Tallinna Kalev and Kuressaare meet at Kadrioru staadion, in a match for the 8th round of the Meistriliiga. The history of recent direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has recorded 7 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses in the last 12 games. The last head ‑ to ‑ head between these two teams was played on 17‑09‑2019, and ended with Tallinna Kalev winning (2‑1). The home advantage may play an important role in this match, since both teams present considerable differences in the results achieved at home and away.
Tallinna Kalev :
After 2 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses, the home team is currently in 8th position, with 7 points won. In their last match, they lost to the Nõmme Kalju at home by (0‑4), after in the previous match they lost by (4‑0) away, in a match against Levadia. This is a team that curiously tends to achieve more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats as a visitor, with 20 goals scored and 34 suffered; against 4 wins, 1 draw and 10 losses in his stadium, with 19 goals scored and 33 suffered. In their last 4 home matches for the championship Tallinna Kalev won 1, drew 1 and lost 2, winning 4 points in 12 possible. The team allowed the opponent goals in 5 of the last 7 matches for this competition, so he has not been very strong defensively.
This season, the home team has alternated between draws, losses and wins. The great problem that the team has presented has been in its defensive sector, since acting as a visitor it suffered two goals, one 4×0 and the other by 3×0. Going back to playing in his stadium, he will try to score points, in order to stay at the top of the leaderboard if possible.
Kuressaare :
After 2 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses, the visiting team is currently in 7th position, with 7 points won. In their last match, they tied in an away match against the Legion, by (0‑0), after in the previous match they lost out, in a match against Tulevik, by (5‑0). This is a stronger team with the support of their fans, since in the last 30 games they have recorded 2 wins, 1 draw and 12 losses as a visitor, with 15 goals scored and 48 suffered; against 4 wins, 1 draw and 10 losses in his stadium, with 22 goals scored and 26 suffered. In the last 4 away games for the championship, Kuressaare registers 1 victory and 3 defeats, so it conquered 3 points in 12 possible. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 6 of the last 7 matches, so it has not had great defensive strength, and its attack needs improvement, since it did not score goals in 5 of the last 7 matches for this competition. In the last 5 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have conceded 4 of their 9 goals between minutes (76′ ‑ 90 ‘).
The Tammeka, in these first days, is already at the bottom of the table. In addition, as a visitor he has had terrible results, since in four games he added three defeats and only one victory. Therefore, to be among the best classified in the competition you know that you will have to improve your performance. In the last game played away from home, they lost to Tulevik by the score of 5×0.
