A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Sochi fans are optimistic that the difference between 5th and Ufa's 16th place in the table will show on the pitch.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
These teams have little in common geographically as Ufa have to travel 2200 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Sochi form and stats
12 points is a decent return from 6 Premier League games here at Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht for Sochi. The data says 3 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses. Two home wins in a row for Sochi bring valid hopes of a third.
Sochi's last game was hosting Lokomotiv Moskva (placed 7th) and winning 2-1. Heartbreak before that as Sochi lost 1-3 at Dinamo Moskva's place.
A decent goal production from Sochi in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 6 league matches. 7 goals have been conceded.
Ufa form and stats
There's been little loot from Ufa's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 6 away games in the Premier League. Ufa, who have the most conceded goals (26) in Premier League, only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 0 draws. The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Ufa, who have now gone eleven games without a victory. The Arsenal Tula game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since. A depressing five defeats in a row for Ufa in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Arsenal Tula.
Ufa might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Ural proved too strong as Ufa slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadion Neftyanik. A 1-3 defeat away at Akhmat Grozny before that.
The attacking power of Ufa when travelling is not overwhelming with 4 goals scored from 6 league matches away. Ufa are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 4 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last two meetings): Sochi won zero games, two matches ended with a draw and Ufa has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: zero / twoSochi missing players
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| Sochi | Ufa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 21 | 11 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 19 | 7 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 17 | 26 |
| 92% | 83% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 77% | 83% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 69% |
| 62% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 46% |
| 46% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 23% |
| 23% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 33% | 15% |
| 77% | 83% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 23% | 17% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 8% | 17% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 62% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 2.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 165 | 75 | 29 | Total Shots | T S | 4 | 37 | 95 |
| 61 | 28 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 15 | 32 |
| 34% | 39% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 27% | 22% |
- Sochi have not yet lost a game at home.
- Sochi have scored more than double the goals of Ufa.
- Ufa has the fewest clean sheets (1) in Premier League
- Ufa has the most conceded goals (17) away in Premier League
- Ufa has the most conceded goals (26) in Premier League
- Ufa has the most conceded goals in the second half (17) in Premier League
- Ufa has the the worst goal difference (-13) away in Premier League
- Ufa has the the worst goal difference (-19) in Premier League
- Ufa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Ufa have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Ufa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ufa haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Ufa is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| 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 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 27 |
| 2 | Spartak Moskva | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 27 |
| 3 | CSKA Moskva | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 25 |
| 4 | Rostov | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 23 |
| 5 | Sochi | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 22 |
| 6 | Rubin Kazan | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 21 |
| 7 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 |
| 8 | Dinamo Moskva | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 20 |
| 9 | Akhmat Grozny | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 10 | Krasnodar | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
| 11 | Ural | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 14 |
| 12 | Tambov | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 12 |
| 13 | Arsenal Tula | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -9 | 12 |
| 14 | Khimki | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | -12 | 9 |
| 15 | Rotor Volgograd | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -15 | 6 |
| 16 | Ufa | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 17 | -19 | 6 |