Premier League: Sochi - Tambov preview and statistics

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1200 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

Sochi form and stats

The story so far in the Premier League for Sochi, who have the fewest points (4) at home in Premier League, at their home stadium (Fisht Olympic Stadium) is 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

Sochi lost their last game at Rostov (placed 3rd) after a 0-2 scoreline. A 1-1 draw away before that, with Arsenal Tula the opponent.

Sochi's goalkeeper Soslan Dzhanaev was extremely busy against Rostov, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning 8 saves.

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 three games, won 2 matches, drawn 1 and lost 0.

The lack of attacking qualities in Sochi means that they have only scored 2 goals in 5 league home games, less than half a goal per match. Sochi's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 5 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

Tambov form and stats

There's been little loot from Tambov's travels as they have only collected 2 points from 6 away games in the Premier League. Tambov, who have the fewest points (2) away in Premier League, only have 0 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Tambov have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Chertanovo game.

Tambov are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the Premier League against Ufa (placed 9th). The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Ural.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Tambov when being an outsider away as they are today, we find two matches with the visitors losing 2 times, drawing 0 and winning 0 games.

Tambov find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 6 goals from 6 away fixtures in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Tambov have conceded 11 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

M. Barsov 18 goals

K. Appaev 8 goals

Sochi missing players

Tambov missing players