Esiliiga A: The mid-table placements tell a story of the journey FC Tallinn and Tabasalu have been on so far. Both sides are up for it; let's bake this cake!
- FC Tallinn have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Tabasalu have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Esiliiga A
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
FC Tallinn form and stats
FC Tallinn have performed here at Lasnamäe SPK kunstmuruväljak this season with 6 wins from 9 Esiliiga A matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 3. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for FC Tallinn, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
Tallinn's last game was hosting Legion (placed 9th) and winning 3-2.
A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Flora II.Some stats: A review of the 17 latest league matches shows that 13 of them had at least one goal scored by each team.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Esiliiga A game versus Viimsi in only four days. This game is also played here at Lasnamäe SPK kunstmuruväljak.
FC Tallinn are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Lasnamäe SPK kunstmuruväljak in their league games, having scored an impressive 24 goals in 9 matches. FC Tallinn have conceded 15 from these games.
Tabasalu form and stats
4-1-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Tabasalu in their Esiliiga A matches away.
The Tabasalu goalkeeper is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 180 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Tabasalu had fun at their own home (Lasnamäe SPK kunstmuruväljak) last time out, beating Elva 4-0. Linde (2), Tilk and Subka scored. As mentioned above, Tabasalu was the only team on the pitch versus Elva in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Paide U21 at their stadium, the result 1-0.A quick return to home after this game, as Tabasalu are hosting Alliance in the Esiliiga A only four days away.
The Tabasalu manager Sarapik has got the team scoring on the road, with 19 away goals in 9 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Tabasalu struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 15 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
FC Tallinn and Tabasalu have faced off already this season: Tabasalu - FC Tallinn 1-5. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five FC Tallinn victories, two draws and three Tabasalu wins. Over/under statistics; nine of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Nesterov 10 goals |  T. Pajo 8 goals | J. Põder 8 goals |
FC Tallinn missing players
Tabasalu missing players
| FC Tallinn | Tabasalu | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 19 |
| 10 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 40 | 24 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 19 | 42 |
| 31 | 15 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 15 | 31 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 84% |
| 79% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 78% | 68% |
| 63% | 89% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 44% | 42% |
| 37% | 44% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 44% | 37% |
| 74% | 78% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 58% |
| 16% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 32% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| 3.7 | 3.7 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| 4.4 | 4.7 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10 | 6.9 | 5.4 |
| 2.3 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 3.6 | 2.4 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12.6 | 13.4 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2 | 13.7 | 13.3 |
| 6.5 | 6.9 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 6.3 | 6.8 |
| 32% | 39% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 33% | 33% |
| 14.9 | 15 | 19 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 14.4 | 12.9 |
| 7.4 | 7.7 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 6.7 | 5.7 |
- All of FC Tallinn's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- FC Tallinn have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- FC Tallinn have scored in all their home matches so far.
- FC Tallinn haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Tabasalu have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Tabasalu have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Esiliiga A
- Tabasalu have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Esiliiga A
- Tabasalu haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Nomme United | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 56 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 40 | 48 |
| 2 | Flora II | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 38 |
| 3 | Viimsi | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 18 | 35 |
| 4 | FC Tallinn | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 32 |
| 5 | Tabasalu | 19 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 42 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 31 |
| 6 | Levadia II | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 30 |
| 7 | Elva | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 42 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 25 | -15 | 20 |
| 8 | Paide U21 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 37 | 43 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 23 | -6 | 16 |
| 9 | Legion | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 26 | -27 | 14 |
| 10 | Alliance | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 24 | 76 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 36 | -52 | 9 |
