Important clash in the lower section of the First Liga, with both Saldus SS/Leevon and Smiltene feeling more distress than joy. This match is a typical "six-pointer" with the hosting team at 10th and the away side in 9th spot.
- Saldus SS/Leevon have the fewest scored goals (4) in First Liga
- Smiltene have the most conceded goals (29) in First Liga
This should be an interesting game with lots of action and energy as both participants are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's start!
Saldus SS/Leevon form and stats
0-1-3 (win-draw-lost) are the First Liga numbers at home for Saldus SS/Leevon so far this season.
SS/Leevon's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Grobina (placed 4th). Heartbreak for SS/Leevon in their last match as Grobina's S. Raimonds scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus JDFS Alberts.SS/Leevon aren't scoring a lot here at Saldus pilsētas stadionā in the league, with only 3 goals from 4 games. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the SS/Leevon defense is not exactly impregnable. 6 goals conceded from 4 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Smiltene form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Smiltene so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-6 (win-draw-lose). It's looking increasingly bleak for Smiltene who now has to deal with a six game losing streak. Grobina was the last time a defeat was avoided.
Smiltene aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 242 league minutes without a goal. R. Rullis was the last player to find the net.
Smiltene are travelling again after losing away to Auda in their previous match (0-7). Smiltene lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-7 beating and focus on this one.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Super Nova wasn't a success with a 0-8 loss.The visitors have scored 7 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. There are big problems for the Smiltene defense as they have conceded 29 goals in 8 away games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have met each other already this season, with the final score Smiltene - SS/Leevon 5-0 registered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Saldus SS/Leevon zero wins, zero draws and Smiltene three victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Saldus SS/Leevon missing players
Smiltene missing players
| Saldus SS/Leevon | Smiltene | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 14 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 29 | 29 |
| 78% | 75% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 44% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 75% | 78% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 56% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 38% | 44% |
| 22% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 56% |
| 33% | 25% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 67% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 33% |
| 4.2 | 2.3 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 2.4 | 3 |
| 4.8 | 3.3 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 8.2 | 8.5 |
| 1.6 | 1.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5.2 | 2 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
| 1.8 | 0.7 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 1.6 | 2.2 |
| 33% | 150% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 50% | 69% |
- All of Smiltene's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Saldus SS/Leevon have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Saldus SS/Leevon have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Saldus SS/Leevon have the fewest points (1) at home in First Liga
- Saldus SS/Leevon have the fewest points from losing position (0) in First Liga
- Saldus SS/Leevon have the fewest scored goals (3) at home in First Liga
- Saldus SS/Leevon have the fewest scored goals (4) in First Liga
- Saldus SS/Leevon have the fewest scored goals in the second half (2) in First Liga
- Saldus SS/Leevon have the the worst goal difference (-3) at home in First Liga
- Saldus SS/Leevon have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Saldus SS/Leevon have yet to win a game at home.
- Smiltene have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Smiltene have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Smiltene have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Smiltene have scored more than double the goals of Saldus SS/Leevon.
- Smiltene have the most conceded goals (29) away in First Liga
- Smiltene have the most conceded goals (29) in First Liga
- Smiltene have the most conceded goals in the first half (11) in First Liga
- Smiltene have the most conceded goals in the second half (18) in First Liga
- Smiltene have the most scored goals (7) away in First Liga
- Smiltene have the the worst goal difference (-17) in First Liga
- Smiltene have the the worst goal difference (-22) away in First Liga
- Smiltene have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Smiltene haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Smiltene is in the worst form (0-0-6)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Auda | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 20 |
| 2 | Tukums | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 |
| 3 | Super Nova | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 16 |
| 4 | Grobina | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 13 |
| 5 | Rezekne / BJSS | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -3 | 13 |
| 6 | Albatroz | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 7 | Dinamo Riga | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 8 | JDFS Alberts | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -4 | 9 |
| 9 | Smiltene | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 29 | -17 | 7 |
| 10 | Saldus SS/Leevon | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -10 | 5 |