There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Kuban Kholding leading Inter Cherkessk by 14 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
Overall Pfl stats at home this season for Kuban Kholding, who have the the best goal difference (+11) in Pfl, are 2-1-1 (wins-draw-losses).
Kholding are confident in defense, having played 235 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Kholding are returning here after visiting Urozhay in a Pfl game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. M. Chikanchi and N. Sergeev scored the goal(s). Before that, Kholding had a home game versus Makhachkala which ended with a victory 3-0.
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Kuban Kholding home games with this odds we find two games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in one win, zero draws and one defeat. Looking at the victories, one match were won by at least two goals.
The Kholding fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 7 goals in 4 league matches. From these home matches, Kholding have conceded only 3 goals.
Inter Cherkessk form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Pfl for Inter Cherkessk with 1 draw and 2 losses from their first 3 attempts.
There were no winners in Cherkessk's previous match, a Pfl home game that ended 1-1 vs Krasnodar 3 (placed 13th). A 1-4 defeat away at Legion Dynamo before that.
Cherkessk are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 5 times in 3 away games so far. The Cherkessk defense is as useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle, having conceded 10 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Vagidov 7 goals | D. Daliev 3 goals | R. Bostanov 3 goals |
Kuban Kholding missing players
Inter Cherkessk missing players
| Kuban Kholding | Inter Cherkessk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 7 | 10 | 19 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 100% | 71% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 67% | 57% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 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 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 63 | 44 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 26 | 26 | 73 |
| 31 | 21 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 11 | 24 |
| 35% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 18% | 21% |
- All of Inter Cherkessk's away-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
- All of Kuban Kholding's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Inter Cherkessk has the most conceded goals in the first half (11) in Pfl
- Inter Cherkessk have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Inter Cherkessk have scored in all their matches so far.
- Inter Cherkessk have yet to win a game away.
- Inter Cherkessk haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Kuban Kholding has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (1) in Pfl
- Kuban Kholding has the the best goal difference (+11) in Pfl
- Kuban Kholding have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Kuban Kholding have scored in all their matches so far.
- Kuban Kholding haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Kuban Kholding is in the best form (4-1-1)
| 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 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 19 |
| 2 | Legion Dynamo | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 15 |
| 3 | Urozhay | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| 4 | Anzhi | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
| 5 | Mashuk-KMV | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | SKA Rostov | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| 7 | Dinamo Stavropol' | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | Chernomorets | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 9 | Makhachkala | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -4 | 11 |
| 10 | Druzhba | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 11 |
| 11 | Forte Taganrog | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 12 | Spartak Nal'chik | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 13 | Krasnodar 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 8 |
| 14 | Inter Cherkessk | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -8 | 5 |
| 15 | Essentuki | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 4 |
| 16 | Biolog | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 4 |
| 17 | Tuapse | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -14 | 1 |