Sochi - Neftekhimik: forecast for the First League match
Sochi will meet Neftekhimik at Fisht on November 3 as part of the 17th round. The visitors are on a streak of five consecutive unbeaten matches, but today opponent is tough and it will be very difficult to win on their field. Will the club from Nizhnekamsk be able to impose a fight on the opponent and what bets will play in the match? The answer is in our forecast.

Command Analysis

PFC Sochi

Current form
In the last match of the First League, the "Bars" played in Naberezhnye Chelny against KAMAZ, where they suffered a defeat with a minimal score (0:1). The game before, the Sochi team beat Rodina with the same score. At this stage, the club is in sixth place in the tournament table and is two points behind the fourth Ural. In the last cup game, the team only managed to cope with the representative of the Second League, Kostroma Spartak, in a penalty shootout, and the regular time of the match ended in a fighting draw (2:2).
Disqualifications and injuries
Sochi have Sissako and Alves in the infirmary.
Interesting trends for betting
- Sochi scores an average of 1.5 goals per game
- The team has earned an average of two yellow cards in its last five games
Estimated line-up : Karabashev, Zaika, Maslov, Kozhemyakin, Makarchuk, Kravtsov, Saavedra, Kramaric, Bart, Pisarsky, Nikitin.

Neftekhimik

Current form
In their last game in the First League, Neftekhimik played to a goalless draw with Sokol, where the opponents played on equal terms and did not make a single shot on target. This draw was the club seventh since the start of the season. The team had finished the match with the "sailors" from Novorossiysk with the same score the previous game. Kirill Novikov team is in ninth place in the standings, having conceded only 13 goals and has 22 points, two points behind fifth-placed Chornomorets.
Disqualifications and injuries
The team has no problems with its composition.
Interesting trends for betting
- Neftekhimik has scored only one goal in its last four games
- On average, the club scores 0.8 goals per match
Estimated line-up : Yanovich, Kakhidze, Tolstopiatov, Shorkin, Sitdikov, Valiakhmetov, Morozov, Petrov, Emelyanov, Aliyev, Dzhamilov.
Trends
Bet Exact score 1:0
The hosts' last two meetings have seen this score
6.50Bet 1st half: draw
In the last four matches, the visitors had a draw in the first half
2.25Bet 2nd half: Sochi victory
In 1 of the 4 games that have been played in all tournaments, the southerners have won in the second half
1.90Tip and bets
Sochi will not give the opponent much time to possess the ball at home. The southerners have gained excellent form and have not lost in five matches in a row on their home field. Robert Moreno will build the team game in such a way that Neftekhimik will have no choice but to act as second number on counterattacks. At the same time, Sochi pays great attention to set pieces and the home field factor also plays into the "Bars" hands.
Forecast: Sochi win with odds of 1.60
Bet on total
Sochi plays quite well, and intends to act as number one against Nizhnekamsk. The southerners are stable, and the team will achieve the desired result and bring the game to a logical conclusion. The low total was recorded in four out of five matches involving the home team in all tournaments, which we expect today.
Forecast - total under 2.5 goals with odds of 1.80
Betting on Team Goals
In three of the five matches held in all tournaments, Sochi did not exchange goals with their opponents, and Neftekhimik did not exchange goals in four games in a row. We can assume that in today confrontation both teams will not score.
Prediction - both teams will not score with odds of 1.77