About Match
The table reads 4th (Sochi, 19 pts) against 11th (Rotor Volgograd, 11 pts), 8 points apart. Recent form tells a different story for Rotor Volgograd: only 17th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 11th. Scoring rates set the scale: Sochi 1.8 scored and 1.2 conceded per game, Rotor Volgograd 1.4 and 1.4, with the league averaging 1.34. Victory would move Sochi to 22 points and up to 2nd, with other results unchanged.
A win has eluded Rotor Volgograd for 5 matches. From the last five rounds, Sochi hold 12 points of 15 and Rotor Volgograd 2.
9 meetings are on record — 4 won by Sochi, 1 by Rotor Volgograd, 4 drawn, at 2.67 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 33% of the wins in this matchup. Both teams scored in 67% of the meetings.
The venue is Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht in Sochi, with room for 47,659 spectators.




