FC Sochi vs FK Neftekhimik — First League 2018
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 37+ matches
FC Sochi50%
FK Neftekhimik25%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.
Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% correct
Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Expected goals in this match
What is xG?
Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.
The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.
FC Sochi creates 54% more chances
Season form · 37 home / 123 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Under54
- Over46
Fewer than 3 goals likely
Both teams score
- No51
- Yes49
Close call
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
FC Sochi ↓
Most likely 1–0 (12%) · grid covers 98% of scorelines
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Total goals
Double chance
Winning margin
Team goals
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Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
FC Sochi at home — creates 1.84, concedes 0.86 · 37 matches
FK Neftekhimik away — creates 1.12, concedes 1.19 · 123 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
FC Sochi attack 1.84 + FK Neftekhimik defence 1.19 → ÷2 → 1.52
FK Neftekhimik attack 1.12 + FC Sochi defence 0.86 → ÷2 → 0.99
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 50%?"
FC Sochi at 50% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.
What the model can't see
It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:
- injuries & suspensions
- the matchday lineup
- motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
- weather & pitch condition
- in-game coaching decisions
So 50% does not mean "FC Sochi will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.
Probable lineups not yet announced
Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff
Head to Head
TambovPFC Sochi
TOM Tomsk
Nizhny Novgorod
Chertanovo Moscow
Shinnik Yaroslavl
Ska-khabarovsk
Avangard Kursk
Khimki
Krasnodar 2
Rotor Volgograd
Mordovia Saransk
Luch-Energiya
Spartak Moscow 2
FC Armavir
Baltika
Fakel Voronezh
Sibir
Zenit 2
TyumenIf points are equal: 1. Goal difference 2. Goals scored 3. Head-to-head
P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
FC Sochi host FK Neftekhimik on Saturday, 22 May 2027 at 15:00. The match is part of the First League 2018/2019 season.
Preview: FC Sochi host FK Neftekhimik
May 22, 2027: FC Sochi take on FK Neftekhimik in First League. Track every goal, card, and substitution live on Scoreo as the action unfolds.
FC Sochi host FK Neftekhimik at Fisht Olympic Stadium.
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