PK-35 vs EIF: match statistics

PK-35 sit 2nd, while EIF are sixth. Across the season, the hosts have recorded 13 wins and 3 losses, compared with 8 wins and 11 losses for the visitors. At home, PK-35 average 1.73 goals per match, whereas EIF concede as many as 2.10 goals away from home and have lost 60% of their away fixtures. The hosts are also more clinical, converting 14% of their shots compared with EIF’s 9%, while their average xG stands at 1.52 versus 1.45 for the visitors. The last five matches give PK-35 a slight edge in attacking output, having scored 11 goals compared with EIF’s 5, although the visitors have recently tightened up defensively, conceding just 3 goals. However, EIF have won only 20% of their away matches and have a -10 goal difference on the road, making a PK-35 victory the most likely outcome.

The strongest signal is PK-35’s low seasonal BTTS rate of just 27%, compared with 50% in EIF matches and 44% across the league. EIF have not recorded a Goal/Goal result in any of their last 5 matches, despite averaging 1.0 goals scored and conceding only 0.6 goals per game. PK-35 have a solid season-long defensive record, conceding an average of 1.09 goals per match and keeping a clean sheet in 36% of their appearances. The hosts are in good attacking form, averaging 2.2 goals across their last five matches, but EIF’s improved defensive performance and their 30% rate of matches without scoring increase the likelihood that at least one side will fail to find the net. Therefore, the BTTS - No scenario is more likely, particularly through a PK-35 win to nil or a low-scoring match in which the visitors fail to score.

PK-35 averages 1.36 goals at home, but has increased that figure to 2.2 over its last five matches, giving the hosts clear attacking potential. EIF concedes as many as 2.10 goals per away match, although its defensive record in the last five outings has been significantly better, with an average of just 0.6 goals conceded. At the same time, PK-35 concedes only 1.09 goals per match this season, while EIF averages 1.10 goals scored, so the visitors should not significantly increase the total. The 3.5 line remains the most attractive option, as PK-35 matches have finished with fewer than four goals in 91% of cases, while this outcome has occurred in 60% of EIF matches. The projection of 2.55 goals indicates a realistic chance of three goals, but a clearly higher probability of the match finishing with a maximum of three goals.

PK-35 were leading at half-time in 4 of their 11 home matches and have not lost a single first half, scoring an average of 0.64 goals and conceding just 0.09. EIF were behind after 45 minutes in 60% of their away matches, conceding an average of 1.00 goal before the break, which clearly strengthens the scenario of the home side taking the lead. Across the season, PK-35 score 1.36 goals per home match, while EIF concede as many as 2.10 away from home, and the hosts win 55% of their matches compared with the visitors’ 20% win rate. PK-35 also hold an edge in finishing efficiency, converting 12% of their shots into goals, compared with just 9% for EIF. However, EIF’s last five matches produced an average of only 0.60 goals conceded, meaning 1/1 is the most likely HT/FT outcome, although it does not have a dominant advantage over draws at half-time followed by a home win.