The league table in Premier League tells a story about these teams so far, with Sochi leading Tambov by 24 points. Match preview to follow:
- Sochi have not yet lost a game at home.
- Tambov have the the worst goal difference (-24) in Premier League
Sochi and Tambov should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
These teams have little in common geographically as Tambov have to travel 1200 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Sochi form and stats
25 points is a decent return from 11 Premier League games here at Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht for Sochi. The data says 7 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses. In general it's been a long time since Sochi tasted defeat here at Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games in the league.
In their previous game, the manager V. Fedotov led his Sochi to a defeat in the Premier League match away at Lokomotiv Moskva. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht. A 0-0 draw away before that, with Rostov the opponent.
Everyone expects Sochi to win this match. We have checked our database for matches where they have been as big a favourite and found three games: two home wins, zero draws and one defeat. Sochi have won with at least two goals margin two times in similar situations.
The Sochi fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 21 goals in 11 league matches. From these home matches, Sochi have conceded only 8 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Tambov form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Tambov, who have the the worst goal difference (-24) in Premier League, so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-7 (win-draw-lose). Tambov are desperate to end a eleven-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Rotor Volgograd fixture. It's all red in the travel logs of Tambov, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.
Tambov are looking to quickly end their 229 minutes long goal drought in the Premier League.
Tambov's previous game was their home loss versus Krasnodar (0-4). A 0-2 defeat away at Dinamo Moskva before that.
Tambov lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.
The visitors come into this game as huge outsiders. This role is not totally unknown to them, as they have played eight away matches before with similar winning odds. These games have ended with two wins, one draw and five defeats. four games were lost by at least two goals margin.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Tambov as they have only managed to score 7 times from 10 away games in the league. Tambov have conceded 21 goals in these games. It's worth mentioning that 11 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Sochi and Tambov have met before this season: Tambov - Sochi 0-1. Head-2-head stats last four meetings: two - one - one (Sochi wins - draws - Tambov wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Noboa Tello 8 goals |  N. Burmistrov 5 goals |  A. Zabolotnyi 5 goals |
Sochi missing players
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| Sochi | Tambov | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| 10 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 33 | 21 | 7 | Scored | S | 5 | 7 | 14 |
| 25 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 13 | 21 | 38 |
| 91% | 91% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 95% |
| 73% | 82% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 70% | 64% |
| 45% | 36% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 36% |
| 36% | 27% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 40% | 27% |
| 14% | 18% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 20% | 9% |
| 59% | 55% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 40% | 36% |
| 36% | 45% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 18% |
| 14% | 9% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 12.7 | 13.7 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 7.5 | 8.3 |
| 5 | 6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| 30% | 32% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 26% | 24% |
- Sochi have not yet lost a game at home.
- Sochi have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Sochi have scored more than double the goals of Tambov.
- Tambov have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Tambov have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Tambov have the most conceded goals in the second half (23) in Premier League
- Tambov have the the worst goal difference (-24) in Premier League
| 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 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 31 | 45 |
| 2 | Spartak Moskva | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 41 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 40 |
| 4 | Sochi | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 37 |
| 5 | Rubin Kazan' | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 37 |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 37 |
| 7 | Dinamo Moskva | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 36 |
| 8 | Krasnodar | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 34 |
| 9 | Rostov | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 34 |
| 10 | Khimki | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 18 | -4 | 32 |
| 11 | Ural | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -6 | 26 |
| 12 | Akhmat Grozny | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -9 | 26 |
| 13 | Rotor Volgograd | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -20 | 18 |
| 14 | Arsenal Tula | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 38 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 24 | -19 | 17 |
| 15 | Ufa | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 22 | -21 | 14 |
| 16 | Tambov | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 38 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 21 | -24 | 13 |