Match Report
36 points for Tallinna Kalev (7th), 41 for Maardu (6th): a 5-point gap. On the form table Maardu stood 1st over the last five rounds, despite being 6th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Tallinna Kalev 1.79 scored and 1.89 conceded per game, Maardu 1.67 and 2.04, with the league averaging 1.83.
Tallinna Kalev came in having won three on the spin, having scored in 13 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 1 Tallinna Kalev win, 0 for Maardu, 3 draws, at 3.75 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 0% of those meetings. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 75% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 100%.
The match was played at Kalevi Keskstaadioni kunstmuru (capacity 12,000). M. Ojangu officiated — 2 matches recorded. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Maardu led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-3.
Goal scorers
Tallinna Kalev: Henri Lehtmaa (63') · Maardu: S. Tsõmbaljuk (14'), Mihhail Jumankin (24'), Manucho (66')
Key stats
Possession: Tallinna Kalev 45% · Maardu 55% · Total shots: 15-22 · On target: 6-10 · Corners: 4-8