The visiting Smiltene side should be favourites in this visit to Grobiņa, as the away team holds a 11 point advantage from their 14 league games this season.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Smiltene play their home games on artificial turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Smiltene when playing on grass are 8 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats from 13 matches. They have scored 37 goals and conceded 23 times in these games.
Grobiņa form and stats
Grobiņa have performed well here at Grobiņas stadionā so far this season with 4 wins from 6 matches. Some points have also been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 2. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Grobiņa after consecutive victories at their own ground.Grobiņa's previous game was a First Liga match also played at home, ending 6-2 versus Rēzekne / BJSS. The home side are looking to build on that result. Before that, Grobiņa had a home game versus New Project which ended with a victory 3-1.
With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Grobiņa is on fire here. A stunning 23 from 6 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Grobiņa defense is not exactly impregnable. 9 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Smiltene form and stats
Smiltene's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Smiltene collect 15 points from their 7 away matches. 5 victories and 0 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats).Two travels in a row for Smiltene, whose manager R. Dūmiņš could celebrate last time after the First Liga win against JDFS Alberts. Prior to that match, the Smiltene manager R. Dūmiņš faced defeat when travelling to Tukums and losing 0-5.
The Smiltene manager R. Dūmiņš has got the team scoring on the road, with 17 away goals in 7 matches. In the opposite end, Smiltene have conceded 13 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Smiltene - Grobiņa 6-2, played this season. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: 2 - 0 - 3 (Grobiņa wins - draws - Smiltene wins). As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 1 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
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| Grobiņa | Smiltene | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | Played | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Won | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Lost | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 31 | 23 | 1 | Scored | 10 | 17 | 39 |
| 45 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | 1 | 13 | 27 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 79% | 67% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 100% | 57% | 71% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 50% | 43% | 43% |
| 71% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | 50% | 57% | 71% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 50% | 14% | 14% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Failed To Score | 0% | 29% | 14% |
| 3.2 | 6 | 14 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3.5 | 4.8 | 1 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| 1.2 | 2 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- All of Grobiņa's matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- All of Smiltene's matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Grobiņa have created more than twice as many corners as Smiltene.
- Grobiņa have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Grobiņa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Grobiņa have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Grobiņa have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Grobiņa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Smiltene haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 29-06-19 | | Grobiņa | 2 - 4 | JDFS Alberts |
| 06-07-19 | | Grobiņa | 1 - 2 | Auda |
| 20-07-19 | | Balvu | 1 - 3 | Grobiņa |
| 27-07-19 | | Grobiņa | 3 - 1 | New Project |
| 03-08-19 | | Grobiņa | 6 - 2 | Rēzekne / BJSS |
| 10-08-19 | | Grobiņa | 13:00 | Smiltene |
| 17-08-19 | | Dinamo Rīga / Staicele | 15:00 | Grobiņa |
| 25-08-19 | | Grobiņa | 13:00 | Super Nova |
| 07-09-19 | | Grobiņa | 12:00 | Tukums |
| 14-09-19 | | JDFS Alberts | 12:00 | Grobiņa |
| 06-07-19 | | Dinamo Rīga / Staicele | 0 - 4 | Smiltene |
| 14-07-19 | | Smiltene | 0 - 4 | Liepaja |
| 20-07-19 | | Smiltene | 3 - 1 | Super Nova |
| 27-07-19 | | Tukums | 5 - 0 | Smiltene |
| 03-08-19 | | JDFS Alberts | 2 - 3 | Smiltene |
| 10-08-19 | | Grobiņa | 13:00 | Smiltene |
| 17-08-19 | | Smiltene | 13:00 | Balvu |
| 24-08-19 | | New Project | 12:00 | Smiltene |
| 07-09-19 | | Smiltene | 13:00 | Rēzekne / BJSS |
| 14-09-19 | | Smiltene | 11:00 | Auda |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Tukums | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 51 | 38 |
| 2 | Smiltene | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 29 |
| 3 | Auda | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 26 |
| 4 | Super Nova | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 23 | 25 |
| 5 | JDFS Alberts | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 25 |
| 6 | Rēzekne / BJSS | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 18 |
| 7 | Grobiņa | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 31 | 45 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 36 | -14 | 18 |
| 8 | New Project | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -1 | 11 |
| 9 | Dinamo Rīga / Staicele | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 42 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 24 | -33 | 4 |
| 10 | Balvu | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 68 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 38 | -58 | 3 |