Druzhba are welcoming Essentuki for another important game after their 1-1 result against 1st-placed Kuban Kholding.
The visiting Essentuki played their last game only four days ago, a Pfl match. That game was also an away game, at Legion Dynamo. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Druzhba form and stats
Druzhba's results here at Stadion Druzhba in the Pfl have been very modest with 1 victory, 2 draws and 3 defeats. The Druzhba manager S. Eshugov might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Druzhba drew their last game, 1-1 away at Kuban Kholding (placed 1st). Before that game, the home loss against Krasnodar 3 with the scoreline 1-4.
The Druzhba fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 6 matches. As for conceded goals, Druzhba's unpleasant statistic is 15 goals surrendered.
Essentuki form and stats
Essentuki, who have the fewest scored goals (4) away in Pfl, have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Pfl, after 1-1-4 (6 played).
Essentuki lost away at Legion Dynamo (0-3) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Forte Taganrog.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Essentuki have conceded 9 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  P. Solomatin 9 goals |   A. Konov 6 goals |  A. Turik 3 goals |
Druzhba missing players
Essentuki missing players
| Druzhba | Essentuki | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 13 | 8 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 16 |
| 27 | 15 | 7 | Conceded | C | 2 | 12 | 27 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 92% |
| 67% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 43% | 62% |
| 42% | 67% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 23% |
| 25% | 50% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 23% |
| 67% | 83% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 14% | 46% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 15% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 71% | 38% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.3 | 3.8 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | 48 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 21 | 63 |
| 35 | 17 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 4 | 27 |
| 26% | 24% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 25% | 44% |
- Druzhba have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Druzhba have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Druzhba haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Essentuki has the fewest scored goals (4) away in Pfl
- Essentuki have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Essentuki 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 | Kuban Kholding | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 29 |
| 2 | Urozhay | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 28 |
| 3 | Legion Dynamo | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 26 |
| 4 | Chernomorets | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 23 |
| 5 | SKA Rostov | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 23 |
| 6 | Anzhi | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 19 |
| 7 | Spartak Nal'chik | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 18 |
| 8 | Forte Taganrog | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 |
| 9 | Dinamo Stavropol' | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 17 |
| 10 | Mashuk-KMV | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -3 | 17 |
| 11 | Makhachkala | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 15 |
| 12 | Krasnodar 3 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -7 | 14 |
| 13 | Druzhba | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -14 | 12 |
| 14 | Essentuki | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -10 | 11 |
| 15 | Biolog | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -6 | 10 |
| 16 | Inter Cherkessk | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 19 | -20 | 8 |
| 17 | Tuapse | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 19 | -23 | 5 |