Sochi hosts Ural in round 3 of the Russian Premier League. The match will be played on Monday, August 9th at Fisht Olympic Stadium (Sochi)
Sochi managed to show their best football last season and got a ticket to European cups. In the Europa Conference League, Fedotov's charges went through one stage of qualification and made an important step towards the main draw of the tournament. As for the Russian Premier League, Sochi started with a defeat to Nizhny Novgorod and a victorious result in the match against Akhmat Grozny. The club changed its transfer policy in the new season. If earlier Sochi focused on cooperation with Zenit, now the selection department does a systematic job to find players from all over the world. Angban, Rodrigao, Barac, and Terekhov became the newcomers of the Leopards.
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At the start of its history in the RPL, FC Ural was a strong middle peasant with serious ambitions. Gradually, the club dropped to the status of a real contender for relegation. Yuri Matveev's wards began their journey in the new championship with one point scored in the match against Nizhny Novgorod. In the second round, the Bumblebees suffered a defeat from Krasnodar. FC Ural is very restrained in the transfer market and practically doesn’t change the strength of its personnel potential. In the summer, it signed contracts with Kolesnichenko, Ageyev, and Zheleznov and took Pomazun and Gagnidze on loan. The rest of the roster has not changed, and the leaders of the team left in Yekaterinburg.
For the home team, this match is an excellent opportunity to improve their position in the standings and gain a foothold in the group of the RPL leaders. We expect a victory from Fedotov's charges. However, both teams are trying to be cautious at the start of the season and play defense first. Therefore, one should not expect high production in the upcoming game.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 goals scored