This fixture has been long awaited by followers of both teams, as it's the first Premier League fixture of the season. Both Torpedo Moskva and Sochi are ready for a bright start to their campaign.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 1600 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Torpedo Moskva form and stats
It's the first season at a new level for Torpedo Moskva as they were promoted from FNL last season. Happy days that were secured through 20 wins, 15 draws and 3 losses from 38 games. The team scored 36 goals at home last season and conceded 15. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Torpedo Moskva friendly games in pre-season: Torpedo Moskva played eight friendlies, won 4, drew 3 and lost 1. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Torpedo Moskva scored 12 goals and conceded 8 in these eight games.
Sochi form and stats
Let's have a look at how Sochi performed last season in the Premier League: They landed a 2nd position in the league table after playing out 17 victories, 5 draws and 8 defeats. In total they scored 54 and conceded 30 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 9 - drew 2 and lost 4 with 25/14 goals scored/conceded.
It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Sochi have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 1 win, 2 draws and 1 defeats from four fixtures.
Head 2 Head
Torpedo Moskva missing players
Sochi missing players
| Torpedo Moskva | Sochi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Torpedo Moskva | Last season | Sochi | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 15 | 30 | ||
| 20 | 10 | Won | W | 9 | 17 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 65 | 36 | Scored | S | 25 | 54 | ||
| 36 | 15 | Conceded | C | 14 | 30 | ||
| 89% | 84% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 90% | ||
| 58% | 63% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 73% | ||
| 39% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 63% | ||
| 32% | 37% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 13% | 27% | ||
| 18% | 16% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 20% | ||
| 53% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 53% | 53% | ||
| 42% | 47% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 33% | ||
| 16% | 16% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 23% | ||
| 5.8 | 7.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.3 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.3 | ||
| 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.3 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 5 | ||
| 11.2 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.9 | 14.3 | ||
| 4.5 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.7 | ||
| 41% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 38% | ||
| 9.8 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.7 | 12.3 | ||
| 4 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Akhmat Grozny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | CSKA Moskva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Dinamo Moskva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Fakel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Olimpiyets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Khimki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Krasnodar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Krylya Sovetov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Orenburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Rostov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Sochi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Spartak Moskva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Torpedo Moskva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Ural | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Zenit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | Torpedo Moskva | 38 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 65 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 36 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 21 | 29 | 75 |
| 2 | Orenburg | 38 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 64 | 37 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 23 | 27 | 74 |
| 3 | Fakel | 38 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 60 | 33 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 31 | 23 | 27 | 74 |
| 4 | Chayka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | SKA Khabarovsk | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 38 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 16 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 10 | 65 |
| 5 | Yenisey | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 58 | 55 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 3 | 63 |
| 6 | Spartak Vladikavkaz | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 75 | 53 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 41 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 30 | 22 | 60 |
| 7 | Baltika | 38 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 51 | 30 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 18 | 21 | 58 |
| 8 | Neftekhimik | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 60 | 43 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 58 |
| 9 | Akron | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 47 | 40 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 23 | 7 | 58 |
| 10 | Spartak Moskva II | 38 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 48 | 55 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 31 | -7 | 58 |
| 11 | Krasnodar II | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 45 | 45 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 21 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 53 |
| 12 | Urozhay | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 45 | 48 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 17 | -3 | 49 |
| 13 | Veles | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 45 | 48 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 20 | -3 | 48 |
| 14 | Tom' Tomsk | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 51 | 60 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 37 | -9 | 48 |
| 15 | Dolgie Prudy | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 35 | 47 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 23 | -12 | 41 |
| 16 | Volgar Astrakhan | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 43 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 20 | -13 | 39 |
| 17 | KAMAZ | 38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 29 | 45 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 24 | -16 | 37 |
| 18 | Rotor Volgograd | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 37 | 53 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 23 | -16 | 36 |
| 19 | Metallurg Lipetsk | 38 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 31 | 70 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 29 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 41 | -39 | 33 |
| 20 | Tekstilshchik | 38 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 76 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 39 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 37 | -45 | 23 |
| 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 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 66 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 38 | 65 |
| 2 | Sochi | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 24 | 56 |
| 3 | Dinamo Moskva | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 53 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 12 | 53 |
| 4 | CSKA Moskva | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 50 |
| 5 | Krasnodar | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 50 |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 43 | 39 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 4 | 48 |
| 7 | Akhmat Grozny | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 36 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -2 | 42 |
| 8 | Krylya Sovetov | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 41 |
| 9 | Rostov | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 47 | 51 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 25 | -4 | 38 |
| 10 | Spartak Moskva | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 24 | -4 | 38 |
| 11 | Ural | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 35 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 21 | -8 | 33 |
| 12 | Olimpiyets | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -13 | 33 |
| 13 | Khimki | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 28 | -13 | 32 |
| 14 | Ufa | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 40 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -11 | 30 |
| 15 | Rubin Kazan | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 34 | 56 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 31 | -22 | 29 |
| 16 | Arsenal Tula | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 59 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 37 | -29 | 23 |