Meistriliiga match preview: Kuressaare believed to be the weaker party when Trans pays a visit

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Competition: Estonia Meistriliiga
Date: Sat 09.November
Match begins: 11:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kuressaare linnastaadion (2000 seats)

Season ticket holders at Kuressaare linnastaadion haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Kuressaare languishing in the 8th position so far. The guesting Trans will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

Relegation threatens Kuressaare who should definitely be looking for some points here. For Trans most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

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Kuressaare form and stats

Overall Meistriliiga stats at home this season for Kuressaare, who have the fewest scored goals (24) in Meistriliiga, are 5-3-9 (wins-draw-losses). Kuressaare has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager D. Kalašņikovs and the players.

In their previous game, the manager D. Kalašņikovs led his Kuressaare to a defeat in the Meistriliiga match away at Flora. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Kuressaare linnastaadion. Ahead of that match, Kuressaare lost 0-3 at home to Nõmme Kalju.

Kuressaare were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.

Kuressaare have scored 11 league goals here from 17 matches, not a lot. On the other hand, Kuressaare have conceded 23 goals.

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Trans form and stats

The visitors are W6-D5-L6 on the road this term. That's in the Meistriliiga.

Trans won their last game, 2-0 versus Tallinna Kalev played at home. Preceding that game was the away victory against Tulevik with the score of 2-0.

Trans has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 27 goals from 17 games. 22 goals have been conceded by Trans in these games.

Head 2 Head

Kuressaare and Trans have met before this season: Trans - Kuressaare 4-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 1 - 2 - 7 (Kuressaare wins - draws - Trans wins). As for goals, 7 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 3 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Trans
E. McWoods
13 goals
TransA. Zakarlyuka
A. Zakarlyuka
9 goals
KuressaareM. Pajunurm
M. Pajunurm
7 goals

Kuressaare missing players

Trans missing players

Kuressaare Trans
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
35 17 4 Played P 6 17 35
6 5 0 Won W 5 6 12
5 3 1 Drew D 1 5 9
24 9 3 Lost L 0 6 14
24 11 1 Scored S 14 27 56
86 23 6 Conceded C 2 22 49
94% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 91%
71% 53% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 71% 66%
60% 35% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 47% 49%
31% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 35% 40%
26% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 23%
34% 18% 25% BTTS BTTS 33% 47% 51%
17% 29% 0% Clean Sheets C S 67% 29% 23%
54% 59% 75% Failed to Score F T 0% 29% 34%
 
3.3 3.6 1.5 Corners For (avg) C F 8.7 6.4 6.6
8.4 8.6 9.2 Corners Against (avg) C A 2.7 4.4 4.5
2.2 2.5 2.5 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2 2.1
5 3 0 Red Cards R C 0 1 4
Key stats this season:
  • Kuressaare have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Kuressaare have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Trans have created more than twice as many corners as Kuressaare.
  • Trans have scored more than double the goals of Kuressaare.

Kuressaare
All Esiliiga Meistriliiga Estonian Cup
All Home Away Home vs mid
14-09-19 ME Kuressaare 0 - 3 Paide
17-09-19 ME Tallinna Kalev 2 - 1 Kuressaare
22-09-19 ME Kuressaare 1 - 0 Maardu
25-09-19 EC Kuressaare 1 - 3 Trans
29-09-19 ME Tammeka 4 - 0 Kuressaare
05-10-19 ME Kuressaare 4 - 1 Tulevik
19-10-19 ME Levadia 2 - 1 Kuressaare
28-10-19 ME Kuressaare 0 - 3 Nõmme Kalju
03-11-19 ME Flora 7 - 0 Kuressaare
09-11-19 ME Kuressaare 12:00 Trans
Trans
All Meistriliiga Europa League Estonian Cup
All Home Away Away vs low
18-09-19 ME Trans 3 - 2 Tammeka
21-09-19 ME Levadia 1 - 0 Trans
25-09-19 EC Kuressaare 1 - 3 Trans
29-09-19 ME Trans 0 - 1 Paide
05-10-19 ME Flora 1 - 0 Trans
19-10-19 ME Trans 5 - 2 Maardu
22-10-19 EC Trans 21 - 0 Eston Villa II
26-10-19 ME Tulevik 0 - 2 Trans
02-11-19 ME Trans 2 - 0 Tallinna Kalev
09-11-19 ME Kuressaare 12:00 Trans

  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 35 28 3 4 98 21 18 13 2 3 53 11 17 15 1 1 45 10 77 87
2 Levadia 35 24 6 5 97 29 18 11 5 2 54 15 17 13 1 3 43 14 68 78
3 Nõmme Kalju 35 22 11 2 77 31 17 11 4 2 46 22 18 11 7 0 31 9 46 77
4 Paide 35 22 5 8 75 29 17 11 2 4 40 10 18 11 3 4 35 19 46 71
5 Tammeka 35 13 7 15 54 60 18 5 5 8 28 33 17 8 2 7 26 27 -6 46
6 Trans 35 12 9 14 56 49 18 6 4 8 29 27 17 6 5 6 27 22 7 45
7 Tulevik 35 7 7 21 35 72 18 3 3 12 17 36 17 4 4 9 18 36 -37 28
8 Kuressaare 35 6 5 24 24 86 17 5 3 9 11 23 18 1 2 15 13 63 -62 23
9 Tallinna Kalev 35 5 6 24 26 89 17 3 0 14 12 40 18 2 6 10 14 49 -63 21
10 Maardu 35 4 5 26 30 106 17 3 4 10 19 46 18 1 1 16 11 60 -76 17

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