In this week 17 match, on Sun Nov 13th, Khimki will host Sochi in a clash of these two mismatched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 15th placed Khimki is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Orenburg. Aleksandr Rudenko scored the first goal for Khimki in the 50th minute, then Butta Magomedov added another in the 66th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Orenburg couldn’t manage to score, and Khimki took the shutout win. Khimki looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while sochi sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Spartak Moscow. Quincy Promes scored the first goal for Spartak Moscow in the 7th minute, then Kirill Zaika tied it up for Sochi in the 44th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Sochi. Sochi is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, Sochi was victorious by a score of 4 to 1. Christian Noboa struck first for Sochi in the 15th minute from the penalty spot, then Christian Noboa added another in the 3rd minute of the first half’s stoppage time from the penalty spot.
Both Joãozinho and Christian Noboa have been the hottest scorers for Sochi in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Ilya Kukharchuk and Iliya Sadygov are the top scorers for Khimki in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.