Match Report
Sochi, 4th with 53 points, sat 40 points above Tambov (16th, 13). Against a league average of 1.33 goals per team per game, Sochi ran at 1.63 scored and 1.1 conceded, Tambov at 0.63 and 2.17.
Sochi entered with three wins in a row. Tambov arrived off three straight defeats. The last-five ledger: Sochi 10/15, Tambov 1/15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 2 Sochi wins, 0 for Tambov, 3 draws, at 1.6 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 0% of those meetings. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 20% of meetings.
The match was played at Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht (capacity 47,659). On the scoreboard, Sochi led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 5-0.
Goal scorers
Sochi: Sergey Terekhov (55'), Anton Zabolotnyi (80'), Anton Zabolotnyi (45'), Aleksandr Rudenko (74'), M. Barsov (90')
Key stats
Possession: Sochi 58% · Tambov 42% · Total shots: 24-9 · On target: 10-3 · Corners: 4-3