Match Report
The table gap was wide: 78 points between Maardu (1st, 89 pts) and Laanemaa Haapsalu (10th, 11 pts). In league terms the two rates read 3.22/1.08 for Maardu and 0.92/3.89 for Laanemaa Haapsalu (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 2.05.
Maardu were unbeaten in 15, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Laanemaa Haapsalu had been beaten in nine straight games. Recent form was uneven: 13/15 points for Maardu, 0/15 for Laanemaa Haapsalu.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 4 Maardu wins, 1 for Laanemaa Haapsalu, 0 draws, at 4 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 20% of the wins in this matchup. History points to goals: 80% of the meetings had three or more.
Maardu linnastaadion staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,000. Maardu led 3-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 7-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Maardu: Arseni Kovaltšuk (27'), Deniss Drabinko (40'), Aleksandr Volkov (31'), Erik Utgof (66'), Erik Utgof (78'), Aleksandr Volkov (72'), Deniss Drabinko (87')
Key stats
Possession: Maardu 57% · Laanemaa Haapsalu 43% · Total shots: 18-3 · On target: 6-1 · Corners: 10-1