The home coach Kozhukhovskyi looks to inspire Kuressaare victory versus Legion

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Competition: Estonia Meistriliiga
Competition: Sat 16.July
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Kuressaare linnastaadion (2000 seats)

Meistriliiga: What this fixture might not have in elegance it should pay back in guts and dedication. Bring on Kuressaare - Legion!

Insights:
  • Kuressaare have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Legion have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Meistriliiga

This looks to be an engaging match with lots of fun and excitement as both squads are well revitalized since they last played a game. Game on!

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Kuressaare form and stats

Overall Meistriliiga results at home this season for Kuressaare are 5-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).

Kuressaare's previous match was a Estonian Cup game also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Viimsi. The home team are looking to build on that result. The first defeat after going undefeated in four league matches.

A Meistriliiga defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Nõmme Kalju.

Kuressaare are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 9 games. On the other hand, Kuressaare have conceded 10 goals.

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Legion form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Legion so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-5 (win-draw-lose).

Two away matches in a row for Legion, whose coach Belov could celebrate last time after the Estonian Cup win against Vastseliina Tannem.

The game before that, in the Meistriliiga, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Flora.

The attacking power of Legion when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 8 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. For Legion, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these two sides meet on the pitch this campaign, as the history books show this recent fixture: Kuressaare - Legion 1-0. Arhipov (Legion) was sent off when these teams previously met this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Kuressaare two wins, five draws and Legion three victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

KuressaareS. Reinkort
S. Reinkort
7 goals
LegionN. Ivanov
N. Ivanov
7 goals
KuressaareM. Männilaan
M. Männilaan
5 goals

Kuressaare missing players

Legion missing players

Kuressaare Legion
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
19 9 3 Played P 2 8 18
7 5 2 Won W 1 1 3
4 2 0 Drew D 0 2 5
8 2 1 Lost L 1 5 10
22 13 5 Scored S 4 7 19
27 10 4 Conceded C 6 17 33
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
74% 78% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 83%
53% 56% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 50%
26% 11% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 38% 33%
5% 11% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 25% 17%
47% 56% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 38% 50%
26% 33% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 11%
26% 11% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 62% 39%
 
4.7 4.4 5 Corners for (avg) C F 5 3.9 4.2
7 7.3 5.3 Corners against (avg) C A 7.5 6.6 6.2
1.8 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 1.5 2.3
2 2 1 Red cards R C 2 3 4
 
10.3 10.1 9 Shots (avg) S ( 10 7.8 8.1
3.4 3.4 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 3.5 3.8
34% 42% 56% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 25% 28%
 
14 14 11.7 Shots against (avg) S A 21 16.8 13.9
4.5 4 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 11 7.8 6.8
Key stats in Meistriliiga this season:
  • Kuressaare have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Kuressaare haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Legion have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Legion have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Legion have the fewest scored goals (7) away in Meistriliiga
  • Legion have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Meistriliiga
  • Legion 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 Flora 18 16 2 0 49 9 9 8 1 0 27 4 9 8 1 0 22 5 40 50
2 Levadia 19 15 3 1 45 9 10 8 2 0 28 5 9 7 1 1 17 4 36 48
3 Nõmme Kalju 18 12 3 3 34 15 10 8 0 2 20 6 8 4 3 1 14 9 19 39
4 Paide 19 10 3 6 44 20 9 5 1 3 29 11 10 5 2 3 15 9 24 33
5 Kuressaare 19 7 4 8 22 27 9 5 2 2 13 10 10 2 2 6 9 17 -5 25
6 Tammeka 19 5 3 11 18 37 9 3 1 5 9 17 10 2 2 6 9 20 -19 18
7 Trans 18 5 2 11 22 32 9 2 2 5 11 12 9 3 0 6 11 20 -10 17
8 Tallinna Kalev 19 3 3 13 16 52 8 2 1 5 6 16 11 1 2 8 10 36 -36 12
9 Legion 18 3 5 10 19 33 10 2 3 5 12 16 8 1 2 5 7 17 -14 10
10 Vaprus 19 2 2 15 21 56 10 2 2 6 13 25 9 0 0 9 8 31 -35 8

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.