Get ready for the return leg of the Europa Conference League 1st Qualifying Round between Riga and Derry City. This should be an interesting match and this preview contains everything you need to know. Read on!
These teams have little in common geographically as Derry City have to travel 3100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Only a few days to rest for the home team, as they performed in a Latvian Cup game only four days back. Thankfully the previous game, versus Valmiera / BSS, was also a home game here at Stadions Skonto. The away team is better rested.
Riga form and stats
Riga was eliminated in the play-offs last season in the Europa Conference League. Lincoln Red Imps was too strong.Riga have performed here at Stadions Skonto this season with 8 wins from 10 Virsliga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 2.
Stress levels are on the rise for Riga's attacking players as they have now played 190 minutes without scoring in a league game. Kaplienko (own goal) was their last goal scorer.
The Riga regulars got no joy from their last fixture, a Latvian Cup duel also played here at Stadions Skonto: A 0-2 defeat against Valmiera / BSS.
The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Riga's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 5 games, won 3 matches, drawn 0 and lost 2.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Riga, as the Virsliga home game vs Super Nova is only three days away.
Riga have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadions Skonto with 17 goals in 10 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Riga have only let in 4 goals at home.
Derry City form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 7 wins, 2 draws and only 2 losses in the Premier Division.
This match can not go any worse than the last one, a Europa Conference League home defeat versus Riga with 0-2 on the scoreboard.
Preceding that game was the away Premier Division victory against Bohemians with the score of 3-2.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Premier Division trip to Finn Harps.
Derry City has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 19 goals from 11 games. Derry City are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 11 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Riga and Derry City have met before this season: Derry City - Riga 0-2.Top Goalscorers
  J. McGonigle 10 goals | W. Patching 9 goals |  G. Ramos da Penha 7 goals |
Riga missing players
Derry City missing players
| Riga | Derry City | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 9 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | ||
| 35 | 18 | Scored | S | 23 | 42 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Conceded | C | 12 | 25 | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 60% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 20% | 15% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 64% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 16% | ||
| 6.9 | 8.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 5.9 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.2 | ||
| 2.3 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13.1 | 14.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 11.6 | ||
| 5 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 5.6 | ||
| 28% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 30% | ||
| 7.8 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.7 | 7.2 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 2.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Valmiera / BSS | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 38 | 50 |
| 2 | Rigas FS | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 31 | 45 |
| 3 | Riga | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 41 |
| 4 | Liepāja | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 20 | 40 |
| 5 | Auda | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 33 |
| 6 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 22 | -18 | 24 |
| 7 | Tukums | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -22 | 17 |
| 8 | Spartaks Jurmala | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 19 | -23 | 14 |
| 9 | Metta / LU | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 44 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -24 | 13 |
| 10 | Super Nova | 20 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 17 | -31 | 5 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shamrock Rovers | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 23 | 51 |
| 2 | Dundalk | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 41 |
| 3 | Derry City | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 40 |
| 4 | St Patrick's | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 35 |
| 5 | Sligo Rovers | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 32 |
| 6 | Bohemians | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 29 |
| 7 | Shelbourne | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -7 | 28 |
| 8 | Drogheda United | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -12 | 25 |
| 9 | Finn Harps | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 24 | -22 | 12 |
| 10 | UCD | 22 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 47 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 30 | -34 | 9 |
