Nõmme United fights Vaprus in Esiliiga battle

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Competition: Estonia Esiliiga
Competition: Sun 23.August
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Hiiu staadion (1000 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Nõmme United - Vaprus!

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Nõmme United and Vaprus.

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Nõmme United form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Hiiu staadion as Nõmme United have scored 18 goals to get 19 points from 9 games. The overall stats in the Esiliiga are 5-4-0 (wins-draws-losses).

Nõmme are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-3 away versus Maardu. Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Levadia II.

The Nõmme manager M. Klasen has got the team scoring with 18 from 9 home games in the league. From these home matches, Nõmme have conceded only 5 goals.

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Vaprus form and stats

4 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Vaprus, who have the most scored goals (41) in Esiliiga, playing as the away team in the Esiliiga this season. In general it has been a productive period now for Vaprus as they haven't lost any of their last eleven games.

Vaprus had fun at their own home (Hiiu staadion) last time out, beating Elva 2-1. E. Veensalu and K. Saarts scored. Preceding that game was the away victory against Vändra with the score of 3-2.

The Vaprus manager T. Midenbritt has got the team scoring on the road, with 18 away goals in 9 league matches. As opposed to that, Vaprus have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Vaprus - Nõmme 1-0. Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Nõmme, one draw and one win for Vaprus. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: one game.

Nõmme United missing players

Vaprus missing players

Nõmme United Vaprus
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
18 9 1 Played P 1 9 18
10 5 1 Won W 0 4 10
6 4 0 Drew D 0 3 6
2 0 0 Lost L 1 2 2
40 18 5 Scored S 1 18 41
19 5 0 Conceded C 2 12 19
89% 78% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
78% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 89% 83%
67% 56% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 78% 72%
56% 44% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 44% 44%
28% 11% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 22% 28%
56% 44% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 78% 67%
33% 56% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 22% 33%
22% 22% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 6%
 
6.9 7.1 5 Corners for (avg) C F 2 3.8 5.5
4.8 4.8 12 Corners against (avg) C A 8 5.7 4.8
1.9 2.3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.2 1.9
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
277 151 16 Total Shots T S 9 96 240
141 71 12 Shots on Target S O 7 41 122
28% 25% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 44% 34%
Key stats in Esiliiga this season:
  • Nõmme United have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Nõmme United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Vaprus has the most points from losing position (14)
  • Vaprus has the most scored goals (41)
  • Vaprus has the most scored goals in the first half (18)
  • Vaprus has the the best goal difference (+22)
  • Vaprus have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Vaprus have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Vaprus have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Vaprus have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Vaprus haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Vaprus 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 18 13 1 4 38 21 10 9 1 0 26 5 8 4 0 4 12 16 17 40
2 Vaprus 18 10 6 2 41 19 9 6 3 0 23 7 9 4 3 2 18 12 22 36
3 Nõmme United 18 10 6 2 40 19 9 5 4 0 18 5 9 5 2 2 22 14 21 36
4 Flora II 18 7 5 6 29 18 9 4 2 3 17 8 9 3 3 3 12 10 11 26
5 Elva 18 7 4 7 30 34 9 5 1 3 19 15 9 2 3 4 11 19 -4 25
6 Vändra 18 7 2 9 33 38 8 4 1 3 19 17 10 3 1 6 14 21 -5 23
7 Tammeka II 18 7 0 11 29 36 9 5 0 4 21 14 9 2 0 7 8 22 -7 21
8 Levadia II 18 6 3 9 21 28 9 5 2 2 16 13 9 1 1 7 5 15 -7 21
9 Pärnu 18 5 4 9 23 39 9 4 2 3 13 12 9 1 2 6 10 27 -16 19
10 K-Järve JK Järve 18 1 3 14 10 42 9 1 1 7 6 20 9 0 2 7 4 22 -32 3

Read more about Esiliiga

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.