FC Sochi vs Ural prediction

FC Sochi have won ten, drawn two and lost four of their 16 First League games so far, scoring 26 and letting in 17. That has them 2nd on 32 points.

Their last six in all competitions read five wins, one draw and no defeats, at 2.0 goals scored and 0.8 conceded per game. Last time out they beat Tekstilshchik 3-1 away; before that came a 1-0 win away at R. Volgograd and a 1-0 win at home to Ufa.

FC Sochi are unbeaten in six. They have scored in each of their last six. Two clean sheets in that spell. At home they've won one of two recently (2 scored, 1 conceded).

So far in the First League, Ural have won nine, drawn four and lost three of 16, with 27 goals scored and 11 conceded, good for 3rd place and 31 points.

Over the last six matches it has been three wins, one draw and two defeats, averaging 1.5 goals for and 1.2 against. Last time out they beat Chelyabinsk 3-1 away; before that came a 2-1 defeat at home to Nizhny Novgorod and a 1-1 draw away at Orenburg.

The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last five. On the road they've won three of four recently (7 scored, 3 conceded).

Home and away form points to Ural: FC Sochi have won one of their last two at home, Ural three of their last four on the road. One point separates the two sides in the table. FC Sochi also have the better goal difference over recent weeks.

We make FC Sochi favourites at 35%, with Ural on 34% and the draw at 31%. In truth there's very little in it.

On goals, it expects around 2.6 in the game: 1.5 for FC Sochi and 1.1 for Ural. Over 2.5 goals is 47% and both teams scoring 51%. Their last meeting, on 21 Apr 2024, finished 2-2.