It's game two of the First Liga season and everything to play for. Read our full preview of JDFS Alberts-Smiltene!
JDFS Alberts and Smiltene should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
JDFS Alberts form and stats
The fans are hoping that Alberts will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the First Liga game against Auda (placed 2nd).
Last season, JDFS Alberts's league statistics were 16 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses, resulting in a 4th position in the First Liga. Over these 27 matches they scored 70 goals and conceded 47. Playing at home last season JDFS Alberts managed 9-0-5 (win-draw-lost) with 42 goals and 27 conceded.
Smiltene form and stats
Let's have a look at how Smiltene performed last season in the First Liga: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 17 victories, 2 draws and 8 defeats. In total they scored 78 and conceded 52 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 8 - drew 0 and lost 5 with 31/27 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three JDFS Alberts victories, two draws and five Smiltene wins. Over/under statistics; eight of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.JDFS Alberts missing players
Smiltene missing players
| JDFS Alberts | Smiltene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | ||||||||||||||||||
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | ||||||||||||||||||
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | ||||||||||||||||||
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% | ||||||||||||||||||
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Slovan Liberec | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 50 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 47 | |
| 6 | Banik Ostrava | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 45 | ||||
| 7 | Ceske Budejovice | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 46 | 45 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 1 | 43 | ||||
| 8 | Slovacko | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 0 | 42 | ||||
| 9 | Bohemians 1905 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 31 | -3 | 42 | ||||
| 10 | Mlada Boleslav | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 48 | 52 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 33 | -4 | 40 | ||||
| 11 | Sigma Olomouc | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 36 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 21 | -1 | 36 | ||||
| 12 | Teplice | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 49 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 30 | -20 | 31 | ||||
| 13 | Zlin | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 47 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 27 | -22 | 27 | ||||
| 14 | Karvina | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 23 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 24 | -16 | 26 | ||||
| 15 | Opava | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 47 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 30 | -31 | 23 | ||||
| 16 | Příbram | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 54 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 40 | -35 | 21 | ||||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Slavia Praha | 30 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 58 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 48 | 72 |
| 2 | Viktoria Plzeň | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 60 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 38 | 66 |
| 3 | Sparta Praha | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 55 | 35 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 50 |
| 4 | Jablonec | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 5 | 49 |
| 5 | Slovan Liberec | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 50 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 47 |
| 6 | Banik Ostrava | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 45 |
| 7 | Ceske Budejovice | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 46 | 45 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 1 | 43 |
| 8 | Slovacko | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 0 | 42 |
| 9 | Bohemians 1905 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 31 | -3 | 42 |
| 10 | Mlada Boleslav | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 48 | 52 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 33 | -4 | 40 |
| 11 | Sigma Olomouc | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 36 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 21 | -1 | 36 |
| 12 | Teplice | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 49 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 30 | -20 | 31 |
| 13 | Zlin | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 47 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 27 | -22 | 27 |
| 14 | Karvina | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 23 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 24 | -16 | 26 |
| 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Auda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Smiltene | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Dinamo Riga / Staicele | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Super Nova | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Rezekne / BJSS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 8 | Grobiņa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 9 | JDFS Alberts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Tukums | 27 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 112 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 12 | 98 | 74 |
| 2 | Super Nova | 27 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 95 | 27 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 48 | 16 | 68 | 58 |
| 3 | Smiltene | 27 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 78 | 52 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 53 |
| 4 | JDFS Alberts | 27 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 70 | 47 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 42 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 23 | 51 |
| 5 | Auda | 27 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 62 | 51 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 11 | 45 |
| 6 | Rezekne / BJSS | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 72 | 56 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 35 | 16 | 43 |
| 7 | Grobiņa | 27 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 56 | 104 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 29 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 75 | -48 | 30 |
| 8 | New Project | 27 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 35 | 62 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 41 | -27 | 20 |
| 9 | Dinamo Riga / Staicele | 27 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 39 | 78 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 48 | -39 | 19 |
| 10 | Balvu | 27 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 23 | 151 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 50 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 101 | -128 | 3 |