Match Report
15 points separated the sides: Akhmat Grozny 9th on 37, Sochi 16th on 22. Sochi had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 16th overall. In league terms the two rates read 0.97/2 for Sochi and 1.17/1.3 for Akhmat Grozny (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.27.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Sochi 2, draws 1, Akhmat Grozny 2, at 2.6 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 20% of the meetings went to the host. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 60% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 60%.
Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht, capacity 47,659, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Sochi: Martin Kramaric (88') · Akhmat Grozny: Klisman Cake (85')
Key stats
Possession: Sochi 39% · Akhmat Grozny 61% · Total shots: 3-4 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 2-3