Khimki hosts Sochi in round 2 of the Match Premier Cup (friendly tournament). The match will be played on Wednesday, July 14th at Khimki Arena (Khimki)
After the first round of the Match Premier Cup, FC Khimki is on the 3rd line in the standings without points scored. The Red-Blacks started their way in the tournament on July 10 in Khimki, where they failed to cope with Rubin Kazan (0-1). The only goal in the 90th minute was scored by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who completed the combination with a shot in the far corner. The teams played toe-to-toe. Khimki’s goalkeeper Ilya Lantratov saved the team after several dangerous attacks, and the attack of the Red-Blacks checked goalkeeper Yuri Dyupin with three shots on target.
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FC Sochi takes the last 4th place in the Match Premier Cup standings without points scored. The roster of the club has changed a lot compared to the spring RPL games, and the White-Blues had a bad start in the tournament. On July 11, they lost to Spartak Moscow away (4-0). From the first minutes, the Red-and-Whites began to control the game and scored four unanswered goals. Zelimkhan Bakaev, Reziuan Mirzov, Alexander Sobolev, and Victor Moses left their names on the scoreboard. Sochi showed a weak game. Its defense turned out to be vulnerable to the Red-and-Whites, who scored three out of four goals after long-range shots and created a few more dangerous chances.
Khimki and Sochi are unlikely to please the fans with a productive game. The matches of the 1st round showed that both teams now look weak in the attack. Khimki players created several chances in Rubin's penalty area, but there were no really dangerous episodes among them. In the match against Spartak, Sochi arranged a couple of rare chances and turned out to be unable to breach the defense of the opponent. The history of head-to-head matches testifies in favor of the low scoring. Khimki and Sochi have not scored more than two goals in seven out of nine games. Moreover, two of the last three matches ended in goalless draws.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 goals scored
