In this week 7 match, on Friday Aug 26th, Sochi will host Khimki at Olimpiyskiy Stadion Fisht in a clash of these two evenly matched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 25 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Sochi sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Rostov. Christian Noboa struck first for Sochi in the 44th minute on a penalty, then Artur Yusupov added another in the 69th minute on a feed from Artem Makarchuk . Sochi is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while 9th placed Khimki is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Locomotiv Moscow. Gyrano Kerk struck first for Locomotiv Moscow in the 22nd minute, then François Kamano added another in the 34th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Khimki couldn’t manage to score, and Locomotiv Moscow took the shutout win. Khimki is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Sochi won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Khimki’s most prolific scorer has been Aleksandr Dolgov. The Russian attacker has netted three goals over the last five matches. Christian Noboa has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the midfielder has scored four goals for Sochi.