Forte Taganrog are thought of as expected winners of this home match against Essentuki, if the league standings are thought to provide some clues. Or could we be in for a surprise?
- Forte Taganrog have the most matches over the total-line (4) in Pfl
- Essentuki have the most conceded goals (30) in Pfl
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Forte Taganrog form and stats
Forte Taganrog have played 4 Pfl games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-1-0 (wins-draws-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here.
Forte Taganrog shared the glory with Chernomorets in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2.
Before that, Taganrog had a home game versus Dinamo Stavropol' which ended with a victory 2-1.The Taganrog manager A. Gordeev has got the team scoring with 8 from 4 home games in the league. Defensively Taganrog have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 4 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Essentuki form and stats
The visitors, who have the most conceded goals (30) in Pfl, are W0-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Pfl.
Essentuki might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Kuban Kholding proved too strong as Essentuki slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans.
A 1-1 draw at Alaniya Vladikavkaz II's stadium before that.The visitors have scored 3 goals from 4 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Essentuki concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own.
Head 2 Head
Forte Taganrog-Essentuki H2H statistics last two meetings regardless of arena: Taganrog one win, Essentuki one win, zero draws. two of these two matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  A. Maloyan 4 goals |  K. Batsev 4 goals | R. Akhmedkhanov 3 goals |
Forte Taganrog missing players
Essentuki missing players
| Forte Taganrog | Essentuki | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 15 | 8 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | 30 |
| 88% | 75% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 78% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 44% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 25% | 33% |
| 50% | 25% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 75% | 67% |
| 50% | 75% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 25% | 33% |
| 5.3 | 4.3 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| 5.4 | 6.3 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 5.7 |
| 2.9 | 2 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3.7 | 3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 2.7 |
| 46% | 56% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 12% |
- All of Essentuki's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Essentuki have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Essentuki have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Essentuki have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Essentuki have the most conceded goals (30) in Pfl
- Essentuki have the most conceded goals in the first half (12) in Pfl
- Essentuki have the most conceded goals in the second half (18) in Pfl
- Essentuki have the the worst goal difference (-23) in Pfl
- Essentuki have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Essentuki have yet to win a game away.
- Essentuki haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Forte Taganrog have created more than twice as many corners as Essentuki.
- Forte Taganrog have not yet lost a game at home.
- Forte Taganrog have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Forte Taganrog have scored more than double the goals of Essentuki.
- Forte Taganrog have the most matches over the total-line (4) in Pfl
- Forte Taganrog have won significantly less corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | SKA Rostov | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 22 |
| 2 | Anzhi | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 21 |
| 3 | Chayka | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 19 |
| 4 | Makhachkala | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 5 | Forte Taganrog | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 17 |
| 6 | Chernomorets | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Legion Dynamo | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | Spartak Nal'chik | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 9 | Biolog | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 | Mashuk-KMV | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 | Tuapse | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 10 |
| 12 | Dinamo Stavropol' | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 13 | Druzhba | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -11 | 7 |
| 14 | Kuban Kholding | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 5 |
| 15 | Alaniya Vladikavkaz II | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 22 | -17 | 5 |
| 16 | Rotor-2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 4 |
| 17 | Essentuki | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -23 | 4 |