Sochi — Van: forecast for the friendly match
As part of the training camp, Sochi and Van from Charentsevan will play a friendly match. Sochi is bidding to return to the Russian Premier League, but so far the team is only in the play-off zone. Van is having a good time in the Armenian Premier League and ranks among the top five teams in the championship. Which of the rivals will win on February 7th? The answer is in our forecast.

Command Analysis

PFC Sochi

Current form
Sochi failed to retain its place in the Russian Premier League last season, finishing in last place. Nevertheless, Sochi residents do not plan to stay in the First League for a long time. Robert Moreno's team got off to a slow start, but eventually managed to return to the top four. Currently, the Southerners occupy the fourth position in the standings and are only one point ahead of Novorossiysk Chernomorets. At the same time, the nominal owners are only inferior to the third Ural in additional indicators. In recent home matches, Barca have won confident victories over Ufa (5:2) and KAMAZ (2:0). The club failed to advance further in the Russian Cup, losing to Dynamo Makhachkala in a penalty shootout.
Disqualifications and injuries
The hosts have no problems with the squad on the eve of the friendly match.
Interesting betting trends
- The team has won three of the last four matches.
- In the last seven matches, the nominal hosts have never lost in regular time.
Approximate composition: Degtev - Zaika, Kozhemyakin, Kravtsov, Kramarich, Litvinov, Magal, Makarchuk, Meleshin, Saavedra, Bart

Van

Current form
Last season, Van was considered one of the main outsiders of the Armenian championship and took the penultimate place in the standings. The team is currently in fifth place and 16 points ahead of the relegation zone. In recent Premier League matches, the team from Charentsevan scored dry victories over West Armenia (2:0) and Shirak (2:0). In January, the guests have already played three friendly matches with Russian clubs. The Armenian club managed to beat Chaika (2:1) and Vista (3:0), but lost to Forte (2:3). There are three more training sparring sessions to be held before the championship resumes, and the guests will try to prove themselves at their best.
Disqualifications and injuries
The guests have no problems with the squad on the eve of the friendly match.
Interesting betting trends
- None of the last 14 matches of the guests ended in a draw.
- The team has won four of the last five matches.
Approximate composition: Polyansky - Sadoyan, Klyder, Matyukhin, Terteryan - John, Okonkwo - Botegi, Nalbandian, Olavale - Fanye Toure
Trends
Bet Both will score
This bet played in two of the three friendly matches of "Van"
1.68Bet Goals in both halves
This bet has played in five of the last seven matches of the hosts
1.50Tip and bets
The guests are playing a great game this season of the Armenian championship, but the average player of the Armenian Premier League can hardly compete with the leaders of the Russian First League. The hosts plan to get into the RPL and match the top league of Russian football in terms of composition and resources. We believe that Sochi will have no problems in this match.
Our forecast is Sochi's victory in 1.60
Bet on the total
In the First League, the hosts prefer to play attacking football and remain one of the most productive teams in the league. The visitors are also doing well offensively and have scored at least two goals in each of the last three friendly matches. We think that the clubs will be able to play effectively, so we advise you to put more on the total.
Our forecast is a total of more than 2.5 goals in 1.60
The first half bet
The hosts will not delay the matter and will try to convert the advantage in class into goals scored in the first half. We believe that Sochi residents will finish the first half of the match with an advantage in the score.
Our forecast is Sochi's victory in the first half in 2.05