The path has mostly gone uphill for Saldus SS/Leevon so far, and you could say the same about Smiltene. These brave battlers would trade their mothers for some important points here.
- Saldus SS/Leevon have the fewest scored goals (5) in First Liga
- Smiltene have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Saldus SS/Leevon form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Saldus SS/Leevon's two home games in the First Liga so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Saldus pilsētas stadionā.
Nothing to worry about in defence for SS/Leevon, as their goalkeeper has completely shut out the opponents for 261 minutes in the First Liga.
The fans are hoping that Saldus SS/Leevon will fight back in this game, putting things right after the 2-4 away defeat in the Latvian Cup fixture against JDFS Alberts.
A 0-0 draw away in the First Liga before that, with JDFS Alberts the opponent.Saldus SS/Leevon has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Smiltene form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their First Liga travels is 1 win, 0 draws and 3 defeats.
Smiltene aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 181 league minutes without a goal. Jansons was the last player to find the net.
Two away matches in a row for Smiltene, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 vs Grobiņa in the Latvian Cup.
Preceding that, the 0-4 home loss versus Grobiņa.The attacking power of Smiltene when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 4 league matches away. The Smiltene manager Dūmiņš has some worries about the defense as 10 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the last four meetings featuring these two squads are: one win for Saldus SS/Leevon, zero draws and three wins for Smiltene. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: one game. The matches between these teams have sometimes been hostile, having seen 6 red cards from the last four encounters.Saldus SS/Leevon missing players
Smiltene missing players
| Saldus SS/Leevon | Smiltene | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 22 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 10 | 23 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 89% |
| 56% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 89% |
| 44% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 56% |
| 44% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 67% |
| 22% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 56% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.5 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4.5 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Saldus SS/Leevon have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Saldus SS/Leevon have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Saldus SS/Leevon have created more than twice as many corners as Smiltene.
- Saldus SS/Leevon have the fewest scored goals (2) at home in First Liga
- Saldus SS/Leevon have the fewest scored goals (5) in First Liga
- Saldus SS/Leevon have the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in First Liga
- Saldus SS/Leevon have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in First Liga
- Saldus SS/Leevon have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Smiltene have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Smiltene have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Smiltene have scored more than double the goals of Saldus SS/Leevon.
- Smiltene 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 | FS Jelgava | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 27 |
| 2 | Valmiera II | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 29 | 24 |
| 3 | Riga FC II | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 22 | 22 |
| 4 | Grobiņa | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 21 |
| 5 | Rīgas FS II | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 6 | Skanste | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | JDFS Alberts | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 12 |
| 8 | Dinamo Riga | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -5 | 11 |
| 9 | Salaspils | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 21 | -17 | 10 |
| 10 | Smiltene | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -11 | 8 |
| 11 | Rezekne / BJSS | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -13 | 8 |
| 12 | Saldus SS/Leevon | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 21 | -17 | 4 |
| 13 | Tukums II | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 19 | -22 | 4 |
| 14 | Progress / AFA Olaine | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -19 | 2 |
