It's Europa Conference League time and the hopeful contenders are Riga and Gil Vicente

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Competition: Europe Europa Conference League
Competition: Wed 03.August
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadions Skonto (1000 seats)

Riga host the first leg in this deciding Europa Conference League 3rd Qualifying Round game. Gil Vicente will try their very best to bring a solid result back to Estádio Cidade de Barcelos before the return leg in 9 days.

These teams have little in common geographically as Gil Vicente have to travel 3800 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Riga form and stats

Action has already taken place for Riga in Europa Conference League as they have defeated Ruzomberok and Derry City to reach the 3rd Qualifying Round. Last season their Europa Conference League adventure ended in the play-offs against Lincoln Red Imps.

This stadium, Stadions Skonto, has been a fortress for Riga in the Virsliga so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 10-0-2. On the other hand, in the Europa Conference League, Riga has performed like this (both home and away): 4 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.

Riga's previous fixture was a Europa Conference League game also played at home, finishing 2-1 versus Ruzomberok. The home side are looking to continue in that form.

Ahead of that match, Riga won a home game hosting Spartaks Jurmala (2-1).

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Riga, as the Virsliga home game vs Metta / LU is only four days away.

Riga have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadions Skonto with 20 goals in 12 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Riga have only let in 5 goals at home.

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Gil Vicente form and stats

The visitors are W7-D6-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Primeira Liga.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Gil Vicente, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-5 versus Vitoria Guimaraes. Gil Vicente lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-5 beating and focus on this one. The attacker Fujimoto got a match rating of 6.94 in that game. Fujimoto hit one key pass.

Prior to that match, the Vicente manager Vieira faced defeat when travelling to Vitoria Guimaraes and losing 0-5.

The visiting Gil Vicente have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 22 goals from 17 games. Gil Vicente have conceded 23 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

RigaG. Ramos da Penha
G. Ramos da Penha
7 goals
RigaJ. Barnes
J. Barnes
6 goals
RigaJ. Kendysh
J. Kendysh
4 goals

Riga missing players

Gil Vicente missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Riga Gil Vicente
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 14   Played P   13 25
18 11   Won W   6 12
2 0   Drew D   4 8
5 3   Lost L   3 5
42 22   Scored S   19 39
14 7   Conceded C   20 31
92% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
68% 71%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   77% 80%
40% 29%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   62% 56%
16% 7%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   38% 32%
8% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   23% 16%
20% 14%   BTTS BTTS   62% 52%
64% 64%   Clean Sheets C S   31% 40%
24% 21%   Failed to Score F T   8% 12%
 
7.1 8.2   Corners for (avg) C F   4.1 5.1
3.2 3.4   Corners against (avg) C A   7.2 5.3
2 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.7 2.3
2 1   Red cards R C   2 3
 
12.6 13   Shots (avg) S (   10.2 12.8
5.1 4.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.1 4.7
33% 32%   Goal Efficiency G E   33% 32%
 
