It's time to decide the outcome of the Europa Conference League 2nd Qualifying Round meeting between Riga and Kecskemeti TE. Get ready for the match with this full betting preview!
It's quite the trip for Kecskemeti TE when visiting Riga as the cities are 1600 kilometers apart.
The hosts Riga saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Virsliga. This match was also played here at Stadions Skonto. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Kecskemeti TE have had more rest.
Riga form and stats
Action has already taken place for Riga in Europa Conference League as they have defeated Vikingur Reykjavik to reach the 2nd Qualifying Round. Riga participated in Europa Conference League the last season, where they reached the 3rd qualifying round and lost against Gil Vicente.This stadium, Stadions Skonto, has been a fortress for Riga in the Virsliga so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 10-2-0. On the other hand, in the Europa Conference League, Riga has performed like this (both home and away): 1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses.
The Riga goalkeeper Nils Toms Purins is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 300 minutes without conceding a goal in the Virsliga.
Riga's previous game was also played at home, ending 3-0 versus FC Daugavpils / Progress. The home side are looking to build on that result.
Before that match, a defeat in the away fixture against Kecskemeti TE in the Europa Conference League. The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Riga's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 4 games, won 2 matches, drawn 0 and lost 2.
The manager Stipić will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Super Nova in only three days.
Riga are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Stadions Skonto in their league games, having scored an impressive 32 goals in 12 matches. Riga are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadions Skonto in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 12 matches.
Kecskemeti TE form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their NB 1 travels is 6 wins, 6 draws and 4 defeats.
The regulars enjoyed Kecskemeti TE's previous fixture versus Riga, a Europa Conference League win (2-1) played at home. Midfield player Szuhodovszki was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.24/10. Szuhodovszki scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 29 successful passes (of 35 total).
A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Varda SE.A new game in only four days for Kecskemeti TE, the NB 1 home match versus Varda SE. Busy days.
The visiting Kecskemeti TE have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 17 goals from 16 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (15 so far).
Head 2 Head
These competitors have played previously this season: Kecskemeti TE - Riga 2-1.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Regža 13 goals |  D. Aurélio 8 goals |  M. Jojić 5 goals |
Riga missing players
Kecskemeti TE missing players
| Riga | Kecskemeti TE | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 19 | 10 | Won | W | 8 | 16 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 64 | 31 | Scored | S | 19 | 46 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 9 | 20 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 56% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 32% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 40% | ||
| 60% | 64% | Clean Sheets | C S | 54% | 48% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 16% | ||
| 8.9 | 8.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.9 | 4 | ||
| 3.8 | 2.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.6 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 15.6 | 18.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.2 | 8.2 | ||
| 5.8 | 6.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3.6 | ||
| 44% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 51% | ||
| 6 | 6.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.3 | 6.5 | ||
| 2 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Riga | 24 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 62 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 51 | 61 |
| 2 | Rigas FS | 24 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 65 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 8 | 54 | 58 |
| 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 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 16 | -1 | 33 |
| 5 | Auda | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 9 | -4 | 32 |
| 6 | Metta / LU | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 20 | -8 | 28 |
| 7 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 16 | -4 | 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 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 63 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 38 | -31 | 23 |
| 10 | Super Nova | 23 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 20 | 70 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 40 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 30 | -50 | 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 | Ferencvaros | 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 |
