Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Kuressaare & Paide face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Winter Tournament. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Kuressaare form and stats
Kuressaare participated in Winter Tournament the last season, where they reached the group b.When playing at home in the Meistriliiga, Kuressaare have managed 8 wins, 6 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 18 games.
The home fans witnessed a 1-1 draw against Nomme Kalju in the Winter Tournament last time out and are looking for a victory here.
A 0-0 result against Trans before that one, played at home in the Winter Tournament.
The Kuressaare fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 28 goals in 18 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Kuressaare have conceded 23 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Paide form and stats
They also participated in Winter Tournament last season. This ended in the group a.As the visiting team in Meistriliiga matches, Paide have produced an overall stat of 9-5-4 so far.
It's another away match for the visitors, as they travelled to Levadia in their previous outing. The Winter Tournament battle ended 1-1.
A loss, in the Winter Tournament away at Tammeka, before that.
Paide has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 33 goals from 18 games. As opposed to that, Paide have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Kuressaare have avoided a loss in the last 4 matches (1-3-0) against Paide.Kuressaare missing players
Paide missing players
| Kuressaare | Paide | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 16 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 41 | 26 | Scored | S | 25 | 55 | ||
| 29 | 18 | Conceded | C | 26 | 35 | ||
| 84% | 81% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 84% | ||
| 52% | 44% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 44% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 20% | ||
| 60% | 56% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 44% | Clean Sheets | C S | 7% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 19% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 32% | ||
| 4.7 | 4.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 6.6 | ||
| 6.6 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3.7 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 12.8 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.1 | 14 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 6 | ||
| 33% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 32% | ||
| 12.8 | 13.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 10.3 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.7 | ||
| 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 | 36 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 94 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 12 | 73 | 97 |
| 2 | Levadia | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 74 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 11 | 49 | 79 |
| 3 | Paide | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 84 | 37 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 51 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 20 | 47 | 65 |
| 4 | Nomme Kalju | 36 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 59 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 29 | 65 |
| 5 | Kuressaare | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 51 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 28 | -2 | 50 |
| 6 | Tammeka | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 38 | 57 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 31 | -19 | 39 |
| 7 | Trans | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 43 | 58 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 19 | 36 | -15 | 38 |
| 8 | Tallinna Kalev | 36 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 42 | 92 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 41 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 51 | -50 | 35 |
| 9 | Legion | 36 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 34 | 82 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 34 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 48 | -48 | 22 |
| 10 | Vaprus | 36 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 32 | 96 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 45 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 51 | -64 | 11 |
