KHIMKI. Sochi didn’t concede much to Khimki to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Sunday. Sochi was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
A. Yusupov squandered a decisive penalty (63′). That would have allowed Sochi to win the match.
A. Yusupov didn’t score 1 penalty (63′) for Sochi.
The match was played at the Arena Khimki stadium in Khimki on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Aleksey Matyunin assisted by Dmitri Mosyakin and Denis Bereznov. The 4th official was Sergey Cheban. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 1.9 degrees Celsius or 35.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Sochi had a superior ball possession 58% while Khimki was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Khimki was more aggressive with 0 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Khimki to win the match.
Khimki shot 5 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Sochi shot 10 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Khimki received 6 yellow cards (D. Lamkel Ze, R. Mirzov, N. Glavcic, B. Sabovic, B. Sabovic and A. Rudenko). On the opposite side, Sochi received 2 yellow cards (V. Drkusic and A. Yusupov).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Khimki will have 15 points to sit in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Sochi will have 38 points to hold in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Khimki will play away against Ural on the 19th of March with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Khimki (3 draws).
Sochi will host Krylya Sovetov on the 20th of March with a 4-0 head to head record in favor of Krylya Sovetov (0 draws).
Khimki – Formation
Khimki
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Khimki started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Sergey Yuran decided to play with the following team: Ilya Lantratov , Kirill Bozhenov , Zakhar Volkov , Dmitri Tikhiy , Elmir Nabiullin , Besard Sabović , Ilya Kamyshev , Denis Glushakov , Nemanja Glavčić , Didier Lamkel Zé and Reziuan Mirzov .
The home team had on the bench: Egor Generalov, Artem Yuran, Aleksandr Dolgov, Butta Magomedov , Ilya Sagygov, Aleksandr Rudenko and Ilya Kukharchuk .
Substitutions
Khimki made 4 changes: B. Sabovic for B. Magomedov (64′), N. Glavcic for I. Kukharchuk (64′), E. Nabiullin for A. Rudenko (78′) and D. Lamkel Ze for I. Sadygov (90′).
Best player: Ilya Lantratov
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Khimki was the goalkeeper: Ilya Lantratov. His rating is 7.83. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 3 saves.
Sochi – Formation
Sochi
Sochi started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Vladimir Fedotov played with: Denis Adamov , Vanja Drkušić , Rodrigão Prado , Igor Yurganov , Kirill Zaika , Ibragim Tsallagov , Victorien Angban , Sergey Terekhov , Nikita Burmistrov , Mateo Cassierra and Artur Yusupov .
These were the players on the bench: Ivelin Popov , Nikolay Zabolotnyi, Dmitry Vorobyev, Soslan Dzhanaev, Georgi Melkadze , Artem Makarchuk, Joãozinho, Timofey Margasov and Danila Prokhin.
Substitutions
Sochi made 4 changes: K. Zaika for T. Margasov (57′), N. Burmistrov for G. Melkadze (57′), A. Yusupov for I. Popov (75′) and D. Adamov for S. Dzhanaev (90′).
Best player: Rodrigão Prado
The player that probably impressed the most for Sochi was Rodrigão Prado.
His rating is with 63 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 4.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Spartak Moskva – Krasnodar – 1-2
- Krylya Sovetov – Zenit – 1-1
- Ural – Akhmat Grozny – 0-0
- Khimki – Sochi – 0-0
