Match Report
The table gap was wide: 21 points between Rubin Kazan (8th, 43 pts) and Sochi (16th, 22 pts). Sochi ranked 8th in the league on five-round form, well above their 16th table position. Against a league average of 1.27 goals per team per game, Sochi ran at 0.97 scored and 2 conceded, Rubin Kazan at 0.97 and 1.
Sochi had been beaten in four straight games. The five-game form split read 3/15 points for Sochi against 10/15 for Rubin Kazan.
5 meetings are on record — 1 won by Sochi, 3 by Rubin Kazan, 1 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 20% of the wins in this matchup.
The match was played at Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht (capacity 47,659). On the scoreboard, Rubin Kazan led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-1 the final score.
Goal scorers
Rubin Kazan: Ruslan Bezrukov (19')
Key stats
Possession: Sochi 51% · Rubin Kazan 49% · Total shots: 18-6 · On target: 5-1 · Corners: 6-1




