The Russian Premier league reaches week 3 with PFC Sochi facing FC Krasnodar. The league is still in its nascent stages and the teams are yet to find their rhythms and settle for what they think their right combinations are,
PFC Sochi have lost their first two games against Zenit and Spartak who are established side, Sochi however will take heart from their performances as they have looked resolute and against Krasnodar they will look to again try and salvage some points against a team that stood 3rd in the previous season
FC Krasnodar ended the last season with a string of wins but haven’t been too convincing in this season. They lost their first game against Akhmat Grozny and were 2-0 down against FC UFA but came back scoring 3 goals and winning the game.
Here’s a look at the game
Where will the match be played?
This match is to be played at the Kuban Stadium
What time does the match between PFC Sochi vs FC Krasnodar start?
The clash will take place at July 27, 2019, 09:30 PM, IST
PFC Sochi– L L W L L W
FC Krasnodar – W L L L W W
The previous two games between the two teams have both ended in draw in the 2010 season
PFC Sochi
Dzhanaev (GK), Novoseltsev, Miladinovic, Kudryashov, Margasov, Kazaev, Tsallagov, Pesegov, Nabiullin, Burmistrov, Poloz
FC Krasnodar
Safonov (GK), Petrov, Spajic, Martynovich, Ramirez, Utkin, Kambolov, Vilhena, Wanderson, Ari, Namli
PFC Sochi
Nikita Burmistrov
The player was a major reason for their promotions, his possession play and creative mindset are important for his team, his stats for the previous season are as follows
Goal – 4 Assists -0
Dmitry Poloz
The striker signed for Sochi this year and the team is looking for goals from him in this game since they are goalless in this season. He was good for Rubin Kazan last year. His statistics are as follows.
Goal – 5 Assists -1
X factor : Yevgeni Pesegov – The midfielder is a frequent goal scorer for his team, he will be a likely scorer in this game. Last season he scored 10 goals
FC Krasnodar
Younes Namli
The Danish winger joined Krasnodar from Zwolle in the Eredivisie. He scores goals and creates a lot of goals for his teammates as well. His stats for the previous year are as follows, he scored a goal in the previous game as well
Goals: 4; Assists: 7
Wanderson Maciel Sousa Campos
The left winger was inspirational running up and down the wing in the previous game, he is a great threat in the creative side of the game as well. His statistics for the last season are as follows
Goals: 6; Assists: 5
X-Factor Star: Tonny Vilhena The dutch player who was signed from Feyenoord already seems to be making quite the impact for his new club. He is a goalscoring midfielder and would look to emulate his 6 goals and 5 assists from the previous season or maybe even add to it.
Match Prediction
Should be a win for Krasnodar by 2-0.
SO vs KRS Team Predictions
The team is based on the aforementioned Fantasy Football Picks and X-Factor Star.
Team 1