The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Spartak Nal'chik are in the 10th position while the guesting Inter Cherkessk worry at 15th.
Nal'chik have less rest than Inter Cherkessk in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Pfl game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Urozhay.
Spartak Nal'chik form and stats
Overall Pfl stats at home this season for Spartak Nal'chik are 2-2-1 (wins-draw-losses).
An away draw last time out for Spartak Nal'chik, facing Urozhay in a game that ended 2-2. Ahead of that match, Spartak Nal'chik won a home game hosting Makhachkala (3-2).
Trouble was brewing at the score 0-2 against Urozhay last time out, but a goal from R. Pashtov completed a comeback to a draw result for Nal'chik.
Nal'chik are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 6 goals in 5 games. 5 goals have been conceded.
Inter Cherkessk form and stats
The visitors, who have the the worst goal difference (-11) away in Pfl, are W0-D1-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Pfl. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on V. Dorofeev, the Inter Cherkessk manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Cherkessk aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 197 league minutes without a goal. G. Kuchiev was the last player to find the net.
The manager V. Dorofeev was unhappy after their last game, a Pfl match played at their home ground. Cherkessk suffered a 0-5 loss to Chernomorets (placed 4th). Preceding that game, the 0-4 loss visiting Biolog's place.
As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Chernomorets was particularly ugly (0-5). The humiliation is still top of mind.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Inter Cherkessk have scored 5 goals in 5 league games away. Inter Cherkessk can't defend away. 16 goals have been scored by the opposition in 5 matches, an average of more than three per game. You might want to look at the total goal statistics, which can be found on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last two meetings): Nal'chik won zero games, one match ended with a draw and Inter Cherkessk has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / oneTop Goalscorers
  R. Bostanov 4 goals | D. Daliev 3 goals |  Z. Shumakhov 2 goals |
Spartak Nal'chik missing players
Inter Cherkessk missing players
| Spartak Nal'chik | Inter Cherkessk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 16 | 6 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 17 | 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 16 | 30 |
| 91% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 82% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 45% | 20% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 80% | 73% |
| 45% | 20% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 80% | 64% |
| 36% | 20% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 40% | 45% |
| 55% | 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 60% | 64% |
| 27% | 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 27% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 40% | 27% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.3 | 3 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 123 | 54 | 31 | Total Shots | T S | 8 | 46 | 106 |
| 49 | 24 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 17 | 38 |
| 33% | 25% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 12% | 18% |
- All of Inter Cherkessk's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Inter Cherkessk has the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in Pfl
- Inter Cherkessk has the the worst goal difference (-11) away in Pfl
- Inter Cherkessk have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Inter Cherkessk have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Inter Cherkessk have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Inter Cherkessk have yet to win a game away.
- Inter Cherkessk haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 |