With their 15 point advantage in the league table, Spartak Nal'chik fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Essentuki.
- Essentuki have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Pfl
It's no vacation for neither Spartak Nal'chik nor Essentuki as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Spartak Nal'chik form and stats
Spartak Nal'chik have played 9 Pfl games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-3-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Nal'chik haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 188 minutes ago. M. Guguev scored that one.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Krasnodar 3 (0-1).
Nal'chik are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 9 games. From these home matches, Spartak Nal'chik have conceded only 7 goals.
Essentuki form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Essentuki, who have the fewest scored goals (5) away in Pfl, so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-7 (win-draw-lose). Three consecutive losses in away matches means Essentuki are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
A 0-4 defeat away at Biolog before that.
The attacking power of Essentuki when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 9 league matches away. Essentuki have conceded 19 goals in these games. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Essentuki - Nal'chik 2-3 played earlier this season. Spartak Nal'chik-Essentuki H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Nal'chik three wins, Essentuki zero wins, zero draws. three of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  P. Solomatin 11 goals |   A. Khachirov 5 goals | A. Khutov 4 goals |
Spartak Nal'chik missing players
Essentuki missing players
| Spartak Nal'chik | Essentuki | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 26 | 12 | 8 | Scored | S | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 20 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 19 | 46 |
| 79% | 78% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 63% | 67% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 42% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 56% | 67% |
| 37% | 22% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 39% |
| 21% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 37% | 33% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 22% | 50% |
| 42% | 44% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 11% | 11% |
| 42% | 44% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 67% | 39% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.1 | 2.9 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.3 | 12 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.9 |
| 4.5 | 5 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.7 | 1 | 2 |
| 30% | 27% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 200% | 56% | 53% |
- Essentuki have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Essentuki have the fewest scored goals (5) away in Pfl
- Essentuki have the fewest scored goals in the second half (7) in Pfl
- Essentuki haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Spartak Nal'chik have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Essentuki have scored away.
| 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 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 48 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 32 | 43 |
| 2 | Kuban Kholding | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 25 | 42 |
| 3 | Chernomorets | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 17 | 40 |
| 4 | Legion Dynamo | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 37 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 27 | 37 |
| 5 | SKA Rostov | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 42 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 10 | 23 | 34 |
| 6 | Anzhi | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 30 |
| 7 | Spartak Nal'chik | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 27 |
| 8 | Dinamo Stavropol' | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 23 |
| 9 | Makhachkala | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 23 |
| 10 | Mashuk-KMV | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -1 | 22 |
| 11 | Forte Taganrog | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 21 |
| 12 | Krasnodar 3 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -12 | 20 |
| 13 | Biolog | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -6 | 18 |
| 14 | Druzhba | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 45 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 24 | -28 | 15 |
| 15 | Essentuki | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 19 | -27 | 12 |
| 16 | Inter Cherkessk | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 48 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 28 | -32 | 12 |
| 17 | Tuapse | 17 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 22 | 58 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 23 | -36 | 7 |