Meistriliiga preview of Tallinna Kalev - Flora: Visitors believed to win

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Competition: Estonia Meistriliiga
Competition: Wed 27.April
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sportland Arena (500 seats)

Stumbling Tallinna Kalev need to pull off a surprise victory when they host top team Flora in the upcoming league fixture. It’s 8th vs 1st and the home regulars will have so-so expectations.

Insights:
  • Tallinna Kalev have the fewest scored goals (6) in Meistriliiga
  • Flora have the most scored goals (25) in Meistriliiga

There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Meistriliiga game only three days ago.

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Tallinna Kalev form and stats

Tallinna Kalev have played three Meistriliiga home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.

The Tallinna Kalev regulars enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Tammeka and win 1-0.

1-1 away at Legion before that.

Despite playing at their own arena the home team are massive underdogs in this game. The home fans will enjoy their drinks and snacks knowing that the chances of a positive outcome are very slim. When Tallinna Kalev have been in this position before, they have won one, drawn one and lost eleven from 13 games. eight defeats by at least two goals.

Tallinna are traveling soon after this match as the Meistriliiga match at Paide awaits in four days.

The lack of attacking qualities in Tallinna Kalev means that they have only scored 1 goal in 3 league home games, less than half a goal per match.

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Flora form and stats

5 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of Flora, who have the most scored goals (25) in Meistriliiga, playing as the away team in the Meistriliiga this season. Flora have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of nine victories in a row regardless of arena.

The Flora goalkeeper Karl-Romet Nomm is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 528 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Flora had fun at their own home (Sportland Arena) last time out, beating Levadia 2-0. Zenjov and Kuraksin scored. Zenjov has scored at least one goal for this side three matches in a row. The smartness!

Prior to that result Flora won their away game at Vaprus. The scoreline was 2-0.

As mentioned earlier, Flora will not be satisfied unless they get a comfortable victory in this game. Performing as huge favourites away from home has earlier resulted in 18 wins (15 by two or more goals winning margin), one draw and two surprising defeats.

After this away game Flora return home for a Meistriliiga game against Tammeka. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Flora are a potent attacking force on the road with their 13 goals in 5 league games. Flora's manager Henn has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 2 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Flora - Tallinna Kalev 7-1 was the score in these sides' previous h2h fixture, earlier this season. Last ten meetings with these sides: Tallinna Kalev won zero, Flora triumphed in nine and we saw one draw. eight games with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

FloraK. Vassiljev
K. Vassiljev
5 goals
FloraR. Alliku
R. Alliku
5 goals
FloraM. Miller
M. Miller
3 goals

Tallinna Kalev missing players

Flora missing players

Tallinna Kalev Flora
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
9 3 0 Played P 2 5 9
1 1 0 Won W 2 5 9
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
7 2 0 Lost L 0 0 0
6 1 0 Scored S 6 13 25
29 6 0 Conceded C 0 2 3
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
89% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 89%
78% 67% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 80% 56%
44% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 20% 22%
33% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 11%
56% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 40% 33%
11% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 60% 67%
33% 67% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
3.8 4.7 0 Corners for (avg) C F 11 9 7.2
7.8 8.7 0 Corners against (avg) C A 2 3.8 3.9
2 2.7 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.5 1.6 1.3
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.2 7 0 Shots (avg) S ( 21.5 15.2 15.3
2.7 2.3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 11.5 6.6 7.3
25% 14% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 26% 39% 38%
 
20 21.3 0 Shots against (avg) S A 4.5 6.4 6.1
9.7 9.7 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1.5 3 2.2
Key stats in Meistriliiga this season:
  • All of Flora's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Flora have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Flora have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Flora have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Flora have scored more than double the goals of Tallinna Kalev.
  • Flora have the fewest conceded goals (3) in Meistriliiga
  • Flora have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Meistriliiga
  • Flora have the most points (15) away in Meistriliiga
  • Flora have the most points from losing position (6) in Meistriliiga
  • Flora have the most scored goals (13) away in Meistriliiga
  • Flora have the most scored goals (25) in Meistriliiga
  • Flora have the the best goal difference (+11) away in Meistriliiga
  • Flora have the the best goal difference (+22) in Meistriliiga
  • Flora have won all their games so far.
  • Flora have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
  • Flora have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Flora haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Flora is in the best form (6-0-0) in Meistriliiga
  • 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 the fewest scored goals (1) at home in Meistriliiga
  • Tallinna Kalev have the fewest scored goals (6) in Meistriliiga
  • Tallinna Kalev have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in Meistriliiga
  • Tallinna Kalev have the most conceded goals (29) in Meistriliiga
  • Tallinna Kalev have the most conceded goals in the second half (19) in Meistriliiga
  • Tallinna Kalev have the most matches over the total-line (5) in Meistriliiga
  • Tallinna Kalev have the the worst goal difference (-23) in Meistriliiga
  • Tallinna Kalev have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Tallinna Kalev 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 9 9 0 0 25 3 4 4 0 0 12 1 5 5 0 0 13 2 22 27
2 Nomme Kalju 10 7 2 1 22 9 6 5 0 1 13 3 4 2 2 0 9 6 13 23
3 Levadia 9 7 1 1 23 4 5 4 1 0 13 2 4 3 0 1 10 2 19 22
4 Paide 9 5 0 4 20 11 4 1 0 3 8 6 5 4 0 1 12 5 9 15
5 Kuressaare 10 4 1 5 12 14 4 2 0 2 6 8 6 2 1 3 6 6 -2 13
6 Trans 10 4 0 6 13 12 6 2 0 4 9 7 4 2 0 2 4 5 1 12
7 Tammeka 9 3 2 4 8 15 4 1 1 2 3 8 5 2 1 2 5 7 -7 11
8 Tallinna Kalev 9 1 1 7 6 29 3 1 0 2 1 6 6 0 1 5 5 23 -23 4
9 Vaprus 9 1 0 8 8 27 5 1 0 4 5 16 4 0 0 4 3 11 -19 3
10 Legion 10 1 3 6 9 22 6 1 3 2 9 10 4 0 0 4 0 12 -13 2

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.