Can Kaluga beat Khimki 2?

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Competition: Russia Pfl
Competition: Sun 09.May
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)

With their 13 point advantage in the league table, Kaluga fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Khimki 2.

Insights:
  • Kaluga have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Khimki 2 is in the worst form (0-1-5)

Kaluga and Khimki 2 should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Kaluga form and stats

21 points is a decent return from 10 Pfl games here for Kaluga. The data says 7 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses. Kaluga has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here. We remember; it was Salyut Belgorod.

The home team returns after being equal after 90 minutes with Kvant (placed 12th) on their last time out; the Pfl game ended 2-2. Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Khimik Novomoskovsk.

A disappointing finish for Kaluga in their match versus Kvant as their 2-0 lead was destroyed and replaced with a 2-2 full time score.

Goals decide football matches and Kaluga are scoring many of them at home; 21 on target from 10 league matches. Kaluga have conceded 11 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Khimki 2 form and stats

There's been little loot from Khimki 2's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 10 away games in the Pfl. Khimki 2 only have 1 win to counter their 9 defeats and 0 draws. A depressing seven defeats in a row for Khimki 2 in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Fakel II.

A 0-1 defeat away at Sokol Saratov before that.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Fakel II in just four days.

Khimki have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 10 league away games 10 goals have been scored. There are big problems for the Khimki defense as they have conceded 33 goals in 10 away games.

Head 2 Head

Kaluga and Khimki 2 have met before this season: Khimki 2 - Kaluga 1-0. As for the last five games between these two teams, there's one Kaluga victory, one draw and three Khimki 2 wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

KalugaA. Yarkin
A. Yarkin
9 goals
KalugaA. Volgin
A. Volgin
4 goals
KalugaD. Baranov
D. Baranov
4 goals

Kaluga missing players

Khimki 2 missing players

Kaluga Khimki 2
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
22 10 4 Played P 2 10 22
10 7 4 Won W 0 1 6
3 0 0 Drew D 0 0 2
9 3 0 Lost L 2 9 14
31 21 11 Scored S 2 10 24
26 11 2 Conceded C 5 33 46
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
77% 90% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 90% 82%
45% 70% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 90% 59%
27% 40% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 70% 41%
9% 20% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 40% 18%
55% 70% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 60% 55%
23% 30% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 23%
23% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 40% 23%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 2.7 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.6 2.3
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
10.3 12.5 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 5.5 5.3 6.2
4.9 6.7 6.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 1.9 2.7
29% 31% 41% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 35% 36%
Key stats in Pfl this season:
  • Kaluga have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Kaluga have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Khimki 2 have scored away.
  • Kaluga have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Kaluga haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Khimki 2 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Khimki 2 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Khimki 2 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Khimki 2 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Khimki 2 is in the worst form (0-1-5)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Metallurg Lipetsk 22 15 3 4 48 20 12 7 3 2 30 8 10 8 0 2 18 12 28 48
2 Ryazan 22 14 2 6 39 21 12 8 1 3 25 12 10 6 1 3 14 9 18 44
3 Saturn Ramenskoye 22 12 6 4 43 15 10 8 2 0 24 3 12 4 4 4 19 12 28 42
4 Salyut Belgorod 22 12 6 4 39 15 11 5 4 2 20 8 11 7 2 2 19 7 24 42
5 Sokol Saratov 22 11 6 5 30 17 10 6 1 3 15 7 12 5 5 2 15 10 13 39
6 Strogino 22 11 2 9 33 31 11 7 2 2 24 12 11 4 0 7 9 19 2 35
7 Krasnyy-SGAFKST 22 9 6 7 29 23 11 4 3 4 12 9 11 5 3 3 17 14 6 33
8 Kaluga 22 10 3 9 31 26 10 7 0 3 21 11 12 3 3 6 10 15 5 33
9 Znamya Noginsk 22 9 6 7 27 24 11 5 2 4 14 11 11 4 4 3 13 13 3 33
10 Khimik Novomoskovsk 22 7 8 7 34 30 12 5 2 5 22 17 10 2 6 2 12 13 4 29
11 Avangard Kursk 22 6 8 8 23 28 11 4 5 2 14 10 11 2 3 6 9 18 -5 26
12 Kvant 22 5 6 11 20 40 12 3 4 5 12 17 10 2 2 6 8 23 -20 21
13 Khimki 2 22 6 2 14 24 46 12 5 2 5 14 13 10 1 0 9 10 33 -22 20
14 Sakhalin 22 4 5 13 18 38 10 4 3 3 15 10 12 0 2 10 3 28 -20 17
15 Metallurg Vidnoye 22 5 1 16 23 56 11 4 1 6 16 23 11 1 0 10 7 33 -33 16
16 Fakel II 22 4 2 16 14 45 10 3 1 6 11 15 12 1 1 10 3 30 -31 14

Read more about Pfl

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.