Here's all you must know, and some more, before watching the Ural - Sochi match!
- Ural have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sochi have the most conceded goals in the second half (34) in Premier League
Ural are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Sochi is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Sochi, who are travelling more than 2700 kilometers to play this game.
This has all the signs of an engrossing match with lots of spark and bustle as both contenders are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Get this show on the road!
Ural form and stats
5-1-8 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Ural so far this season.
Ural enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Khimki's place. The match ended 3-0 with Yushin (2) and Miškić scoring. Attacking player Yushin outperformed all the other footballers in that match and received a match rating of 8.7 out of 10. Yushin scored two goals and hit two key passes.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at Krylya Sovetov.Ural are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 14 games. Ural have conceded 23 from these games.
Sochi form and stats
There's been little loot from Sochi's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 14 away games in the Premier League. Sochi only have 3 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 1 draw. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Sochi are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Sochi's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Zenit that finished 1-1. Goalkeeper Zabolotnyi made a total of six saves, making him a hero against Zenit. Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes. Attacker Yusupov got a player rating of 7.33 in the game. "Man of the match" Yusupov scored one goal and had 28 successful passes (of 35 total).
A 0-4 defeat away at Olimpiyets before that.Highlight this: 10 of the last 13 league matches involving this club have had only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting terms).
The attacking power of Sochi when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 14 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Sochi have conceded 35 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Ural have pulled off a streak of 4 consecutive games without losing (2-2-0) when playing Sochi.Sochi - Ural 2-2 was the scoreline in these squads' previous H2H game, played this season.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Noboa Tello 11 goals |   A. Yushin 5 goals | A. Kashtanov 5 goals |
Ural missing players
Sochi missing players
| Ural | Sochi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 14 | 29 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 32 | 16 | 5 | Scored | S | 5 | 11 | 37 |
| 45 | 23 | 7 | Conceded | C | 10 | 35 | 53 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 86% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 93% | 93% |
| 59% | 64% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 71% | 66% |
| 24% | 29% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 36% | 34% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 10% |
| 48% | 57% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 29% | 48% |
| 21% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 14% | 17% |
| 38% | 29% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 57% | 34% |
| 5.4 | 6.4 | 8.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.4 | 4.9 |
| 4.7 | 4.4 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.3 |
| 2.4 | 2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 12.5 | 14.6 | 14.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 9.4 | 12 |
| 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
| 29% | 25% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 24% | 30% |
| 13 | 11.9 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.6 | 15.6 | 13 |
| 4.6 | 4.4 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 6.3 | 4.9 |
- Sochi have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Sochi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sochi have the most conceded goals in the second half (34) in Premier League
- Sochi have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Sochi haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Ural have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ural haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 29 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 73 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 53 | 67 |
| 2 | CSKA Moskva | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 52 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 26 | 55 |
| 3 | Spartak Moskva | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 60 | 37 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 23 | 53 |
| 4 | Rostov | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 6 | 50 |
| 5 | Akhmat Grozny | 28 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 47 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 49 |
| 6 | Krasnodar | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 60 | 44 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 26 | 16 | 47 |
| 7 | Dinamo Moskva | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 47 | 38 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 45 |
| 8 | Orenburg | 29 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 55 | 55 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 36 | 0 | 43 |
| 9 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 43 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 4 | 39 |
| 10 | Sochi | 29 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 37 | 53 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 35 | -16 | 38 |
| 11 | Ural | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 32 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -13 | 33 |
| 12 | Krylya Sovetov | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 26 | -13 | 29 |
| 13 | Fakel | 28 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 46 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 25 | -12 | 27 |
| 14 | Olimpiyets | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 50 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 22 | -19 | 26 |
| 15 | Khimki | 29 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 65 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 40 | -40 | 18 |
| 16 | Torpedo Moskva | 29 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 58 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 30 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 28 | -37 | 13 |
