An important duel in the bottom section of the Pfl, with both Essentuki and Krasnodar 3 experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 16th and the visitors in 14th place.
- Essentuki have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Pfl
- Krasnodar 3 have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Pfl
Essentuki form and stats
With 2 Pfl wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats from their home games, Essentuki are certainly not brimming with confidence. Essentuki has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager E. Galkin and the players.
The Essentuki fans got no joy from their last match, a Pfl game also here: A 0-8 defeat against SKA Rostov (placed 5th). Preceding that match was the home game against SKA Rostov that was lost 0-8.
As you see from the result above, Essentuki suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
A decent goal production from Essentuki in their home games so far, with 12 goals from 7 league matches. This has been a stadium of sighs so far as Essentuki have let the opposition score 23 times, an average of more than three per game.
Krasnodar 3 form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Krasnodar 3 so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-4 (win-draw-lose). It's a growing despair in Krasnodar as they have recorded three consecutive losses.
Krasnodar failed to get anything from their last game, a Pfl home match vs Kuban Kholding (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 1-5. Prior to that match, the Krasnodar 3 manager D. Kudinov faced defeat when travelling to Legion Dynamo and losing 0-2.
Krasnodar lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 1-5 beating and focus on this one.
Krasnodar 3 find the net regularly in their away games. 8 goals from 7 away fixtures in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Krasnodar have conceded 13 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  P. Solomatin 10 goals |  M. Kolomiytsev 4 goals |  R. Simonov 4 goals |
Essentuki missing players
Krasnodar 3 missing players
| Essentuki | Krasnodar 3 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 17 | 12 | 5 | Scored | S | 5 | 8 | 20 |
| 38 | 23 | 6 | Conceded | C | 2 | 13 | 33 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 80% |
| 67% | 86% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 43% | 60% |
| 33% | 57% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 29% | 47% |
| 27% | 57% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 29% | 33% |
| 47% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 57% | 60% |
| 13% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 40% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 43% | 33% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5.5 | 7.3 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 7.3 | 8.9 |
| 2.3 | 3.6 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3 | 3.3 |
| 50% | 48% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 62% | 38% | 41% |
- All of Essentuki's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- 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 the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Pfl
- Essentuki have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Pfl
- Essentuki haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Krasnodar 3 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Krasnodar 3 have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Pfl
- Krasnodar 3 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 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 23 | 38 |
| 2 | Urozhay | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 22 | 34 |
| 3 | Legion Dynamo | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 32 |
| 4 | Chernomorets | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 32 |
| 5 | SKA Rostov | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 20 | 29 |
| 6 | Anzhi | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 26 |
| 7 | Spartak Nal'chik | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 23 |
| 8 | Dinamo Stavropol' | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 20 |
| 9 | Forte Taganrog | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 19 |
| 10 | Mashuk-KMV | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -4 | 19 |
| 11 | Makhachkala | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 16 |
| 12 | Druzhba | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -18 | 15 |
| 13 | Biolog | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -9 | 14 |
| 14 | Krasnodar 3 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -13 | 14 |
| 15 | Inter Cherkessk | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 19 | -23 | 12 |
| 16 | Essentuki | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -21 | 11 |
| 17 | Tuapse | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 19 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 20 | -30 | 5 |