With their 3 point advantage in the league table, Sochi U20 fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Rubin Kazan U20.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Sochi U20 form and stats
Overall Youth League stats at home this season for Sochi U20 are 4-3-2 (wins-draw-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here.
Sochi U20's last game was hosting Ural U20 (placed 12th) and winning 5-3. Ahead of that match, Sochi U20 won a home game hosting Orenburg U20 (3-1).
A goal frenzy last time out for Sochi U20, with a total of 8 goals in the match against Ural U20. Fun stuff to watch!
Sochi U20 can score goals in their home matches. After 9 league matches they have found the net 18 times. On the other hand, Sochi U20 have conceded 12 goals.
Rubin Kazan U20 form and stats
There's been little loot from Rubin Kazan U20's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 9 away games in the Youth League. Rubin Kazan U20 only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 3 draws. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on the Rubin Kazan U20 manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Rubin Kazan U20 play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 2-6 to Akhmat Grozny U20 (placed 9th). A loss against Zenit U20 was the result prior to that, in a home game.
Rubin Kazan U20 lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 2-6 beating and focus on this one.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The Rubin Kazan U20 manager has some worries about the defense as 20 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Rubin Kazan U20 - Sochi U20 1-0.Sochi U20 missing players
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| Sochi U20 | Rubin Kazan U20 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 30 | 18 | 8 | Scored | S | 4 | 8 | 19 |
| 31 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 9 | 20 | 31 |
| 95% | 89% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 79% | 78% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 67% |
| 58% | 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 44% | 39% |
| 37% | 56% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 33% | 33% |
| 21% | 22% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 33% | 28% |
| 58% | 67% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 56% | 50% |
| 16% | 22% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 28% |
| 32% | 22% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 5.4 | 5.8 | 6 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0.5 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| 5.9 | 4.3 | 3.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.8 | 5.9 |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 197 | 116 | 38 | Total Shots | T S | 12 | 66 | 152 |
| 84 | 52 | 19 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 17 | 49 |
| 32% | 35% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 133% | 47% | 39% |
- Rubin Kazan U20 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Rubin Kazan U20 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sochi U20 have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Rubin Kazan U20 have scored 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 | Dinamo Moskva U20 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 30 | 41 |
| 2 | CSKA Moskva U20 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 31 |
| 3 | Lokomotiv Moskva U20 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 30 |
| 4 | Zenit U20 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 30 |
| 5 | Spartak Moskva U20 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 30 |
| 6 | Krylya Sovetov U20 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 29 |
| 7 | Arsenal Tula U20 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 29 |
| 8 | Tambov U20 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 27 |
| 9 | Akhmat Grozny U20 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 25 |
| 10 | Sochi U20 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | Krasnodar U20 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 14 | -3 | 21 |
| 12 | Ural U20 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -5 | 21 |
| 13 | Rostov U20 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 20 | -13 | 21 |
| 14 | Rubin Kazan U20 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 20 |
| 15 | Orenburg U20 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 14 |
| 16 | Ufa U20 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 57 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 24 | -47 | 8 |