Head-to-Head
The last head-to-head match between these two sides finished 4-2 to the visitors in the Premier League 2025/2026 six months ago.
PFK Sochi
- PFK Sochi’s Igor Osinkin has built a side on wide overloads caused by the advanced wing-backs in his five-defender system.
- Osinkin took charge of Sochi in September 2025 and it’s taken a while to gel, but in the last few games, it has clicked and the team are much more dangerous as a result.
- Sochi are 16th in the Premier League 2025/2026 with 21 points from 29 matches.
- PFK Sochi have won their last two home league games.
FC Akhmat Grozny
- The visitors play a far more pragmatic style of football, Stanislav Cherchesov has focused on adding defensive steel and set-piece threat since taking over the reins in August 2025, and while it can be a little boring, the team have been extremely difficult to beat since he arrived.
- Akhmat Grozny are 9th with 36 points after as many games.
- FC Akhmat Grozny have lost their last two away games.
- Akhmat’s recent form has been mixed, with one win, two draws and two defeats in their last five.
Key Players
- Anton Zinkovskiy is Sochi’s top scorer with just three goals in 27 league matches, but the recent goals have come from midfield for them, with Kirill Kravtsov scoring three of their last seven.
- For Akhmat, Egas Cacintura is the main man, with the striker scoring nine times in 27 league games.
Betting Insights
- The odds on a draw are 3.74.
- Both teams to score is priced at 1.69.
- Over 2.5 goals is available at 1.97.
Prediction
This should be a close, intense matchup and as such, we’re going to go for a 2-2 draw in the correct score market.
