Football match betting preview: Tallinna Kalev vs Nõmme United

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Competition: Estonia Esiliiga A
Competition: Wed 20.October
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kalevi Keskstaadioni kunstmuru (270 seats)

Tallinna Kalev have excelled Nõmme United this season, but every match begins at 0-0. Here's all the data you need ahead of kickoff:

Insights:
  • Tallinna Kalev have the fewest conceded goals (25) in Esiliiga A
  • Nõmme United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

It's no vacation for neither Tallinna Kalev nor Nõmme United as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Tallinna Kalev form and stats

28 points is a decent return from 13 Esiliiga A games here at Kalevi Keskstaadioni kunstmuru for Tallinna Kalev. The data says 8 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss. In general it's been a long time since Tallinna tasted defeat here at Kalevi Keskstaadioni kunstmuru, as they have taken at least one point from their last ten home games in the league.

A nice win for Tallinna last time playing, versus Flora II. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with A. Purje scoring for the victors.

In the game before, an away victory match versus Elva with a 2-1 scoreline.

There will be little rest for Tallinna after this match as they are travelling to Levadia for a Estonian Cup game in only four days.

Tallinna can score goals in their home matches. After 13 league matches they have found the net 31 times. 16 goals have been conceded.

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Nõmme United form and stats

Nõmme United have an excellent away record in the Esiliiga A so far with 8-1-3 from 12 games. Nõmme United are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.

It's the second away game in a row for Nõmme United, but there's smiles all around after the 3-2 victory versus Tartu Welco (placed 10th) in the Esiliiga A last time out. It's hard not to mention L. Aigro's lethal finishing against Tartu Welco. three goals were a big reason for the important victory.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Flora II.

The prediction for this game is lots of goals as Nõmme alone have scored more than three on average in their league games away (40 from 12 played). Nõmme struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 22 goals conceded from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Tallinna Kalev - Nõmme United 2-0 was the product when this pair of sides previously played each other, also in this season. Stats for the previous two meetings involving these two squads are: two wins for Tallinna Kalev, zero draws and zero wins for Nõmme United. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: one game.

Top Goalscorers

Nõmme UnitedR. Saarma
R. Saarma
26 goals
Tallinna KalevA. Purje
A. Purje
18 goals
TallinnaR. Sillamaa
R. Sillamaa
9 goals

Tallinna Kalev missing players

Nõmme United missing players

Tallinna Kalev Nõmme United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
24 13 4 Played P 1 12 23
18 8 2 Won W 0 8 11
5 4 2 Drew D 0 1 3
1 1 0 Lost L 1 3 9
64 31 9 Scored S 1 40 62
25 16 3 Conceded C 5 22 45
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
83% 85% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 92% 91%
71% 62% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 75% 78%
54% 54% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 75% 74%
33% 38% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 58% 48%
58% 62% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 58% 61%
38% 31% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 26%
4% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 8% 13%
 
5.4 5.3 7.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.4 4.3
3.5 4 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 8 6.2 6.3
1 0.8 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.3 1.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
12.6 12.2 15.5 Shots (avg) S ( 7 13.8 13
6.2 5.6 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 6.9 6.7
43% 42% 41% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 48% 41%
Key stats in Esiliiga A this season:
  • Nõmme United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Tallinna Kalev have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Tallinna Kalev have the fewest conceded goals (25) in Esiliiga A
  • Tallinna Kalev have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Esiliiga A
  • Tallinna Kalev have the most clean sheets (4) at home in Esiliiga A
  • Tallinna Kalev have the most clean sheets (9) in Esiliiga A
  • Tallinna Kalev have the most points (28) at home in Esiliiga A
  • Tallinna Kalev haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Tallinna Kalev is in the best form (4-2-0)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Maardu 25 19 3 3 86 28 12 8 2 2 39 14 13 11 1 1 47 14 58 60
2 Tallinna Kalev 24 18 5 1 64 25 13 8 4 1 31 16 11 10 1 0 33 9 39 59
3 Paide U21 24 14 3 7 70 42 12 6 0 6 36 26 12 8 3 1 34 16 28 45
4 Flora II 25 11 6 8 36 43 12 4 4 4 19 26 13 7 2 4 17 17 -7 39
5 Nõmme United 23 11 3 9 62 45 11 3 2 6 22 23 12 8 1 3 40 22 17 36
6 Levadia II 25 8 5 12 43 61 12 4 1 7 23 32 13 4 4 5 20 29 -18 29
7 Elva 25 8 1 16 41 54 14 6 0 8 28 32 11 2 1 8 13 22 -13 25
8 Parnu 26 7 3 16 33 57 13 3 2 8 15 24 13 4 1 8 18 33 -24 24
9 Tammeka II 26 5 5 16 37 73 12 2 1 9 16 36 14 3 4 7 21 37 -36 20
10 Tartu Welco 25 4 4 17 24 68 13 3 3 7 13 25 12 1 1 10 11 43 -44 16

Read more about Esiliiga A

The Esiliiga is the second highest level of football in Estonia. The season runs from March to November with ten teams playing each other four times for a total of 36 fixtures. Esiliiga has several reserve teams of top Estonian clubs. These are ineligible for promotion even if they win the league.