7.2 6.6   Shots against (avg) S A   16.2 13.3
2.9 2.6   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.8 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 23 18 3 2 60 13 12 10 1 1 34 6 11 8 2 1 26 7 47 57
2 Rigas FS 23 16 4 3 55 20 11 7 3 1 23 7 12 9 1 2 32 13 35 52
3 Riga 22 15 2 5 35 13 12 10 0 2 20 5 10 5 2 3 15 8 22 47
4 Liepaja 21 12 5 4 42 22 11 5 3 3 17 11 10 7 2 1 25 11 20 41
5 Auda 23 11 5 7 32 20 11 6 1 4 21 11 12 5 4 3 11 9 12 38
6 FC Daugavpils / Progress 21 7 3 11 16 38 9 4 2 3 9 11 12 3 1 8 7 27 -22 24
7 Tukums 23 6 2 15 21 46 12 3 2 7 11 26 11 3 0 8 10 20 -25 20
8 Spartaks Jurmala 22 4 2 16 19 47 11 2 1 8 12 23 11 2 1 8 7 24 -28 14
9 Metta / LU 23 3 5 15 24 55 12 2 3 7 14 27 11 1 2 8 10 28 -31 14
10 Super Nova 23 2 5 16 13 43 11 1 2 8 6 23 12 1 3 8 7 20 -30 11
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Porto 34 29 4 1 86 22 17 15 2 0 50 11 17 14 2 1 36 11 64 91
2 Sporting CP 34 27 4 3 73 23 17 14 1 2 34 8 17 13 3 1 39 15 50 85
3 Benfica 34 23 5 6 78 30 17 10 3 4 36 16 17 13 2 2 42 14 48 74
4 Sporting Braga 34 19 8 7 52 31 17 10 4 3 27 13 17 9 4 4 25 18 21 65
5 Gil Vicente 34 13 12 9 47 42 17 6 6 5 25 19 17 7 6 4 22 23 5 51
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 34 13 9 12 50 41 17 9 3 5 34 20 17 4 6 7 16 21 9 48
7 Santa Clara 34 9 13 12 38 54 17 8 6 3 24 23 17 1 7 9 14 31 -16 40
8 Famalicao 34 9 12 13 45 51 17 5 7 5 22 21 17 4 5 8 23 30 -6 39
9 Estoril 34 9 12 13 36 43 17 4 8 5 21 21 17 5 4 8 15 22 -7 39
10 Maritimo 34 9 11 14 39 44 17 4 6 7 19 17 17 5 5 7 20 27 -5 38
11 Pacos de Ferreira 34 9 11 14 29 44 17 5 6 6 19 22 17 4 5 8 10 22 -15 38
12 Boavista 34 7 17 10 39 52 17 4 10 3 20 20 17 3 7 7 19 32 -13 38
13 Portimonense 34 10 8 16 31 45 17 4 4 9 15 22 17 6 4 7 16 23 -14 38
14 Vizela 34 7 12 15 37 58 17 4 7 6 16 21 17 3 5 9 21 37 -21 33
15 Arouca 34 7 10 17 30 54 17 5 4 8 15 29 17 2 6 9 15 25 -24 31
16 Moreirense 34 7 8 19 33 51 17 5 3 9 22 23 17 2 5 10 11 28 -18 29
17 Tondela 34 7 7 20 41 67 17 4 4 9 24 33 17 3 3 11 17 34 -26 28
18 Belenenses 34 5 11 18 23 55 17 5 3 9 15 30 17 0 8 9 8 25 -32 26

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Porto 34 29 4 1 86 22 17 15 2 0 50 11 17 14 2 1 36 11 64 91
2 Sporting CP 34 27 4 3 73 23 17 14 1 2 34 8 17 13 3 1 39 15 50 85
3 Benfica 34 23 5 6 78 30 17 10 3 4 36 16 17 13 2 2 42 14 48 74
4 Sporting Braga 34 19 8 7 52 31 17 10 4 3 27 13 17 9 4 4 25 18 21 65
5 Gil Vicente 34 13 12 9 47 42 17 6 6 5 25 19 17 7 6 4 22 23 5 51
6 Vitoria Guimaraes 34 13 9 12 50 41 17 9 3 5 34 20 17 4 6 7 16 21 9 48
7 Santa Clara 34 9 13 12 38 54 17 8 6 3 24 23 17 1 7 9 14 31 -16 40
8 Famalicao 34 9 12 13 45 51 17 5 7 5 22 21 17 4 5 8 23 30 -6 39
9 Estoril 34 9 12 13 36 43 17 4 8 5 21 21 17 5 4 8 15 22 -7 39
10 Maritimo 34 9 11 14 39 44 17 4 6 7 19 17 17 5 5 7 20 27 -5 38
11 Pacos de Ferreira 34 9 11 14 29 44 17 5 6 6 19 22 17 4 5 8 10 22 -15 38
12 Boavista 34 7 17 10 39 52 17 4 10 3 20 20 17 3 7 7 19 32 -13 38
13 Portimonense 34 10 8 16 31 45 17 4 4 9 15 22 17 6 4 7 16 23 -14 38
14 Vizela 34 7 12 15 37 58 17 4 7 6 16 21 17 3 5 9 21 37 -21 33
15 Arouca 34 7 10 17 30 54 17 5 4 8 15 29 17 2 6 9 15 25 -24 31
16 Moreirense 34 7 8 19 33 51 17 5 3 9 22 23 17 2 5 10 11 28 -18 29
17 Tondela 34 7 7 20 41 67 17 4 4 9 24 33 17 3 3 11 17 34 -26 28
18 Belenenses 34 5 11 18 23 55 17 5 3 9 15 30 17 0 8 9 8 25 -32 26

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