Home advantage could prove decisive in Spartak Nal'chik - Makhachkala battle

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Competition: Russia Pfl
Competition: Sun 18.October
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Spartak (14400 seats)

Spartak Nal'chik and Makhachkala have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Pfl.

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.

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Spartak Nal'chik form and stats

Spartak Nal'chik have collected 5 points from their Pfl home games so far after 1-2-1.

Nal'chik are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-4 away versus Dinamo Stavropol'. In the match before that, Nal'chik hosted Anzhi and drew the game 1-1.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Nal'chik handle that role? We have found five games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are one win, three draws and one defeat.

Spartak Nal'chik have scored 3 league goals here from 4 matches, not a lot. Spartak Nal'chik are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadion Spartak in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 4 matches.

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Makhachkala form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Pfl travels is 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Pfl home defeat versus Chernomorets with 1-4 on the scoreboard. Prior to that result Makhachkala won their away game at Biolog. The scoreline was 2-1.

We have checked recent matches where Makhachkala have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those two games were one victory, one draw and zero defeats.

The visitors have scored 4 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. For Makhachkala, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

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Spartak Nal'chik missing players

Makhachkala missing players

Spartak Nal'chik Makhachkala
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
9 4 0 Played P 1 5 10
3 1 0 Won W 0 1 3
2 2 0 Drew D 0 1 2
4 1 0 Lost L 1 3 5
11 3 0 Scored S 1 4 12
13 3 0 Conceded C 4 10 19
89% 75% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
78% 75% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 80%
33% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 60% 60%
33% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 20% 30%
33% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 20% 30%
44% 25% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 60% 70%
33% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 10%
33% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 40% 20%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
3 2.7 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3.5 2.9
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
95 33 0 Total Shots T S 0 28 80
37 16 0 Shots on Target S O 0 17 39
30% 19% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 18% 26%
Key stats in Pfl this season:
  • Makhachkala have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Makhachkala have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Makhachkala haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Spartak Nal'chik has the most matches under the total-line (6) in Pfl

  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 10 8 1 1 24 7 5 3 1 1 9 3 5 5 0 0 15 4 17 25
2 Legion Dynamo 10 6 4 0 20 5 5 4 1 0 13 3 5 2 3 0 7 2 15 22
3 Urozhay 10 7 0 3 28 11 5 3 0 2 12 6 5 4 0 1 16 5 17 21
4 Anzhi 10 5 4 1 18 12 5 3 2 0 9 4 5 2 2 1 9 8 6 19
5 SKA Rostov 10 6 1 3 18 13 4 3 0 1 7 5 6 3 1 2 11 8 5 19
6 Mashuk-KMV 9 5 2 2 18 13 5 4 1 0 14 4 4 1 1 2 4 9 5 17
7 Chernomorets 9 5 2 2 11 7 4 3 0 1 3 2 5 2 2 1 8 5 4 17
8 Dinamo Stavropol' 11 5 1 5 17 15 5 3 1 1 11 4 6 2 0 4 6 11 2 16
9 Forte Taganrog 10 4 2 4 20 12 5 2 1 2 13 6 5 2 1 2 7 6 8 14
10 Spartak Nal'chik 9 3 2 4 11 13 4 1 2 1 3 3 5 2 0 3 8 10 -2 11
11 Makhachkala 10 3 2 5 12 19 5 2 1 2 8 9 5 1 1 3 4 10 -7 11
12 Druzhba 9 3 2 4 11 18 5 1 2 2 7 11 4 2 0 2 4 7 -7 11
13 Krasnodar 3 10 2 2 6 10 19 5 2 0 3 6 9 5 0 2 3 4 10 -9 8
14 Inter Cherkessk 10 2 2 6 13 25 5 2 1 2 8 9 5 0 1 4 5 16 -12 8
15 Biolog 10 2 1 7 12 21 5 1 1 3 8 8 5 1 0 4 4 13 -9 7
16 Essentuki 9 1 1 7 7 19 4 1 0 3 6 10 5 0 1 4 1 9 -12 4
17 Tuapse 8 0 1 7 7 28 6 0 1 5 5 19 2 0 0 2 2 9 -21 1

Read more about Pfl

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.