The Facts
- The most interesting match of the day — two teams from the very top of the table will face off (ranked 3 in the zone Promotion ~ Premier League (Promotion: ) and 1 in the zone Promotion ~ Premier League).
- In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Sochi won 2.
- Sochi has shown excellent form with a series of wins in recent matches (last 5 games: 5 wins).
- Nizhny Novgorod is showing top-class performance now (in the last 5 games, wins – 3).
- The chances of victory for both teams are nearly identical in this match.
- In the last 14 head-to-head matches, Sochi won 5 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 7 matches, and goals 17:17. (average 1.2:1.2).
- Including home matches between the teams, Sochi won 3 matches, drew 1 match, lost 2 matches, and goals 11:6. (average 1.8:1).
Standings
| Pl | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | |||
| 1 | Pari NN | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 36:14 | 22 | 31 |
| 2 | S. Kostroma | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 15:8 | 7 | 24 |
| 3 | Sochi | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21:14 | 7 | 23 |
| 4 | Veles Moscow | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16:14 | 2 | 23 |
| 5 | Ural | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18:5 | 13 | 22 |
| 6 | Torpedo Moscow | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21:9 | 12 | 20 |
| 7 | R. Volgograd | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20:14 | 6 | 17 |
| 8 | Ufa | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16:13 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | Shinnik Yaroslavl | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 15:13 | 2 | 15 |
| 10 | Yenisey | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14:19 | -5 | 13 |
| 11 | Arsenal Tula | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12:22 | -10 | 13 |
| 12 | Neftekhimik | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 7:15 | -8 | 12 |
| 13 | Chelyabinsk | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12:18 | -6 | 11 |
| 14 | Ulyanovsk | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14:17 | -3 | 11 |
| 15 | Leningradets | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9:20 | -11 | 10 |
| 16 | Kamaz | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11:19 | -8 | 9 |
| 17 | Tekstilshtik | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8:19 | -11 | 7 |
| 18 | SKA Khabarovsk | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11:23 | -12 | 5 |
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