The first of two encounters in the Europa Conference League 2nd Qualifying Round, as the hometeam Kecskemeti TE will try to edge Riga in their own ballpark.
Riga play their home games on artifical turf, while this match will be played on grass. The latest results for Riga when playing on grass are 13 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats from 19 matches. They have created {44 goals} and conceded 11 times on these occasions.
It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Riga, who are travelling more than 1600 kilometers to play this game.
Riga could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Virsliga game only four sleeps ago. That game, against Tukums, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Riga.
Kecskemeti TE form and stats
When playing at home in the NB 1, Kecskemeti TE have managed 9 wins, 6 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 17 games.
Kecskemeti's previous game was also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Varda SE. The home side are looking to build on that result. Manager Szabó felt very clever after Katona scored the winning goal against Varda SE, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 65th minute.
Before that, Kecskemeti TE had a NB 1 home game versus Varda SE which ended with a victory 1-0.This is expected to be a close game, with Kecskemeti perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Kecskemeti TE as a small favourite), we find 11 games. Kecskemeti TE has won 7 of these, drawn 2 and lost 2.
A decent goal production from Kecskemeti TE in their home games so far, with 31 goals from 17 league matches.
Riga form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Vikingur Reykjavik in order to reach 2nd qualifying round of Europa Conference League. Last season their Europa Conference League adventure ended in the 3rd qualifying round against Gil Vicente.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 8 wins, 2 draws and only 1 loss in the Virsliga.
210 minutes! That's how long the Riga goalkeeper Nils Toms Purins and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Riga play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 6-0 victory visiting Tukums. As mentioned above, Riga was the only team on the pitch versus Tukums in their previous game, winning 6-0. This could be a tougher task.
A defeat, in the Europa Conference League away at Vikingur Reykjavik, before that. So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Riga playing away and similar expectations, we found 5 relevant matches. Results were 2 Riga wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats.
After this away game Riga return home for a Virsliga game against FC Daugavpils / Progress. That game is only three sleeps after this.
The Riga manager Stipić has got the team scoring on the road, with 24 away goals in 11 league matches. Riga are tight as a drum on their travels, having allowed the opposition only {4 goals} away.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Regža 12 goals |  D. Aurélio 8 goals |  M. Jojić 5 goals |
Kecskemeti TE missing players
Riga missing players
| Kecskemeti TE | Riga | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Won | W | 10 | 19 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 37 | 17 | Scored | S | 35 | 64 | ||
| 21 | 10 | Conceded | C | 5 | 11 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 80% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 30% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 44% | ||
| 4% | 10% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 16% | ||
| 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 21% | 32% | ||
| 48% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 64% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 10% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 12% | ||
| 4.6 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 9.4 | 8.9 | ||
| 4 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 3.6 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 8.8 | 12.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.1 | 14.9 | ||
| 4 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5.8 | ||
| 37% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 44% | ||
| 7.1 | 8.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.2 | 5.5 | ||
| 2.8 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.6 | 1.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ferencváros | 33 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 62 | 33 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 19 | 29 | 63 |
| 2 | Kecskemeti TE | 33 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 48 | 32 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 57 |
| 3 | Debrecen | 33 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 39 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 54 |
| 4 | Puskas | 33 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 48 | 42 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 6 | 53 |
| 5 | Paksi SE | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 57 | 57 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 38 | 0 | 49 |
| 6 | Varda SE | 33 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 43 | 49 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 29 | -6 | 43 |
| 7 | Mezokovesd-Zsory | 33 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 43 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 20 | -3 | 42 |
| 8 | Ujpest | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 42 | 55 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 27 | -13 | 41 |
| 9 | Zalaegerszegi TE | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 37 | 43 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 27 | -6 | 39 |
| 10 | MOL Vidi | 33 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 43 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 29 | -5 | 35 |
| 11 | Honved | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 51 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 31 | -17 | 33 |
| 12 | Vasas | 33 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 43 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -14 | 26 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rīgas FS | 23 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 58 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 8 | 47 | 55 |
| 2 | Riga | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 53 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 42 | 55 |
| 3 | Valmiera / BSS | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 34 |
| 4 | Liepaja | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 14 | -1 | 31 |
| 5 | Auda | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 9 | -4 | 31 |
| 6 | Metta / LU | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 20 | -8 | 27 |
| 7 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 25 |
| 8 | FS Jelgava | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 43 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 23 | -14 | 23 |
| 9 | Tukums | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 50 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 31 | -18 | 23 |
| 10 | Super Nova | 23 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 20 | 70 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 40 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 30 | -50 | 8 |
