Struggling Essentuki will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying SKA Rostov in the upcoming league round. It’s 15th vs 5th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Essentuki form and stats
Overall Pfl stats at home this season for Essentuki are 2-1-3 (wins-draw-losses).
In their previous game, the manager V. Kamoltsev led his Essentuki to a defeat in the Pfl match away at Druzhba. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-4 away at Legion Dynamo.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (12 in 6 games), Essentuki's attacking play is working. As for conceded goals, Essentuki's unpleasant statistic is 15 goals surrendered.
SKA Rostov form and stats
As the visiting team in Pfl matches, SKA Rostov have produced an overall stat of 4-1-2 so far. Momentum is building for Rostov in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
Home advantage was not enough for Rostov in their previous game, as they lost their Pfl-match, hosting Kuban Kholding, 0-1. Prior to that result Rostov won their away game at Krasnodar 3. The scoreline was 3-0.
The Rostov manager V. Usin has got the team scoring on the road, with 14 away goals in 7 league matches. 8 goals have been conceded by Rostov in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  P. Solomatin 10 goals |   I. Kozhukhar 5 goals | R. Shapovalov 4 goals |
Essentuki missing players
SKA Rostov missing players
| Essentuki | SKA Rostov | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | 12 | 1 | Scored | S | 11 | 14 | 23 |
| 30 | 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 77% |
| 64% | 83% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 71% | 69% |
| 29% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 43% | 38% |
| 21% | 50% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 14% | 15% |
| 50% | 83% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 71% | 69% |
| 14% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 14% | 15% |
| 36% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 15% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 2.2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.1 | 3.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 74 | 42 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 61 | 95 | 169 |
| 32 | 23 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 31 | 44 | 68 |
| 41% | 48% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 32% | 34% |
- All of Essentuki's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Essentuki has the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Pfl
- Essentuki has the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Pfl
- Essentuki have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Essentuki have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Essentuki haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- SKA Rostov have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- SKA Rostov 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 | Legion Dynamo | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 32 |
| 2 | Kuban Kholding | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 18 | 32 |
| 3 | Urozhay | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 21 | 31 |
| 4 | Chernomorets | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 26 |
| 5 | SKA Rostov | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
| 6 | Anzhi | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 22 |
| 7 | Spartak Nal'chik | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 21 |
| 8 | Forte Taganrog | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 |
| 9 | Dinamo Stavropol' | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 17 |
| 10 | Mashuk-KMV | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -4 | 17 |
| 11 | Makhachkala | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 15 |
| 12 | Druzhba | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -13 | 15 |
| 13 | Krasnodar 3 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -9 | 14 |
| 14 | Biolog | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -6 | 11 |
| 15 | Essentuki | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -13 | 11 |
| 16 | Inter Cherkessk | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 19 | -24 | 8 |
| 17 | Tuapse | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 19 | -27 | 5 |