Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Nõmme Kalju & Legion face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Estonian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Nõmme 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.
Nõmme Kalju form and stats
Last season, Nõmme Kalju's Estonian Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals.Overall Meistriliiga stats at home this season for Nõmme Kalju are 5-3-4 (wins-draw-losses).
The Nõmme crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-3 to Paide here at Hiiu staadion in a Meistriliiga match. Before that match, a Meistriliiga win away at Tallinna Kalev.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Nõmme Kalju as they are travelling to their away game against Flora in the Meistriliiga. That match is four days after this one.
The Nõmme Kalju fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 15 in 12 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Nõmme have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Legion form and stats
They also participated in Estonian Cup last season. This ended in the 32nd finals.Legion have only collected 12 points from their away games in the Meistriliiga, after 3-3-6 (12 played). The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Estonian Cup stats, they have 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses both home and away. Visiting Legion has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Legion had fun at their own home (Hiiu staadion) last time out, beating Tallinna Kalev 2-0. D. Vnukov and N. Andreev scored. A loss against Paide was the result prior to that, in a Meistriliiga home game.
Legion has another fixture away, a Meistriliiga game, against Tulevik in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
The visitors have scored 11 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Legion have conceded 18 goals in their away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last three meetings: one - one - one (Nõmme Kalju wins - draws - Legion wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  V. Khomutov 9 goals | A. Volkov 8 goals |  N. Andreev 7 goals |
Nõmme Kalju missing players
Legion missing players
| Nõmme Kalju | Legion | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 11 | ||
| 55 | 26 | Scored | S | 14 | 43 | ||
| 20 | 13 | Conceded | C | 14 | 34 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 16% | ||
| 40% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 27% | 28% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 55% | 52% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.9 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.6 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 284 | 131 | Total Shots | T S | 112 | 215 | ||
| 121 | 51 | Shots on Target | S O | 34 | 69 | ||
| 35% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 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 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 62 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 11 | 46 | 64 |
| 2 | Paide | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 60 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 12 | 35 | 54 |
| 3 | Nõmme Kalju | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 7 | 29 | 47 |
| 4 | Levadia | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 57 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 27 | 47 |
| 5 | Tammeka | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | -9 | 31 |
| 6 | Tulevik | 25 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 27 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -15 | 29 |
| 7 | Legion | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -20 | 24 |
| 8 | Trans | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -14 | 21 |
| 9 | Kuressaare | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 52 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -29 | 19 |
| 10 | Tallinna Kalev | 25 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 63 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 36 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 27 | -50 | 12 |