Most would pick Spartak Moskva in this fixture against Sochi, but the visitors will resist to the end. Here's our match guide!
- Spartak Moskva have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sochi have lost all their away matches so far.
It's quite the trip for Sochi when visiting Spartak Moskva as the cities are 1600 kilometers apart.
Spartak Moskva and Sochi 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.
Spartak Moskva form and stats
2-1-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Spartak Moskva so far this season.
Spartak are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 189 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Sobolev).
Spartak Moskva faced defeat in their previous match, away at Krasnodar (0-2). The attacker Sobolev was declared "man of the match" for Spartak with the rating of 7.2/10. Sobolev hit the woodwork once.
Ahead of that match, a home victory against Dinamo Moskva in the Russian Cup.
There will be little rest for Spartak Moskva after this match as they are travelling to Olimpiyets for a Russian Cup game in only three days.
Spartak Moskva have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Otkrytiye Arena with 6 goals in 4 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 6 goals have been conceded.
Sochi form and stats
It's not happening yet for Sochi on their Premier League travels, with zero points from their first 3 away games. Maybe today will be different?
The attacking players of Sochi have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 194 minutes.
There might be some fixture complaints from Sochi as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 0-3 against Orenburg. Attacker Miguel got a player rating of 7.15 in the game. "Man of the match" Miguel hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
The fixture before was the Russian Cup-duel against CSKA Moskva (after extra-time, 4-5 on penalties), a home defeat (0-1).
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Sochi manager Khokhlov as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against CSKA Moskva.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Sochi's away games in the league this season with only {1 goals} from 3 matches. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Sochi's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 8 goals in 3 travels.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the previous ten meetings involving these two contenders are: four wins for Spartak, two draws and four wins for Sochi. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Bongonda Mbul'Ofeko Batombo 3 goals |   M. Kramarič 3 goals |  Q. Promes 2 goals |
Spartak Moskva missing players
Sochi missing players
| Spartak Moskva | Sochi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | 6 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 86% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 71% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 57% |
| 57% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 33% | 29% |
| 43% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 71% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 33% | 29% |
| 14% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 67% | 43% |
| 6.3 | 8 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5 | 4.7 |
| 3.9 | 3.5 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 10 | 6.4 |
| 1.7 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 3.3 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 15.1 | 17.5 | 20 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 8.3 | 10.4 |
| 5.6 | 5.5 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.3 | 2.9 |
| 31% | 27% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 14% | 40% |
| 13.7 | 12.2 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18 | 16.3 | 12.9 |
| 5 | 5 | 5.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 6 | 5 |
- All of Sochi's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Sochi have lost all their away matches so far.
- Sochi haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Spartak Moskva have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Spartak Moskva have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sochi have scored away.
- Spartak Moskva have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Spartak Moskva have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Krasnodar | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| 2 | Zenit | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 3 | Krylya Sovetov | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 |
| 4 | Dinamo Moskva | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | Ural | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 7 | CSKA Moskva | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | Akhmat Grozny | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 9 | Spartak Moskva | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Olimpiyets | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 11 | Rostov | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -6 | 7 |
| 12 | Sochi | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -3 | 6 |
| 13 | Rubin Kazan | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 6 |
| 14 | Orenburg | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 5 |
| 15 | Fakel | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -8 | 4 |
| 16 | Baltika | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 3 |
