Essentuki fights Druzhba in Pfl battle

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Competition: Russia Pfl
Competition: Thu 20.May
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)

Develop their own game plan or focus more on the opponent? Both Essentuki and Druzhba need to try something different than what they have done so far. Read more!

Insights:
  • Essentuki have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in Pfl
  • Druzhba have the fewest scored goals (22) in Pfl

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Essentuki and Druzhba.

Essentuki are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Druzhba are struggling to avoid relegation.

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Essentuki form and stats

Essentuki's results here in the Pfl have been very modest with 2 victories, 2 draws and 9 defeats. All in all it has been a very rough period for Essentuki who hasn’t won a league-game in their last 15 attempts. Their previous win was against Forte Taganrog, 201 days ago.

Essentuki are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-3 away versus Forte Taganrog.

Before that game, the home loss against Mashuk-KMV with the scoreline 1-4.

Essentuki has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. Defensively there's plenty of potential for improvement as Essentuki have allowed the opposition to score 39 goals here. Essentuki's defense is seriously deficient as 39 goals have been conceded in these matches.

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Druzhba form and stats

Druzhba, who have the fewest scored goals (22) in Pfl, have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Pfl, after 2-2-9 (13 played). With the Druzhba losing streak of six defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.

D. Antonenko was the last player to score for the away team. Druzhba haven't scored a league goal in the last 385 minutes.

The manager S. Eshugov was unhappy after their last game, a Pfl match played at their home ground Stadion Druzhba (Junost'). Druzhba suffered a 0-3 loss to Kuban Kholding (placed 1st). Druzhba did not look prepared in the first half against Kuban Kholding and lost the game during the first 45 minutes. They need to evaluate their pre-match routine before this one.

Prior to that match, the Druzhba manager S. Eshugov faced defeat when travelling to Krasnodar 3 and losing 0-1.

The attacking power of Druzhba when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 13 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Druzhba manager S. Eshugov has some worries about the defense as 29 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Druzhba - Essentuki 2-1 entered in the official records.

Top Goalscorers

EssentukiP. Solomatin
P. Solomatin
13 goals
DruzhbaA. Konov
A. Konov
10 goals
DruzhbaA. Ashev
A. Ashev
4 goals

Essentuki missing players

Druzhba missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Essentuki Druzhba
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 4 13 27
3 2 0 Won W 1 2 5
4 2 1 Drew D 1 2 4
20 9 3 Lost L 2 9 18
23 16 7 Scored S 3 7 22
70 39 11 Conceded C 5 29 63
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 92% 96%
93% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 77% 81%
70% 85% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 62% 63%
37% 46% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 31% 37%
19% 38% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 22%
44% 69% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 38% 48%
7% 8% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 8% 7%
48% 23% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 62% 48%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.6 1.8 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.8 2.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
4.9 6.4 4.7 Shots (avg) S ( 14 7.8 9.1
2 3.1 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3 3.4
53% 52% 55% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 26% 27%
Key stats in Pfl this season:
  • All of Essentuki's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Druzhba have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Druzhba have the fewest scored goals (22) in Pfl
  • Druzhba have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in Pfl
  • Essentuki have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Essentuki have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Essentuki have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Druzhba have scored away.
  • Essentuki have the fewest points (8) at home in Pfl
  • Essentuki have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in Pfl
  • 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 28 22 4 2 57 19 14 10 3 1 25 10 14 12 1 1 32 9 38 70
2 Urozhay 28 22 2 4 69 20 14 11 1 2 38 9 14 11 1 2 31 11 49 68
3 Chernomorets 27 17 6 4 42 15 13 10 1 2 18 6 14 7 5 2 24 9 27 57
4 Legion Dynamo 27 14 12 1 51 17 14 10 4 0 34 7 13 4 8 1 17 10 34 54
5 SKA Rostov 27 16 4 7 60 25 13 8 2 3 26 12 14 8 2 4 34 13 35 52
6 Makhachkala 28 11 7 10 41 37 14 8 2 4 28 17 14 3 5 6 13 20 4 40
7 Anzhi 27 10 9 8 41 38 13 5 5 3 18 15 14 5 4 5 23 23 3 39
8 Forte Taganrog 27 10 8 9 46 26 14 6 6 2 25 8 13 4 2 7 21 18 20 38
9 Spartak Nal'chik 27 10 7 10 34 31 13 6 3 4 15 12 14 4 4 6 19 19 3 37
10 Dinamo Stavropol' 26 10 5 11 36 39 12 5 4 3 21 15 14 5 1 8 15 24 -3 35
11 Mashuk-KMV 27 9 5 13 36 45 14 6 3 5 23 17 13 3 2 8 13 28 -9 32
12 Biolog 27 9 3 15 46 46 14 6 2 6 27 20 13 3 1 9 19 26 0 30
13 Krasnodar 3 27 8 6 13 33 45 14 5 2 7 19 27 13 3 4 6 14 18 -12 30
14 Druzhba 27 5 4 18 22 63 14 3 2 9 15 34 13 2 2 9 7 29 -41 19
15 Inter Cherkessk 28 4 6 18 25 71 14 2 4 8 12 30 14 2 2 10 13 41 -46 18
16 Tuapse 27 4 2 21 33 88 14 4 1 9 17 40 13 0 1 12 16 48 -55 14
17 Essentuki 27 3 4 20 23 70 13 2 2 9 16 39 14 1 2 11 7 31 -47 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 28 22 4 2 57 19 14 10 3 1 25 10 14 12 1 1 32 9 38 70
2 Urozhay 28 22 2 4 69 20 14 11 1 2 38 9 14 11 1 2 31 11 49 68
3 Chernomorets 27 17 6 4 42 15 13 10 1 2 18 6 14 7 5 2 24 9 27 57
4 Legion Dynamo 27 14 12 1 51 17 14 10 4 0 34 7 13 4 8 1 17 10 34 54
5 SKA Rostov 27 16 4 7 60 25 13 8 2 3 26 12 14 8 2 4 34 13 35 52
6 Makhachkala 28 11 7 10 41 37 14 8 2 4 28 17 14 3 5 6 13 20 4 40
7 Anzhi 27 10 9 8 41 38 13 5 5 3 18 15 14 5 4 5 23 23 3 39
8 Forte Taganrog 27 10 8 9 46 26 14 6 6 2 25 8 13 4 2 7 21 18 20 38
9 Spartak Nal'chik 27 10 7 10 34 31 13 6 3 4 15 12 14 4 4 6 19 19 3 37
10 Dinamo Stavropol' 26 10 5 11 36 39 12 5 4 3 21 15 14 5 1 8 15 24 -3 35
11 Mashuk-KMV 27 9 5 13 36 45 14 6 3 5 23 17 13 3 2 8 13 28 -9 32
12 Biolog 27 9 3 15 46 46 14 6 2 6 27 20 13 3 1 9 19 26 0 30
13 Krasnodar 3 27 8 6 13 33 45 14 5 2 7 19 27 13 3 4 6 14 18 -12 30
14 Druzhba 27 5 4 18 22 63 14 3 2 9 15 34 13 2 2 9 7 29 -41 19
15 Inter Cherkessk 28 4 6 18 25 71 14 2 4 8 12 30 14 2 2 10 13 41 -46 18
16 Tuapse 27 4 2 21 33 88 14 4 1 9 17 40 13 0 1 12 16 48 -55 14
17 Essentuki 27 3 4 20 23 70 13 2 2 9 16 39 14 1 2 11 7 31 -47 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.