Rīgas FS have traveled here for an interesting Europa Conference League fight against İstanbul Başakşehir. Prepare for the match with this cup preview!
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Rīgas FS have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 11-4-3 (win-draw-loss) from 18 matches.
It's quite the trip for Rīgas FS when visiting İstanbul Başakşehir as the cities are 2800 kilometers apart.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
İstanbul Başakşehir form and stats
İstanbul Başakşehir have collected 10 points from their Super Lig home games so far after 3-1-1. 6W-3D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Europa Conference League for İstanbul Başakşehir.
Başakşehir's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Sivasspor. Defender Kaldırım got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.15/10. Kaldırım hit two key passes and won 7 of 9 duels.
In the fixture before, 0-0 away to Rīgas FS (Europa Conference League).
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Super Lig game versus Istanbulspor in only three days. This game is also played here at Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadyumu.
A decent goal production from İstanbul Başakşehir in their home games so far, with 8 goals from 5 league matches. İstanbul Başakşehir have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {2 goals}.
Rīgas FS form and stats
Last season their Europa Conference League adventure ended in the 3rd qualifying round against Gent.Rīgas FS have an excellent away record in the Virsliga so far with 11-2-2 from 15 games. Total Europa Conference League statistics for Rīgas FS: 1 win, 5 draws and 1 loss.
Rīgas are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Auda.
Ahead of that, 0-0 at home vs İstanbul Başakşehir in the Europa Conference League.
A new game in only three days for Rīgas FS, the Virsliga home match versus Tukums. Busy days.
Rīgas FS create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 38 goals in 15 travels. 16 goals have been conceded by Rīgas in these games.
Head 2 Head
This was the end result when the squads played each other earlier this campaign; Rīgas FS - İstanbul Başakşehir 0-0.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Ilić 15 goals |  E. Santana Deocleciano 11 goals | K. Friesenbichler 8 goals |
İstanbul Başakşehir missing players
Rīgas FS missing players
| İstanbul Başakşehir | Rīgas FS | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 16 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 10 | Won | W | 7 | 13 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 9 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | ||
| 47 | 32 | Scored | S | 22 | 54 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Conceded | C | 9 | 21 | ||
| 80% | 81% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 88% | ||
| 44% | 44% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 44% | ||
| 4% | 6% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 16% | ||
| 32% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 56% | ||
| 64% | 69% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 16% | ||
| 5 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.7 | 7 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.7 | ||
| 2 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 2.6 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11.3 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.2 | 11.2 | ||
| 4.5 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5.6 | ||
| 37% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 39% | ||
| 8.3 | 6.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.3 | 7.6 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 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 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Fiorentina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Hearts | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -5 | 3 |
| 4 | Rīgas FS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Adana Demirspor | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 18 |
| 2 | Besiktas | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
| 3 | Konyaspor | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| 4 | Fenerbahce | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 17 |
| 5 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 6 | Galatasaray | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
| 7 | Trabzonspor | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 17 |
| 8 | Kayserispor | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| 9 | Kasimpasa | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -7 | 13 |
| 10 | Gazisehir Gaziantep | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 12 |
| 11 | Alanyaspor | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 9 |
| 12 | Giresunspor | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 8 |
| 13 | Istanbulspor | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -6 | 8 |
| 14 | Ankaragucu | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 7 |
| 15 | Sivasspor | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 7 |
| 16 | Antalyaspor | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 7 |
| 17 | Hatayspor | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 7 |
| 18 | Fatih Karagumruk | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 6 |
| 19 | Umraniyespor | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -6 | 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 | Valmiera / BSS | 31 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 89 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 12 | 68 | 74 |
| 2 | Riga | 31 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 58 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 14 | 36 | 69 |
| 3 | Rīgas FS | 31 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 75 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 16 | 46 | 67 |
| 4 | Liepaja | 31 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 61 | 37 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 24 | 60 |
| 5 | Auda | 31 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 39 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 48 |
| 6 | Tukums | 31 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 33 | 58 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 31 | -25 | 36 |
| 7 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 31 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 58 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 34 | -33 | 29 |
| 8 | Metta / LU | 31 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 37 | 73 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 42 | -36 | 21 |
| 9 | Spartaks Jurmala | 31 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 28 | 72 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 40 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 32 | -44 | 18 |
| 10 | Super Nova | 31 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 66 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 34 | -46 | 18 |
