Esiliiga match preview: Flora II believed to be the weaker party when Legion pays a visit

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Competition: Estonia Esiliiga
Date: Fri 28.June
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: A. Le Coq Arena (14405 seats)

Flora II and Legion are both riding high in the Esiliiga with their 2nd and 1st positions respectively. Expect a great game!

It's no vacation for neither Flora II nor Legion 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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Flora II form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at A. Le Coq Arena as Flora II have scored 23 goals to get 17 points from 8 games. The overall stats are 5-2-1 (wins-draws-losses). Flora II are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at A. Le Coq Arena, having lost their two previous games here.

The Flora II fans got no joy from their last match, a Esiliiga game also here at A. Le Coq Arena: A 1-2 defeat against Legion. Preceding that game was the away draw at Vaprus that finished 0-0.

Goals are plentiful at A. Le Coq Arena this season as Flora II has scored 23 goals here in 8 attempts. Defensively Flora II have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game (4 in 8 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Legion form and stats

Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of Legion so far, with 7-1-0 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Things are running smoothly for Legion who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 17 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Paide. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Paide game have they lost an away game, meaning Legion has taken points from nine away matches in a row.

Legion play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Flora II. Before that, Legion secured a home win against K-Järve JK Järve with the score 3-0.

Legion are scoring goals for fun in their away games this season, having clocked up more than three goals per game on average (26 goals from 8 away games). In the opposite end, Legion have conceded 12 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Flora II - Legion 1-2 played earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 6 wins for Flora II, 1 draw and 3 wins for Legion. Over 2,5 goals: 9 times; under 2,5 goals: 1 game.

Top Goalscorers

R. Alijev
17 goals
A. Šapovalov
13 goals
M. Šatov
7 goals

Flora II missing players

Legion missing players

Flora II Legion
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs top Away Total
17 9 1 Played 1 9 17
9 5 0 Won 1 8 15
4 2 1 Drew 0 1 2
4 2 0 Lost 0 0 0
40 24 0 Scored 2 28 48
16 6 0 Conceded 1 13 15
82% 78% 0% Over 0.5 100% 100% 94%
76% 67% 0% Over 1.5 100% 100% 94%
65% 67% 0% Over 2.5 100% 100% 88%
35% 44% 0% Over 3.5 0% 56% 35%
29% 33% 0% Over 4.5 0% 56% 35%
47% 44% 0% BTTS 100% 89% 59%
41% 44% 100% Clean Sheets 0% 11% 41%
29% 33% 100% Failed To Score 0% 0% 6%
 
7.4 7.3 9 Corners For (avg) 5 7.7 7.6
3.8 3.7 2 Corners Against (avg) 4 3.2 3.1
1.5 1.3 2 Yellow Cards (avg) 2 1.9 1.8
2 0 0 Red Cards 0 4 5
Key stats this season:
  • All of Legion's away matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Flora II have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Flora II have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Legion have not yet lost a game.
  • Legion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Legion have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Legion have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Legion have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Legion haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

Flora II
30-05-19 ES Tartu Welco 1 - 5 Flora II
03-06-19 ES Flora II 4 - 1 Tallinna Kalev II
13-06-19 ES Flora II 0 - 1 K-Järve JK Järve
20-06-19 ES Vaprus 0 - 0 Flora II
28-06-19 ES Flora II 1 - 2 Legion
01-07-19 ES Elva 16:30 Flora II
07-07-19 ES Flora II 16:00 Levadia II
20-07-19 ES Flora II 16:00 Rakvere Tarvas
26-07-19 ES Tartu Welco 16:00 Flora II
03-08-19 ES Flora II 17:00 Legion
Legion
30-05-19 ES Legion 0 - 0 Tallinna Kalev II
02-06-19 ES Vaprus 1 - 2 Legion
13-06-19 ES Tammeka II 3 - 3 Legion
20-06-19 ES Legion 3 - 0 K-Järve JK Järve
28-06-19 ES Flora II 1 - 2 Legion
01-07-19 ES Legion 16:00 Rakvere Tarvas
04-07-19 ES Tammeka II 16:00 Legion
20-07-19 ES Levadia II 16:00 Legion
26-07-19 ES Legion 16:00 Tallinna Kalev II
03-08-19 ES Flora II 17:00 Legion

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Legion 15 13 2 0 43 14 7 6 1 0 17 2 8 7 1 0 26 12 29 41
2 Flora II 15 9 3 3 39 14 8 5 2 1 23 4 7 4 1 2 16 10 25 30
3 Vaprus 15 9 2 4 34 16 7 6 0 1 22 5 8 3 2 3 12 11 18 29
4 K-Järve JK Järve 15 9 1 5 27 20 8 5 1 2 17 12 7 4 0 3 10 8 7 28
5 Elva 15 7 1 7 30 26 7 5 0 2 19 9 8 2 1 5 11 17 4 22
6 Tammeka II 15 5 2 8 19 22 8 4 1 3 12 8 7 1 1 5 7 14 -3 17
7 Rakvere Tarvas 15 5 1 9 17 36 8 4 0 4 10 11 7 1 1 5 7 25 -19 16
8 Levadia II 15 4 2 9 18 34 7 2 2 3 10 13 8 2 0 6 8 21 -16 14
9 Tallinna Kalev II 15 4 2 9 21 38 7 2 0 5 12 25 8 2 2 4 9 13 -17 14
10 Tartu Welco 15 1 2 12 17 45 8 1 2 5 11 23 7 0 0 7 6 22 -28 5