Rēzekne / BJSS hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 7 points and a 7th position in the First Liga table. Visiting Grobiņa holds 4th place with 7 pts.
It's no vacation for neither Rēzekne nor Grobiņa as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
It should be mentioned that Grobiņa play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Grobiņa on artifical turf are 6 victories, 2 draws and 20 defeats from 28 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 29-102. You can compare this with overall results below.
Rēzekne / BJSS form and stats
Rēzekne / BJSS have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the First Liga. A decent catch, still with room for improvement. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Rēzekne after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Rēzekne shared the glory with Saldus SS/Leevon in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Smiltene in a game that was won 3-1.
A decent goal production from Rēzekne in their home games so far, with 5 goals from 3 league matches. 4 goals have been conceded.
Grobiņa form and stats
It's not happening yet for Grobiņa on their First Liga travels, with zero points from their first 3 away games. Maybe today will be different? The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on the Grobiņa manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Grobiņa are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the First Liga against Dinamo Riga (placed 5th). Prior to that match, the Grobiņa manager faced defeat when travelling to Super Nova and losing 1-2.
The visitors have scored 2 goals from 3 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The Grobiņa manager has some worries about the defense as 6 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last seven meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Rēzekne / BJSS, zero draws and five wins for Grobiņa. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.Rēzekne / BJSS missing players
Grobiņa missing players
| Rēzekne / BJSS | Grobiņa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 14 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 83% |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 83% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 83% |
| 17% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 17% |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6 | 5.5 |
| 4.5 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 2.5 | 3.8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 5 | 4.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 10 | 29 |
| 11 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 5 | 15 |
| 27% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 40% | 40% |
- All of Grobiņa's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Grobiņa have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Grobiņa have lost all their away matches so far.
- Grobiņa have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
- Grobiņa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Rēzekne / BJSS have scored in all their matches so far.
- Rēzekne / BJSS have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Rēzekne / BJSS haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lokomotiv Daugavpils | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 16 |
| 2 | Super Nova | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| 3 | Auda | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 12 |
| 4 | Dinamo Riga / Staicele | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Grobiņa | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Dinamo Riga | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 6 | JDFS Alberts | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 7 |
| 7 | Rēzekne / BJSS | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 7 |
| 8 | Smiltene | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -10 | 6 |
| 9 | Saldus SS/Leevon | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -15 | 2 |