Meistriliiga: Maardu - Tallinna Kalev preview and statistics

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Competition: Estonia Meistriliiga
Date: Sat 05.October
Match begins: 10:00 (UTC)
Venue: Maardu linnastaadion (1500 seats)

An important duel in the bottom section of the league table, with both teams experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic “six-pointer” with the home team placed 10th and the visitors in 9th place.

These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Meistriliiga. Thankfully the previous game, versus Nomme Kalju, was also a home game here at Maardu linnastaadion. The away team is better rested.

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Tallinna Kalev have a different surface at their stadium (artificial turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 9-8-17 (win-draw-loss) from 34 matches.

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Maardu form and stats

Maardu's results here at Maardu linnastaadion in the Meistriliiga have been very modest with 3 victories, 3 draws and 9 defeats. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Maardu with their six defeats in a row. Not since the Tulevik game, 37 days ago, have they avoided a loss. With Maardu having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager A. Borissov.

The Maardu fans got no joy from their last match, a Meistriliiga game also here at Maardu linnastaadion: A 1-4 defeat against Nomme Kalju (placed 4th). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Nomme Kalju (0-4).

Maardu are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 15 attempts. Defensively there's plenty of potential for improvement as Maardu have allowed the opposition to score 40 goals here at Maardu linnastaadion.

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Tallinna Kalev form and stats

Tallinna Kalev have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Meistriliiga, after 2-5-8 (15 played). It's a growing despair in Tallinna Kalev as they have recorded three consecutive losses. Tallinna Kalev seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Meistriliiga home defeat versus Levadia with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Preceding that, the 2-3 home loss versus Nomme Kalju.

The attacking power of Tallinna Kalev when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 15 league matches away. Tallinna Kalev are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 11 goals in these matches.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Tallinna Kalev - Maardu 1-4. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 6 wins for Maardu, 2 draws and 2 wins for Tallinna Kalev. Over 2,5 goals: 5 times; under 2,5 goals: 5 games.

Top Goalscorers

W. Alli
5 goals / 1 assists
I. Zelentsov
4 goals
V. Gussev
4 goals

Maardu missing players

Tallinna Kalev missing players

Maardu Tallinna Kalev
Total Home Home vs low Statistics Stat Away vs low Away Total
31 15 4 Played P 4 15 31
4 3 2 Won W 2 2 5
4 3 2 Drew D 1 5 5
23 9 0 Lost L 1 8 21
24 16 5 Scored S 4 11 22
93 40 3 Conceded C 4 43 81
94% 87% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 97%
77% 67% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 87% 87%
65% 67% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 60% 58%
55% 53% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 53% 42%
39% 40% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 26%
42% 60% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 40% 32%
10% 20% 50% Clean Sheets C S 25% 13% 13%
55% 33% 25% Failed to Score F T 25% 53% 58%
 
4.5 5.1 9.5 Corners For (avg) C F 4 2.8 3.2
7.4 6.8 5.5 Corners Against (avg) C A 6 9.7 9.1
2 2 2.8 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 3.2 2 1.6
2 1 0 Red Cards R C 1 1 1
Key stats This season:
  • Maardu have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Maardu have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Tallinna Kalev have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Tallinna Kalev have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Tallinna Kalev have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Maardu
All Esiliiga Meistriliiga Estonian Cup
All Home Away
15-09-19 ME Maardu 0 - 1 Tammeka
18-09-19 ME Maardu 2 - 4 Paide
22-09-19 ME Kuressaare 1 - 0 Maardu
28-09-19 ME Nomme Kalju 4 - 0 Maardu
01-10-19 ME Maardu 1 - 4 Nomme Kalju
05-10-19 ME Maardu 10:00 Tallinna Kalev
19-10-19 ME Trans 13:00 Maardu
23-10-19 EC Maardu 16:00 Flora
26-10-19 ME Maardu 13:00 Levadia
03-11-19 ME Tulevik 11:00 Maardu
Tallinna Kalev
All Esiliiga Meistriliiga Estonian Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
13-09-19 ME Flora 5 - 0 Tallinna Kalev
17-09-19 ME Tallinna Kalev 2 - 1 Kuressaare
21-09-19 ME Nomme Kalju 6 - 0 Tallinna Kalev
24-09-19 ME Tallinna Kalev 2 - 3 Nomme Kalju
28-09-19 ME Tallinna Kalev 0 - 1 Levadia
05-10-19 ME Maardu 10:00 Tallinna Kalev
19-10-19 ME Paide 10:00 Tallinna Kalev
23-10-19 EC Tallinna Kalev 16:00 Pohja-Tallinna JK Volta 2
26-10-19 ME Tallinna Kalev 10:00 Tammeka
02-11-19 ME Trans 11:00 Tallinna Kalev

  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 31 25 3 3 88 19 15 10 2 3 44 11 16 15 1 0 44 8 69 78
2 Levadia 31 22 4 5 89 25 15 10 3 2 50 12 16 12 1 3 39 13 64 70
3 Paide 31 21 5 5 71 23 15 10 2 3 38 8 16 11 3 2 33 15 48 68
4 Nõmme Kalju 31 19 10 2 70 29 16 10 4 2 44 21 15 9 6 0 26 8 41 67
5 Tammeka 31 11 6 14 47 53 16 4 5 7 24 28 15 7 1 7 23 25 -6 39
6 Trans 31 9 9 13 47 46 16 4 4 8 22 25 15 5 5 5 25 21 1 36
7 Tulevik 31 5 7 19 29 64 16 2 3 11 15 33 15 3 4 8 14 31 -35 22
8 Kuressaare 31 5 5 21 19 73 15 4 3 8 7 19 16 1 2 13 12 54 -54 20
9 Tallinna Kalev 31 5 5 21 22 81 16 3 0 13 11 38 15 2 5 8 11 43 -59 20
10 Maardu 31 4 4 23 24 93 15 3 3 9 16 40 16 1 1 14 8 53 -69 16

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