The Facts
- In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Sochi won 1.
- Sochi is on a difficult losing run (last 5 matches: 0 wins).
- Performances by Ak Bars have been somewhat unpredictable lately (last 5 matches: 3 wins).
- Sochi could enjoy a physical edge thanks to more rest days ahead of this match.
- Ak Bars carries the favorite tag into this contest.
- In the last 20 head-to-head meetings, Sochi has recorded 6 wins, 0 draws, and 14 losses, with a goal aggregate of 40:60 (averaging 2:3 goals per game).
- Specifically in home fixtures for Sochi against this opponent, the record stands at 4 wins, 0 draws, and 8 losses, with 28:35 goals (averaging 2.3:2.9 per game).
Standings
Western Conference
| Pl | W | WO | LO | L | Pts | |||
| 1 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22:16 | 14 |
| 2 | CSKA Moscow | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 27:15 | 12 |
| 3 | Nizhny Novgorod | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25:14 | 12 |
| 4 | SKA St. Petersburg | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24:15 | 12 |
| 5 | Spartak Moscow | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 24:16 | 11 |
| 6 | Dynamo Moscow | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 20:26 | 10 |
| 7 | Cherepovets | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16:21 | 9 |
| 8 | Shanghai | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17:20 | 8 |
| 9 | Dinamo Minsk | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 23:25 | 8 |
| 10 | Lada | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15:37 | 5 |
| 11 | Sochi | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7:27 | 2 |
Eastern Conference
| Pl | W | WO | LO | L | Pts | |||
| 1 | Magnitogorsk | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 28:17 | 15 |
| 2 | Niznekamsk | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 32:22 | 13 |
| 3 | Bars Kazan | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25:22 | 13 |
| 4 | Salavat Ufa | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27:20 | 11 |
| 5 | Barys Astana | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34:20 | 10 |
| 6 | Yekaterinburg | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 24:28 | 8 |
| 7 | Avangard Omsk | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15:19 | 8 |
| 8 | Khabarovsk | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14:16 | 7 |
| 9 | Vladivostok | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14:17 | 6 |
| 10 | Novosibirsk | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 16:27 | 6 |
| 11 | Tractor Chelyabinsk | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13:22 | 4 |
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