It's early days in the Premier League and both Tambov and Sochi are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.
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 1200 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Tambov form and stats
Only two Premier League home games for Tambov so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
Tambov faced defeat in their previous match, away at Zenit (1-4). Before that, Tambov had a home game versus Khimki which ended with a victory 1-0.
Tambov's goalkeeper Sergey Ryzhikov was extremely busy against Zenit, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Tambov at home in the league. 1 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Sochi form and stats
Four points from two away games for Sochi, meaning one draw and one victory in the Premier League so far.
Sochi play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Rotor Volgograd (placed 16th). Prior to that match, a home win 3-2 against Rubin Kazan.
It's early days yet, but Sochi has scored 4 and conceded 3 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Tambov one win, one draw and Sochi one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Noboa Tello 3 goals |  N. Burmistrov 2 goals |   V. Ciupercă 1 goals |
Tambov missing players
Sochi missing players
| Tambov | Sochi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 1.2 | 1.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| 6.8 | 6 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1 | 1.5 | 3.2 |
| 1.8 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | 15 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 17 | 32 | 56 |
| 12 | 3 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 9 | 13 | 24 |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 31% | 33% |
- Sochi has the most points from losing position (5)
| Tambov | Last season | Sochi | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 29 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 28 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 6 | 9 | ||
| 17 | 8 | Lost | L | 5 | 11 | ||
| 34 | 18 | Scored | S | 12 | 40 | ||
| 41 | 17 | Conceded | C | 17 | 33 | ||
| 93% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 89% | ||
| 86% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 79% | ||
| 62% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 36% | ||
| 10% | 7% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 18% | ||
| 7% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 14% | ||
| 55% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 50% | ||
| 21% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 29% | ||
| 31% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 32% | ||
| 3.1 | 3.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4.7 | ||
| 5 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.5 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.6 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 311 | 182 | Total Shots | T S | 172 | 371 | ||
| 102 | 56 | Shots on Target | S O | 53 | 131 | ||
| 33% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 31% | ||
| 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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 |
| 2 | Sochi | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Dinamo Moskva | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Akhmat Grozny | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Krasnodar | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | CSKA Moskva | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Spartak Moskva | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Ural | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 5 |
| 10 | Arsenal Tula | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| 11 | Rubin Kazan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 12 | Ufa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 13 | Rostov | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| 14 | Tambov | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 3 |
| 15 | Khimki | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
| 16 | Rotor Volgograd | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 1 |
| Last season | 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 | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 65 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 47 | 72 |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 57 |
| 3 | Krasnodar | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 49 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 52 |
| 4 | CSKA Moskva | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 29 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 50 |
| 5 | Rostov | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 45 | 50 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 32 | -5 | 45 |
| 6 | Dinamo Moskva | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | -3 | 41 |
| 7 | Spartak Moskva | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 35 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 39 |
| 8 | Ufa | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 38 |
| 9 | Arsenal Tula | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 37 | 41 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 17 | -4 | 38 |
| 10 | Rubin Kazan | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 15 | -10 | 35 |
| 11 | Ural | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 53 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 25 | -17 | 35 |
| 12 | Sochi | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 33 |
| 13 | Tambov | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 37 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 24 | -4 | 31 |
| 14 | Krylya Sovetov | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 40 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 22 | -7 | 31 |
| 15 | Akhmat Grozny | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 46 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 25 | -19 | 31 |
| 16 | Orenburg | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 52 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 27 | -24 | 27 |