Maccabi Tel Aviv and Riga get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Champions League 1st Qualifying Round fixture.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
This stadium uses grass, unlike Riga's home stadium. The visitors last 23 games on grass have ended in 13 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses.
Riga have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 3900 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Maccabi Tel Aviv form and stats
Maccabi Tel Aviv participated in Champions League the last season, where they reached the 2nd qualifying round.The Maccabi Tel Aviv fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Bloomfield Stadium and will expect new points from this game. Maccabi has played 19 games in a row here without a defeat.
Maccabi faced defeat in their previous match, away at Hapoel Be'er Sheva (0-2). In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Maccabi Haifa.
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Maccabi Tel Aviv home games with this odds we find twelve games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in seven wins, four draws and one defeat. Looking at the victories, five matches were won by at least two goals.
Riga form and stats
Riga's mission in Champions League last season failed in the 1st qualifying round.The away performances of Riga have been very solid so far with 6 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat in the Virsliga. The question is whether this happy travelling can continue. In general it has been a productive period now for Riga as they haven't lost any of their last twelve games. A great winning streak in away games for Riga as they have managed to win six matches in a row as the visitors. Not since the Spartaks Jurmala have they travelled home without three points.
It's the second away game in a row for Riga, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus FC Daugavpils / Progress in the Virsliga last time out. Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Jelgava in the Virsliga.
You'll want to know how Riga managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found one similar match resulting in zero away wins, zero draws and one home win.
A quick return to home after this game, as Riga are hosting Tukums in the Virsliga only four days away.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Riga are regular goalscorers on their travels. It's not easy to score on Riga as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  K. Mbombo 7 goals | R. Debelko 4 goals | S. Panić 3 goals |
Maccabi Tel Aviv missing players
Riga missing players
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Riga | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 10 | Won | W | 9 | 18 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 48 | 27 | Scored | S | 29 | 53 | ||
| 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 12 | 19 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 80% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 16% | ||
| 32% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 56% | ||
| 64% | 69% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 8% | ||
| 5.9 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.2 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.8 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 265 | 151 | Total Shots | T S | 136 | 278 | ||
| 122 | 67 | Shots on Target | S O | 57 | 127 | ||
| 39% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 49% | 41% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Riga | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 26 | 39 |
| 2 | Rigas FS | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 25 | 34 |
| 3 | Valmiera / BSS | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 24 |
| 4 | Spartaks Jurmala | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 19 |
| 5 | Ventspils | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 17 |
| 6 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 15 |
| 7 | Metta / LU | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 15 |
| 8 | Jelgava | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -16 | 14 |
| 9 | Liepaja | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -5 | 12 |
| 10 | Tukums | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -25 | 4 |