Football background guide: Flora favourites when Nõmme Kalju arrive

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Competition: Estonia Meistriliiga
Competition: Sun 19.June
Match begins: 14:15 (UTC)
Venue: A. Le Coq Arena (15000 seats)

Flora and Nõmme Kalju are both thriving in the Meistriliiga with their 2nd and 3rd spots respectively. Expect a wonderful fixture!

Insights:
  • Flora have the most scored goals in the first half (23) in Meistriliiga
  • Nõmme Kalju have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Meistriliiga

12-9-7 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Nõmme Kalju when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 28 matches are 50-30 (scored/conceded).

These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.

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Flora form and stats

This stadium, A. Le Coq Arena, has been a fortress for Flora in the Meistriliiga so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 6-1-0.

The home team returns to A. Le Coq Arena after drawing with Levadia (placed 1st) on their last time out; the game ended 1-1.

In the game before, an away victory match versus Trans with a 3-0 scoreline.

Flora are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (19 goals in 7 games). As for guarding their own goal, Flora have only let in 3 goals at home.

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Nõmme Kalju form and stats

Nõmme Kalju's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Nõmme Kalju collect 12 points from their 6 away matches in the Meistriliiga. 3 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 0 defeats).

Nõmme are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the fixture against Paide (placed 4th).

Before that, Nõmme Kalju travelled to Kuressaare and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

Nõmme Kalju has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 11 goals from 6 games. Nõmme have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these two sides meet this season, as the fixture list show this recent game: Nõmme Kalju - Flora 1-2. Numbers for the preceeding ten meetings featuring these two participants are: nine wins for Flora, one draw and zero wins for Nõmme Kalju. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

FloraK. Vassiljev
K. Vassiljev
7 goals
FloraM. Miller
M. Miller
6 goals
FloraR. Alliku
R. Alliku
6 goals

Flora missing players

Nõmme Kalju missing players

Flora Nõmme Kalju
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
15 7 1 Played P 1 6 15
13 6 1 Won W 0 3 10
2 1 0 Drew D 1 3 3
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 2
40 19 2 Scored S 1 11 28
8 3 0 Conceded C 1 7 12
93% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
87% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 80%
60% 43% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 47%
33% 43% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 20%
20% 29% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 13%
40% 29% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 83% 53%
60% 71% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 40%
7% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 7%
 
6.7 5 1 Corners for (avg) C F 6 6 6.9
3.7 4.3 8 Corners against (avg) C A 10 5.7 5
1.3 1.3 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3 2.5
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
14.7 15.6 8 Shots (avg) S ( 6 9 9.9
7.3 8.1 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.8 4.2
37% 33% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 48% 44%
 
6.5 6.7 3 Shots against (avg) S A 11 9 8.5
2.9 2.9 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.5 3.6
Key stats in Meistriliiga this season:
  • Flora have not yet lost a game.
  • Flora have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Flora have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Meistriliiga
  • Flora have the most scored goals in the first half (23) in Meistriliiga
  • Flora have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Nõmme Kalju have not yet lost a game away.
  • Nõmme Kalju have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Nõmme Kalju have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Nõmme Kalju have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Meistriliiga
  • Nõmme Kalju have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Meistriliiga
  • Nõmme Kalju have the most dropped points from leading position (9) in Meistriliiga
  • Nõmme Kalju haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Levadia 17 14 2 1 41 7 9 7 2 0 25 4 8 7 0 1 16 3 34 44
2 Flora 15 13 2 0 40 8 7 6 1 0 19 3 8 7 1 0 21 5 32 41
3 Nõmme Kalju 15 10 3 2 28 12 9 7 0 2 17 5 6 3 3 0 11 7 16 33
4 Paide 17 9 2 6 41 18 9 5 1 3 29 11 8 4 1 3 12 7 23 29
5 Kuressaare 17 7 3 7 20 23 8 5 1 2 12 9 9 2 2 5 8 14 -3 24
6 Tammeka 16 4 2 10 15 32 7 2 1 4 7 13 9 2 1 6 8 19 -17 14
7 Trans 15 4 1 10 16 27 8 2 1 5 10 11 7 2 0 5 6 16 -11 13
8 Tallinna Kalev 17 3 3 11 15 46 7 2 1 4 6 13 10 1 2 7 9 33 -31 12
9 Legion 15 2 5 8 14 29 8 2 3 3 11 13 7 0 2 5 3 16 -15 7
10 Vaprus 16 2 1 13 16 44 8 2 1 5 9 19 8 0 0 8 7 25 -28 7

Read more about Meistriliiga

The Estonian Meistriliiga is the highest level of football in Estonia. The season starts in March and ends in November, with ten teams playing each other four times for a total of 36 fixtures. After the final league table the bottom team is relegated and the second last team plays a relegation playoff.