Pfl match preview: Druzhba versus Biolog

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Competition: Russia Pfl
Competition: Thu 27.May
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)

Both these teams have struggled so far, but three points in this important fixture would certainly help. Get ready for Druzhba - Biolog!

Insights:
  • Druzhba have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in Pfl
  • Biolog have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

Druzhba are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. For Biolog most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

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Druzhba form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Pfl this season. Druzhba have only managed 3 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses from their games here. With Druzhba having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager S. Eshugov.

Druzhba enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Essentuki's place. The match ended 3-2 with A. Ashev (2) and D. Krylov scoring. Manager S. Eshugov felt very clever after D. Krylov scored the winning goal against Essentuki, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 71st minute.

Preceding that match was the home game against Kuban Kholding that was lost 0-3.

Druzhba are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 14 games. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Druzhba with 34 goals conceded in these matches.

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Biolog form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Biolog so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 3-1-9 (win-draw-lose). Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Biolog are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

Home advantage was not enough for Biolog in their previous game, as they lost their Pfl-match, hosting Forte Taganrog, 2-3. Late heartbreak for Biolog in the Forte Taganrog match, as the deciding 2-3 goal came deep into overtime.

Prior to that result Biolog won their away game at Mashuk-KMV. The scoreline was 3-1.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Biolog have scored 19 goals in 13 league games away. For Biolog, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Biolog - Druzhba 3-1 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for Druzhba, two draws and four wins for Biolog. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

DruzhbaA. Konov
A. Konov
10 goals
BiologD. Lesnikov
D. Lesnikov
10 goals
DruzhbaA. Ashev
A. Ashev
6 goals

Druzhba missing players

Biolog missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Druzhba Biolog
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
28 14 4 Played P 4 13 28
6 3 2 Won W 2 3 9
4 2 1 Drew D 0 1 3
18 9 1 Lost L 2 9 16
25 15 9 Scored S 9 19 48
65 34 10 Conceded C 5 26 49
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
82% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 77% 75%
64% 64% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 62% 61%
39% 43% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 54% 54%
25% 36% 75% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 38% 36%
50% 57% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 62% 61%
7% 7% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 8% 14%
46% 36% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 31% 25%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.7 2.6 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.6 2.2
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
9.1 10.2 15 Shots (avg) S ( 5.7 7 8.5
3.4 3.7 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 2.7 3.8
27% 27% 46% Goal Efficiency G E 57% 44% 39%
Key stats in Pfl this season:
  • Biolog have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Biolog haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Druzhba have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Druzhba have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in Pfl
  • Druzhba haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Kuban Kholding 29 23 4 2 60 21 15 11 3 1 28 12 14 12 1 1 32 9 39 73
2 Urozhay 29 23 2 4 70 20 14 11 1 2 38 9 15 12 1 2 32 11 50 71
3 Chernomorets 28 18 6 4 45 15 14 11 1 2 21 6 14 7 5 2 24 9 30 60
4 Legion Dynamo 28 15 12 1 54 17 14 10 4 0 34 7 14 5 8 1 20 10 37 57
5 SKA Rostov 28 16 4 8 62 28 13 8 2 3 26 12 15 8 2 5 36 16 34 52
6 Anzhi 28 11 9 8 47 39 14 6 5 3 24 16 14 5 4 5 23 23 8 42
7 Forte Taganrog 28 11 8 9 49 28 14 6 6 2 25 8 14 5 2 7 24 20 21 41
8 Spartak Nal'chik 28 11 7 10 39 32 14 7 3 4 20 13 14 4 4 6 19 19 7 40
9 Makhachkala 28 11 7 10 41 37 14 8 2 4 28 17 14 3 5 6 13 20 4 40
10 Dinamo Stavropol' 27 10 5 12 36 40 13 5 4 4 21 16 14 5 1 8 15 24 -4 35
11 Mashuk-KMV 28 9 5 14 36 48 14 6 3 5 23 17 14 3 2 9 13 31 -12 32
12 Biolog 28 9 3 16 48 49 15 6 2 7 29 23 13 3 1 9 19 26 -1 30
13 Krasnodar 3 28 8 6 14 33 48 15 5 2 8 19 30 13 3 4 6 14 18 -15 30
14 Druzhba 28 6 4 18 25 65 14 3 2 9 15 34 14 3 2 9 10 31 -40 22
15 Inter Cherkessk 29 4 6 19 26 77 14 2 4 8 12 30 15 2 2 11 14 47 -51 18
16 Tuapse 28 4 2 22 34 93 14 4 1 9 17 40 14 0 1 13 17 53 -59 14
17 Essentuki 28 3 4 21 25 73 14 2 2 10 18 42 14 1 2 11 7 31 -48 13

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Kuban Kholding 29 23 4 2 60 21 15 11 3 1 28 12 14 12 1 1 32 9 39 73
2 Urozhay 29 23 2 4 70 20 14 11 1 2 38 9 15 12 1 2 32 11 50 71
3 Chernomorets 28 18 6 4 45 15 14 11 1 2 21 6 14 7 5 2 24 9 30 60
4 Legion Dynamo 28 15 12 1 54 17 14 10 4 0 34 7 14 5 8 1 20 10 37 57
5 SKA Rostov 28 16 4 8 62 28 13 8 2 3 26 12 15 8 2 5 36 16 34 52
6 Anzhi 28 11 9 8 47 39 14 6 5 3 24 16 14 5 4 5 23 23 8 42
7 Forte Taganrog 28 11 8 9 49 28 14 6 6 2 25 8 14 5 2 7 24 20 21 41
8 Spartak Nal'chik 28 11 7 10 39 32 14 7 3 4 20 13 14 4 4 6 19 19 7 40
9 Makhachkala 28 11 7 10 41 37 14 8 2 4 28 17 14 3 5 6 13 20 4 40
10 Dinamo Stavropol' 27 10 5 12 36 40 13 5 4 4 21 16 14 5 1 8 15 24 -4 35
11 Mashuk-KMV 28 9 5 14 36 48 14 6 3 5 23 17 14 3 2 9 13 31 -12 32
12 Biolog 28 9 3 16 48 49 15 6 2 7 29 23 13 3 1 9 19 26 -1 30
13 Krasnodar 3 28 8 6 14 33 48 15 5 2 8 19 30 13 3 4 6 14 18 -15 30
14 Druzhba 28 6 4 18 25 65 14 3 2 9 15 34 14 3 2 9 10 31 -40 22
15 Inter Cherkessk 29 4 6 19 26 77 14 2 4 8 12 30 15 2 2 11 14 47 -51 18
16 Tuapse 28 4 2 22 34 93 14 4 1 9 17 40 14 0 1 13 17 53 -59 14
17 Essentuki 28 3 4 21 25 73 14 2 2 10 18 42 14 1 2 11 7 31 -48 13

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The Professional Football League (PFL) is the third level of Russian football. It is divided into five divisions (or zones) based on the team’s location. The divisions have a varying number of teams, in total about 60. The top team of each league table is promoted while the bottom team is relegated.