About Match
On paper the standings are lopsided — Sochi 2nd with 22 points, SKA Khabarovsk 18th with 4, 18 apart. SKA Khabarovsk rank 13th in the league on five-round form, well above their 18th table position. Against a league average of 1.35 goals per team per game, SKA Khabarovsk run at 1 scored and 2.2 conceded, Sochi at 1.82 and 1.18. If SKA Khabarovsk win, their total rises to 7 and up to 16th, assuming the rest of the results stand.
The head-to-head ledger counts 7 games: 2 SKA Khabarovsk wins, 3 for Sochi, 2 draws, at 2.86 goals per meeting.
The venue is Stadion imeni V.I. Lenina in Khabarovsk, with room for 15,200 spectators.