Can Maardu surprise Paide in their own stadium?

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.

Paide form and stats

Paide, who have the fewest conceded goals (7) at home in Meistriliiga, have performed here at Paide linnastaadion this season with 9 wins from 13 Meistriliiga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 3. Ever since the Nõmme Kalju game Paide has been unbeatable here at Paide linnastaadion producing six straight wins.

Paide's last game was hosting Maardu and winning 5-0. Prior to that, an away loss at Levadia.

Paide are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave Paide linnastaadion with maximum points. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. 24 earlier games are comparable to this one, and Paide has won 15 times, drawn 3 and lost 6. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that Paide has won by at least two goals 10 times when in this position.

Paide are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (33 goals in 13 games). From these home matches, Paide have conceded only 7 goals.

Maardu form and stats

There's been little loot from Maardu's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 13 away games in the Meistriliiga. Maardu, who have the fewest points (4) away in Meistriliiga, only have 1 win to counter their 11 defeats and 1 draw.

Maardu play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-5 to Paide. Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Kuressaare.

Nobody expects Maardu to collect points from a game like this. The team has been David versus Goliath 30 times before, with the overall statistics of won 17, draw 2 and lost 11. When defeated, 9 matches have been lost by two or more goals.

The attacking power of Maardu when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 13 league matches away. Maardu can't defend away. 45 goals have been scored by the opposition in 13 matches, an average of more than three per game. You might want to look at the total goal statistics, which can be found on the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Paide - Maardu 5-0. Numbers for the last three meetings between these two teams are: 3 wins for Paide, 0 draws and 0 wins for Maardu. Over 2,5 goals: 2 times; under 2,5 goals: 1 game.

Top Goalscorers

A. Jatta 13 goals / 2 assists

H. Välja 10 goals / 1 assists

M. Yao 8 goals

Paide missing players

Maardu missing players