Match Report
Nõmme Kalju, 4th with 44 points, sat 16 points above Kuressaare (9th, 28). On the form table Kuressaare stood 4th over the last five rounds, despite being 9th overall. Per game in the league, Kuressaare were scoring 1.11 and conceding 1.7, Nõmme Kalju 1.74 and 0.96, against a competition average of 1.56 goals per team per game.
Kuressaare arrived off three straight defeats.
22 meetings are on record — 0 won by Kuressaare, 20 by Nõmme Kalju, 2 drawn, at 3.41 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 41% of the meetings went to the host. 2.6 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a drop from the historical 3.41.
Kuressaare linnastaadion staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,000. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.
Key stats
Possession: Kuressaare 37% · Nõmme Kalju 63% · Total shots: 13-18 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 5-7