The Nõmme Kalju manager M. Kristal attacks this game with the team placed 2nd so far. In the visitors dressing room Flora and their manager J. Henn are in 1st place before this match.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
It should be mentioned that Flora play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Flora on artifical turf are 4 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat from seven games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 14-6. You can compare this with overall results below.
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Nõmme Kalju form and stats
Only two Meistriliiga home games for Nõmme Kalju so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Marko Meerits not having conceded a league goal in 190 minutes.
Nõmme's last game was hosting Levadia (placed 3rd) and winning 2-0. In the preceding match a 6-0 victory visiting Tulevik.
Early season league goal statistics from Nõmme Kalju's 2 home games: 3 goals, 2 conceded.
Flora form and stats
Flora are on a winning streak away after three games, as mentioned below. A maximum 6 points in the bag from 2 travels in the Meistriliiga.
Flora play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-1 victory visiting Paide (placed 6th). That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Tallinna Kalev.
It's early days yet, but Flora has scored 6 and conceded 3 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Nõmme Kalju victories, four draws and one Flora win. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Sappinen 7 goals |  K. Paur 3 goals | P. Calil Sandoval 2 goals |
Nõmme Kalju missing players
Flora missing players
| Nõmme Kalju | Flora | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 80% |
| 80% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 80% |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 80% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 60% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 20% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 60% |
| 80% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 3.4 | 2 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6 | 8.5 |
| 4.2 | 5 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| 3.2 | 4.5 | 5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | 23 | 12 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 13 | 57 |
| 26 | 9 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 10 | 22 |
| 46% | 33% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 60% | 41% |
- All of Flora's away-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
- All of Nõmme Kalju's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Flora have created more than twice as many corners as Nõmme Kalju.
- Flora have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Flora have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Flora have won all their away games so far.
- Flora have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Flora have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Flora is in the best form (4-1-0)
- Nõmme Kalju has the fewest conceded goals (2)
- Nõmme Kalju has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1)
- Nõmme Kalju has the most clean sheets (4)
- Nõmme Kalju has the most scored goals in the first half (7)
- Nõmme Kalju has the the best goal difference (+10)
- Nõmme Kalju have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
- Nõmme Kalju have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Nõmme Kalju have scored in all their matches so far.
- Nõmme Kalju have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Nõmme Kalju haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Nõmme Kalju | Last season | Flora | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 36 | 18 | Played | P | 18 | 36 | ||
| 22 | 11 | Won | W | 16 | 29 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | ||
| 79 | 48 | Scored | S | 57 | 110 | ||
| 34 | 25 | Conceded | C | 10 | 21 | ||
| 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 81% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 81% | ||
| 61% | 83% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 61% | 64% | ||
| 39% | 56% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 28% | 39% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 28% | ||
| 53% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 39% | 36% | ||
| 42% | 22% | Clean Sheets | C S | 61% | 58% | ||
| 17% | 11% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 6% | ||
| 7.1 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 8.2 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.8 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1.3 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 545 | 308 | Total Shots | T S | 306 | 621 | ||
| 228 | 128 | Shots on Target | S O | 132 | 279 | ||
| 33% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 39% | ||
| 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 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 2 | Nõmme Kalju | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 12 |
| 3 | Levadia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | Tammeka | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 7 |
| 5 | Tallinna Kalev | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -7 | 7 |
| 6 | Paide | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | Kuressaare | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 8 | Tulevik | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | -6 | 6 |
| 9 | Legion | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 3 |
| 10 | Trans | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 1 |