In this week 10 match on the 18th of September, Sochi will play host to Fakel in a clash of these two mismatched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 27 degrees, a perfect day for football. 7th placed Sochi is fresh off their 2-1 win against Dinamo Moscow. Georgi Melkadze struck first for Sochi in the 6th minute on a feed from Nikita Burmistrov, then Christian Noboa added another in the 11th minute on a feed from Georgi Melkadze. Sochi should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while fakel is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Locomotiv Moscow. Evgeny Morozov struck first for Fakel in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Irakli Kvekveskiri added another in the 57th minute In the end, Locomotiv Moscow couldn’t muster any offence and Fakel ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Maksimov has been the most effective weapon for Fakel lately. The Russian attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches. Christian Noboa has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 4 goals for Sochi.