It's time to decide the outcome of the Champions League 1st Qualifying Round meeting between Valmiera and Olimpija. Get ready for the match with this full betting preview!
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Olimpija, who are travelling more than 1800 kilometers to play this game.
These are busy days for the hosts, as they were in action only four days ago in the Latvian Cup. This match was also played here at J. Daliņa stadions. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Olimpija have had more rest.
Valmiera form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at J. Daliņa stadions as Valmiera have scored 20 goals to get 22 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the Virsliga are 6-4-1 (wins-draws-losses).
The Valmiera goalkeeper Carlos Raul Olses Quijada is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 254 minutes without conceding a goal in the Virsliga.
Valmiera's previous match was a Latvian Cup game also played at home, finishing 2-0 versus Super Nova. The home side are looking to repeat that performance.
Before that match, a loss in the away fixture against Olimpija in the Champions League.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as FC Daugavpils / Progress are coming to town in three days.
Valmiera have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at J. Daliņa stadions with 20 goals in 11 league matches. From these home matches, Valmiera have conceded only 8 goals.
Olimpija form and stats
9 wins, 2 draws and 7 losses. That’s the product of Olimpija playing as the away team in the 1. SNL this season.
The club members enjoyed Olimpija's previous fixture versus Valmiera, a Champions League win (2-1) played at home.
A loss against Celje was the result prior to that, in a 1. SNL home game.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Olimpija manager Henriques as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Koper.
The travelling fans enjoy Olimpija's attacking play in away games, having scored 31 goals in 18 league matches away. Olimpija have conceded 23 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Valmiera and Olimpija have faced off before this season: Olimpija - Valmiera 2-1.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Gueye 4 goals | G. Silva Souza 4 goals | R. Ribeiro Rodrigues 4 goals |
Valmiera missing players
Olimpija missing players
| Valmiera | Olimpija | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 16 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 32 | 22 | Scored | S | 15 | 45 | ||
| 25 | 8 | Conceded | C | 12 | 31 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 70% | 72% | ||
| 36% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 70% | 64% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 24% | ||
| 36% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 32% | ||
| 36% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 12% | ||
| 5.5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.6 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.1 | 3.7 | ||
| 1.6 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9.6 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 14.5 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 6 | ||
| 44% | 55% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 30% | ||
| 6.7 | 5.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.9 | 9.6 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.3 | ||
| 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 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 53 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 42 | 55 |
| 2 | Rigas FS | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 53 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 6 | 44 | 52 |
| 3 | Valmiera | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 34 |
| 4 | Liepaja | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 31 |
| 5 | Auda | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 9 | -1 | 31 |
| 6 | Metta / LU | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 19 | -10 | 24 |
| 7 | Tukums | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 50 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 31 | -18 | 23 |
| 8 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 13 | -2 | 22 |
| 9 | FS Jelgava | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 41 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 23 | -15 | 20 |
| 10 | Super Nova | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 19 | 67 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 30 | -48 | 8 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Olimpija | 36 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 60 | 39 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 23 | 21 | 73 |
| 2 | Celje | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 53 | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 19 | 67 |
| 3 | Maribor | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 70 | 43 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 27 | 62 |
| 4 | Domzale | 36 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 50 | 42 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 8 | 52 |
| 5 | Mura | 36 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 50 | 45 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 5 | 52 |
| 6 | Koper | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 46 | 40 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 50 |
| 7 | Radomlje | 36 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 35 | 53 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 32 | -18 | 44 |
| 8 | Bravo | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 41 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 23 | -8 | 36 |
| 9 | Gorica | 36 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 57 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 34 | -26 | 27 |
| 10 | Tabor Sezana | 36 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 29 | 63 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 39 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -34 | 24 |
