Essentuki

• Tagibekov is back. Boost for the team

  Good news for the team. Key player Yagibeg Tagibekov (21 matches, 1 goals, 0 assists) is back after his missing.

• Return of first-choice goalkeeper Nikita Drobyshevskiy

  Nikita Drobyshevskiy is back after he misses (4) games and should be first-choice again.

• Israpil Abdulaev is a fresh missing

  Coach V. Dorofeev is without his key player Israpil Abdulaev (20 matches, 2 goals, 0 assists). Reason: not available. His absence can be a big blow for the team.

• First-choice goalkeeper R. Danilov will miss

  Team is without first-choice goalkeeper R. Danilov with 900 minutes played. Reason: not available.

• Bad results in last matches for Essentuki

  Bad form within the last 5 games. Not easy period for the players and coach V. Dorofeev as the form record is (0W, 0D, 5L) with their average of 4.2 goals conceded per game.

• Unwinning streak (15) matches

  Essentuki have fail to win 15 matches in a row.

• 10 games lost in row. Time to tactic change?

  Bad period for Essentuki. Coach V. Dorofeev can not be satisfied with 10 games losing streak. It is highly possible that the coach will make a tactical change.

• The form at the home stadium is not good

  4 losses in 5 games. (0W, 1D, 4L) is the record at home ground Yessentuki Arena. With their average of 3.8 goals conceded per game.

• Unwinning streak (8) matches at home

  Essentuki have fail to win 8 matches in a row at home stadium.