SOCHI. Sochi and Akhmat Grozny didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. Sochi was much better in terms of ball possession (63%).
The match was played at the Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht stadium in Sochi on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Kirill Levnikov who was helped by Andrey Vereteshkin and Kirill Bolshakov. The 4th official was Ivan Saraev. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.1 degrees Celsius or 55.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 12 Total 8
- 6 On Target 3
- 4 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 4
- 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 8 Total 11
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
Sochi had a superior ball possession 63% while Akhmat Grozny was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sochi had a more offensive attitude with 0 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Sochi to win the match.
Sochi shot 12 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Akhmat Grozny shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Sochi received 3 yellow cards (A. Yusupov, N. Burmistrov and S. Terekhov). On the other side, Akhmat Grozny received 4 yellow cards (L. Sadulaev, M. Bogosavac, D. Todorovic and A. Semenov).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Sochi will have 46 points to sit in the 4th place. On the other side, Akhmat Grozny will have 32 points to sit in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Sochi will play away against Rubin Kazan’ on the 30th of April with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Sochi (1 draw).
Akhmat Grozny will host CSKA Moskva on the 1st of May with a 22-4 head to head stats in favor of CSKA Moskva (4 draws).
Sochi – Formation
Sochi
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Sochi started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Vladimir Fedotov decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Sochi made 3 changes: D. Prokhin for K. Zaika (46′), V. Angban for N. Burmistrov (46′) and M. Cassierra for G. Melkadze (85′).
Akhmat Grozny – Formation
Akhmat Grozny
Akhmat Grozny started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Andrey Talalaev played with: .
Akhmat Grozny could not rely on the presence of M. Konate (injured).
Substitutions
Akhmat Grozny made 5 changes: E. Kharin for S. Sebai (59′), L. Sadulaev for V. Karapuzov (59′), S. Sebai for M. Konate (87′), A. Timofeev for I. Konovalov (88′) and A. Troshechkin for I. Umaev (88′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Lokomotiv Moskva – FK Nizjni Novgorod – 2-1
- Sochi – Akhmat Grozny – 3-2
- Ural – Ufa – 2-1
