There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Kuban Kholding leading Druzhba by 17 points.
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.
Kuban Kholding form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here as Kuban Kholding, who have the most clean sheets (4) at home in Pfl, have scored 10 goals to get 13 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the Pfl are 4-1-1 (wins-draws-losses). Kholding are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
Kholding faced defeat in their previous match, away at Forte Taganrog (0-1). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Mashuk-KMV in a game that was won 1-0.
A decent goal production from Kuban Kholding in their home games so far, with 10 goals from 6 league matches. Defensively Kuban Kholding have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 6 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Druzhba form and stats
Playing away, Druzhba, who have the fewest scored goals (12) in Pfl, have won 2 games, drawn 0 and suffered 3 defeats in the Pfl this season. Three has not been a lucky number for Druzhba as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Forte Taganrog match.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Pfl home defeat versus Krasnodar 3 with 1-4 on the scoreboard. A 0-4 defeat away at Legion Dynamo before that.
The visitors have scored 4 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The Druzhba manager S. Eshugov has some worries about the defense as 11 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Vagidov 7 goals |  A. Konov 6 goals | A. Dyshekov 4 goals |
Kuban Kholding missing players
Druzhba missing players
| Kuban Kholding | Druzhba | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 9 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 25 | 10 | 7 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 6 | 11 | 26 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 42% | 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 80% | 73% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 20% | 45% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 27% |
| 42% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 64% |
| 50% | 67% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 60% | 27% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 128 | 80 | 35 | Total Shots | T S | 12 | 36 | 84 |
| 61 | 35 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 17 | 34 |
| 31% | 29% | 58% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 24% | 24% |
- All of Druzhba's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Druzhba has the fewest scored goals (12) in Pfl
- Druzhba have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Druzhba have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Druzhba have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Druzhba haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Kuban Kholding has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Pfl
- Kuban Kholding has the most clean sheets (4) at home in Pfl
- Kuban Kholding has the most matches under the total-line (7) in Pfl
- Kuban Kholding have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Kuban Kholding have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Kuban Kholding have scored more than double the goals of Druzhba.
- Kuban Kholding haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Kuban Kholding is in the best form (5-0-1)
| 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 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 28 |
| 2 | Legion Dynamo | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 19 | 26 |
| 3 | Urozhay | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 25 |
| 4 | Chernomorets | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 20 |
| 5 | SKA Rostov | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 20 |
| 6 | Anzhi | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 19 |
| 7 | Forte Taganrog | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 17 |
| 8 | Mashuk-KMV | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 17 |
| 9 | Dinamo Stavropol' | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 16 |
| 10 | Spartak Nal'chik | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -1 | 15 |
| 11 | Krasnodar 3 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -4 | 14 |
| 12 | Makhachkala | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 14 |
| 13 | Druzhba | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -14 | 11 |
| 14 | Essentuki | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -9 | 8 |
| 15 | Inter Cherkessk | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | -17 | 8 |
| 16 | Biolog | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 7 |
| 17 | Tuapse | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 18 | -22 | 5 |