National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's FCI Tallinn or Kuressaare that keep their silverware dream alive.
The visiting Kuressaare played their last game only four days ago, a Meistriliiga match.
Kuressaare play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artifical turf. Recent stats for Kuressaare when playing on artifical turf are 0 wins, 0 draws and 9 defeats from nine matches. They have scored 8 goals and conceded 36 times in these games.
FCI Tallinn form and stats
Tallinn have reached this Estonian Cup stage through battling and winning against Helios. Last season, Tallinn's Estonian Cup journey ended in the 64th finals.The story so far in the Meistriliiga for FCI Tallinn at their home stadium (EJL Jalgpallihall) is 10 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats.
A nice win for Tallinn last time playing, versus Helios. That was also a home game and the match ended 5-1.
As mentioned above, FCI Tallinn "killed" Helios in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
It's goals goals goals for FCI Tallinn who have scored 61 goals from 18 league home games. Tallinn's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 22 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Kuressaare form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Anija in order to reach 32nd Finals of Estonian Cup. Kuressaare's mission in Estonian Cup last season failed in the 16th finals.There's been little loot from Kuressaare's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 9 away games in the Meistriliiga. Kuressaare only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Kuressaare have lost on their last two travels.
Home advantage was not enough for Kuressaare in their previous game, as they lost their Meistriliiga-match, hosting Paide, 0-4. Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Levadia in the Meistriliiga.
Kuressaare lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Meistriliiga trip to Trans.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Kuressaare struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 15 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
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| FCI Tallinn | Kuressaare | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 8 | 14 | ||
| 89 | 48 | Scored | S | 7 | 41 | ||
| 43 | 14 | Conceded | C | 25 | 50 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | ||
| 84% | 82% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 60% | ||
| 76% | 64% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 40% | ||
| 56% | 45% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 80% | 82% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 18% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 16% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 58% | 52% | ||
| 6.8 | 6.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4 | ||
| 4.9 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 7.1 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.1 | 3.5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 188 | 100 | Total Shots | T S | 107 | 193 | ||
| 70 | 31 | Shots on Target | S O | 41 | 79 | ||
| 37% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 25% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Flora | 36 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 100 | 28 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 10 | 72 | 90 |
| 2 | Levadia | 36 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 106 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 64 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 14 | 86 | 84 |
| 3 | Nõmme Kalju | 36 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 101 | 32 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 15 | 69 | 78 |
| 4 | FCI Tallinn | 36 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 103 | 47 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 61 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 25 | 56 | 65 |
| 5 | Trans | 36 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 46 | 63 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 35 | -17 | 45 |
| 6 | Paide | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 47 | 88 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 43 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 45 | -41 | 38 |
| 7 | Tammeka | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 40 | 63 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 31 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 32 | -23 | 37 |
| 8 | Sillamae Kalev | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 52 | 76 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 32 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 44 | -24 | 36 |
| 9 | Tulevik | 36 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 34 | 95 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 33 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 62 | -61 | 28 |
| 10 | Vaprus | 36 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 29 | 146 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 71 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 75 | -117 | 8 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Flora | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 34 | 46 |
| 2 | Nõmme Kalju | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 28 | 38 |
| 3 | Paide | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 43 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 22 | 36 |
| 4 | Levadia | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 32 |
| 5 | Tulevik | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 23 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -9 | 24 |
| 6 | Tammeka | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | -9 | 20 |
| 7 | Trans | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 19 |
| 8 | Kuressaare | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -18 | 16 |
| 9 | Legion | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -20 | 13 |
| 10 | Tallinna Kalev | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 44 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 18 | -36 | 9 |