Match preview Pfl: Spartak Nal'chik - Essentuki

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Competition: Russia Pfl
Competition: Sat 14.August
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)

Spartak Nal'chik will battle it out with Essentuki in this Pfl game. All you need to know about the match can be found here!

Insights:
  • Essentuki have the most conceded goals (10) in Pfl

Spartak Nal'chik and Essentuki 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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Spartak Nal'chik form and stats

The home fans saw their team lose the first Pfl game of the season here. Last season these fans witnessed 7 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses from Spartak Nal'chik's 16 home games.

Nal'chik manager K. Bidzhiyev and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Chernomorets (placed 14th) in the Pfl.

Before that game, the home loss against Dinamo Stavropol' with the scoreline 0-1.

Spartak Nal'chik are traveling soon after this match as the Pfl match at Biolog awaits in three days.

Early season league goal statistics from Spartak Nal'chik's 1 home game: 0 goals, 1 conceded.

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Essentuki form and stats

Essentuki have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Pfl were 1 victory, 2 draws and 13 defeats from 16 fixtures. Recent form does not give Essentuki much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Spartak Nal'chik will be a tough nut to crack.

Essentuki might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Mashuk-KMV proved too strong as Essentuki slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Legion Dynamo wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.

1 goal so far away for Essentuki, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 3. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

Spartak Nal'chik-Essentuki H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Spartak Nal'chik five wins, Essentuki zero wins, zero draws. four of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Nal'chikD. Benedyk
D. Benedyk
1 goals
EssentukiD. Yaskov
D. Yaskov
1 goals

Spartak Nal'chik missing players

Essentuki missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Spartak Nal'chik Essentuki
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 0 1 3
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
2 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 1 0 Lost L 0 1 3
1 0 0 Scored S 0 1 1
2 1 0 Conceded C 0 3 10
67% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
33% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 67%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 100% 67%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 33%
33% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 33%
33% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
67% 100% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 67%
 
3.7 4 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 2
3 2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 5.5
3.7 3 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 2.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.3 9 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 6
2.7 1 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 3.5
12% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Key stats in Pfl this season:
  • Essentuki have the most conceded goals (10) in Pfl
  • Essentuki have the most conceded goals in the first half (5) in Pfl
  • Essentuki have the most dropped points from leading position (3) in Pfl
  • Essentuki have the the worst goal difference (-9) in Pfl
Spartak Nal'chik Last season Essentuki
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
32 16   Played P   16 32
11 7   Won W   1 3
9 4   Drew D   2 4
12 5   Lost L   13 25
43 22   Scored S   7 26
38 16   Conceded C   35 80
88% 88%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
66% 69%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   81% 88%
44% 38%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   56% 69%
34% 25%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   25% 34%
19% 12%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 19%
41% 31%   BTTS BTTS   19% 44%
31% 38%   Clean Sheets C S   6% 6%
41% 44%   Failed to Score F T   75% 50%
 
5.3 6.2   Corners for (avg) C F   1.8 2.4
4 3.8   Corners against (avg) C A   4.2 4.3
3 2.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.6 1.6
3 1   Red cards R C   0 0
 
10.6 11.4   Shots (avg) S (   3.6 4.9
4.2 4.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   1 2
30% 25%   Goal Efficiency G E   56% 53%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Makhachkala 3 2 1 0 7 1 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 6 7
2 Legion Dynamo 3 2 1 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 5 7
3 Anzhi 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6
4 Forte Taganrog 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 6
5 Dinamo Stavropol' 3 1 2 0 3 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 5
6 Biolog 2 1 1 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 5 4
7 Chayka 3 1 1 1 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 4
8 Mashuk-KMV 2 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 4
9 SKA Rostov 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
10 Rotor-2 3 1 1 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1 4
11 Tuapse 3 1 0 2 3 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 3
12 Spartak Nal'chik 3 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 -1 2
13 Kuban Kholding 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 1
14 Chernomorets 2 0 1 1 1 4 2 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 1
15 Alaniya Vladikavkaz II 3 0 1 2 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 1 1 4 -6 1
16 Druzhba 3 0 0 3 0 8 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 6 -8 0
17 Essentuki 3 0 0 3 1 10 2 0 0 2 0 7 1 0 0 1 1 3 -9 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Urozhay 32 26 2 4 88 22 16 13 1 2 49 11 16 13 1 2 39 11 66 80
2 Kuban Kholding 32 24 5 3 63 24 16 11 3 2 29 14 16 13 2 1 34 10 39 77
3 Chernomorets 32 22 6 4 57 19 16 13 1 2 28 7 16 9 5 2 29 12 38 72
4 Legion Dynamo 32 16 13 3 56 22 16 10 5 1 34 10 16 6 8 2 22 12 34 61
5 SKA Rostov 32 18 5 9 70 34 16 10 2 4 32 16 16 8 3 5 38 18 36 59
6 Anzhi 32 14 9 9 59 43 16 8 5 3 30 17 16 6 4 6 29 26 16 51
7 Dinamo Stavropol' 32 14 6 12 51 45 16 8 4 4 32 18 16 6 2 8 19 27 6 48
8 Forte Taganrog 32 13 8 11 53 32 16 7 6 3 27 10 16 6 2 8 26 22 21 47
9 Makhachkala 32 13 8 11 48 42 16 10 2 4 34 18 16 3 6 7 14 24 6 47
10 Spartak Nal'chik 32 11 9 12 43 38 16 7 4 5 22 16 16 4 5 7 21 22 5 42
11 Biolog 32 12 3 17 61 53 16 7 2 7 34 24 16 5 1 10 27 29 8 39
12 Krasnodar 3 32 10 6 16 40 57 16 6 2 8 22 30 16 4 4 8 18 27 -17 36
13 Mashuk-KMV 32 9 7 16 40 56 16 6 5 5 27 21 16 3 2 11 13 35 -16 34
14 Druzhba 32 7 4 21 27 79 16 4 2 10 16 38 16 3 2 11 11 41 -52 25
15 Inter Cherkessk 32 4 6 22 28 89 16 2 4 10 13 39 16 2 2 12 15 50 -61 18
16 Tuapse 32 4 3 25 37 112 16 4 2 10 19 46 16 0 1 15 18 66 -75 15
17 Essentuki 32 3 4 25 26 80 16 2 2 12 19 45 16 1 2 13 7 35 -54 13

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Makhachkala 3 2 1 0 7 1 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 6 7
2 Legion Dynamo 3 2 1 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 5 7
3 Anzhi 2 2 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6
4 Forte Taganrog 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 6
5 Dinamo Stavropol' 3 1 2 0 3 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 5
6 Biolog 2 1 1 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 5 4
7 Chayka 3 1 1 1 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 4
8 Mashuk-KMV 2 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 4
9 SKA Rostov 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
10 Rotor-2 3 1 1 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1 4
11 Tuapse 3 1 0 2 3 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 3
12 Spartak Nal'chik 3 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 -1 2
13 Kuban Kholding 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 1
14 Chernomorets 2 0 1 1 1 4 2 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 1
15 Alaniya Vladikavkaz II 3 0 1 2 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 1 1 4 -6 1
16 Druzhba 3 0 0 3 0 8 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 6 -8 0
17 Essentuki 3 0 0 3 1 10 2 0 0 2 0 7 1 0 0 1 1 3 -9 0

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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.