoreline. Before that, Sochi played out a draw 0-0 when visiting Lokomotiv Moskva.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Sochi have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found five matches with the results: Won zero, drawn four and lost one.
Sochi have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht with 27 goals in 14 league matches. Sochi's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Spartak Moskva form and stats
Playing away, Spartak Moskva have won 6 games, drawn 2 and suffered 5 defeats in the Premier League this season.
There were no winners in Spartak's previous match, a Premier League home game that ended 1-1 vs Lokomotiv Moskva (placed 2nd). Preceding that, the 2-3 home loss versus Tambov.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Spartak in our archives, and the results are: three wins for Spartak Moskva, three draws and two defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Akhmat Grozny in just four days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Spartak have scored 19 goals in 13 league games away. 15 goals have been conceded by Spartak Moskva in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Spartak Moskva - Sochi 1-0. Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Sochi, zero draws and three wins for Spartak Moskva. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  A. Mostovoy 7 goals |  A. Kokorin 7 goals |  E. Ponce Martínez 6 goals |
Sochi missing players
Spartak Moskva missing players
| Sochi | Spartak Moskva | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 13 | 27 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 39 | 27 | 4 | Scored | S | 11 | 19 | 30 |
| 33 | 16 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 15 | 31 |
| 89% | 93% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 85% |
| 81% | 86% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 77% | 63% |
| 37% | 36% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 54% | 44% |
| 19% | 21% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 31% | 22% |
| 15% | 21% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 8% | 11% |
| 52% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 46% | 44% |
| 26% | 29% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 23% | 30% |
| 33% | 29% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 38% | 41% |
| 4.9 | 6.4 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| 5.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
| 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3.4 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 369 | 197 | 48 | Total Shots | T S | 88 | 203 | 448 |
| 130 | 77 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 30 | 65 | 142 |
| 30% | 35% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 29% | 21% |
- Sochi have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Spartak Moskva have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | 27 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 58 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 7 | 43 | 65 |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 50 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 46 |
| 4 | Krasnodar | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 42 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 45 |
| 5 | Rostov | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 48 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 32 | -4 | 43 |
| 6 | Ufa | 27 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 36 |
| 7 | Ural | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 46 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 22 | -11 | 35 |
| 8 | Spartak Moskva | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 15 | -1 | 33 |
| 9 | Rubin Kazan' | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -9 | 33 |
| 10 | Dinamo Moskva | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -7 | 32 |
| 11 | Arsenal Tula | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 32 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 16 | -7 | 31 |
| 12 | Sochi | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 30 |
| 13 | Akhmat Grozny | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 38 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -12 | 30 |
| 14 | Tambov | 27 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 20 | -4 | 28 |
| 15 | Krylya Sovetov | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 30 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 20 | -8 | 27 |
| 16 | Orenburg | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 26 | 48 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -22 | 23 |