It's time to decide the outcome of the Europa Conference League 1st Qualifying Round meeting between Liepāja and Gjilani. Get ready for the match with this full betting preview!
It's quite the trip for Gjilani when visiting Liepāja as the cities are 2300 kilometers apart.
The hosts Liepāja saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Latvian Cup. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Grobina.
Liepāja form and stats
Last season, Liepāja's Europa Conference League journey ended in the 2nd qualifying round against CSKA Sofia.5 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Liepāja have to build on here at Stadions Daugava in the Virsliga.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Krisjanis Zviedris not having conceded a league goal in 196 minutes.
The supporters hope that Liepāja will fight back in this game, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Latvian Cup fixture against Grobina.
Liepāja are traveling soon after this match as the Virsliga match at Spartaks Jurmala awaits in three days.
The Liepāja fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 11 league matches.
Gjilani form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Superliga travels is 7 wins, 9 draws and 2 defeats.
The supporters enjoyed Gjilani's previous fixture versus Liepāja, a Europa Conference League win (1-0) played at home.
Prior to that match, the Gjilani manager Ramadani faced defeat when travelling to KF Ballkani and losing 0-2.Gjilani find the net regularly in their away games. 25 goals from 18 away fixtures in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (16 so far).
Head 2 Head
The previous head to head game ended Gjilani - Liepāja 1-0, played this season.Top Goalscorers
  L. Villela Rezende 7 goals | L. Hilario Dodo 5 goals | M. Ķigurs 4 goals |
Liepāja missing players
Gjilani missing players
| Liepāja | Gjilani | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 48 | 23 | Scored | S | 17 | 42 | ||
| 24 | 12 | Conceded | C | 14 | 28 | ||
| 92% | 85% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 76% | ||
| 60% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 28% | ||
| 6.3 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 4.9 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.5 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 12.3 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 10.8 | ||
| 5.4 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.7 | ||
| 35% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 41% | ||
| 8.4 | 6.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.3 | 8.8 | ||
| 4.1 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | 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 | KF Ballkani | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 61 | 26 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 35 | 76 |
| 2 | Drita | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 56 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 16 | 31 | 64 |
| 3 | Gjilani | 36 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 57 | 36 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 21 | 62 |
| 4 | KF Llapi | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 57 | 44 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 17 | 13 | 54 |
| 5 | Prishtina | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 37 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 20 | 12 | 51 |
| 6 | Drenica | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 51 | 48 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 3 | 50 |
| 7 | Dukagjini | 36 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 37 | 34 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 50 |
| 8 | Malisheva | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 45 | 43 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 25 | 29 | 2 | 48 |
| 9 | Ulpiana | 36 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 34 | 72 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 35 | -38 | 27 |
| 10 | KF Feronikeli | 36 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 98 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 38 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 60 | -82 | 12 |
