After the first game it's Makhachkala - Forte Taganrog 0-3 in points. Who will triumph in this second Pfl game of the season?
Makhachkala and Forte Taganrog 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.
Makhachkala form and stats
Makhachkala faced defeat in their previous match, away at Mashuk-KMV (1-4). Prior to that, an away loss at Anzhi in the Russian Cup.
Last season, Makhachkala's league statistics were 7 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses, resulting in a 9th position in the Pfl. Over these 19 matches they scored 19 goals and conceded 24. Playing at home last season Makhachkala managed 6-3-1 (win-draw-lost) with 13 goals and 8 conceded.
Forte Taganrog form and stats
Taganrog had fun at their own home last time out, beating Dinamo Stavropol' 4-0. I. Zakharov (2), A. Datkhuzhev and V. Korotaev scored.
As you can tell from the results above, Taganrog was very dominant against Dinamo Stavropol', winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with I. Zakharov (2), A. Datkhuzhev and V. Korotaev providing the goals. Forte Taganrog delivered their win in the match against Dinamo Stavropol' already in the first half, and could slow the play down in the final 45 minutes to ensure the glorious victory. A solid performance! Forte Taganrog made it very difficult for themselves in their last game, A. Morgunov receiving a red card in the 79th minute. The match was still a draw at this point. But even with this card, Taganrog won the match 4-0!
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  I. Zakharov 2 goals | A. Datkhuzhev 1 goals | V. Korotaev 1 goals |
Makhachkala missing players
Forte Taganrog missing players
| Makhachkala | Forte Taganrog | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 33% |