The league table in First Liga tells a story about these teams so far, with Smiltene leading Dinamo Rīga / Staicele by 25 points. Match preview to follow:
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.
Smiltene form and stats
Smiltene are steadily winning First Liga games and points here at Tepera stadions. 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 10 games.
The Smiltene supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Auda in First Liga and win 2-1. Ahead of that match, Smiltene lost 2-3 at home to Rēzekne / BJSS.
Smiltene always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Tepera stadions with 33 goals in 10 league games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 19 goals have been conceded.
Dinamo Rīga / Staicele form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Dinamo Rīga / Staicele so far with only 3 First Liga points returning home. The records show 1-0-7 (win-draw-lose).
Dinamo Rīga / Staicele failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Rēzekne / BJSS (placed 5th) that ended with defeat 1-3. Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against New Project.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Dinamo Rīga / Staicele can't defend away. 27 goals have been scored by the opposition in 8 matches, an average of more than three per game. You might want to look at the total goal statistics, which can be found on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Dinamo Rīga / Staicele - Smiltene 0-4 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last two meetings): Smiltene won 2 games, 0 matches ended with a draw and Dinamo Rīga / Staicele has 0 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 2 / 0Smiltene missing players
Dinamo Rīga / Staicele missing players
| Smiltene | Dinamo Rīga / Staicele | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistics | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 3 | Played | 1 | 8 | 19 |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Won | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 55 | 33 | 16 | Scored | 1 | 7 | 23 |
| 35 | 19 | 4 | Conceded | 4 | 27 | 50 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 84% |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | 100% | 88% | 84% |
| 68% | 80% | 100% | Over 3.5 | 100% | 75% | 68% |
| 47% | 50% | 67% | Over 4.5 | 100% | 38% | 26% |
| 74% | 90% | 100% | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 47% |
| 11% | 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 16% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | 0% | 50% | 47% |
| 2.7 | 1 | 2 | Corners For (avg) | 0 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| 1.6 | 0 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 0 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- All of Smiltene's home matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Dinamo Rīga / Staicele have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Dinamo Rīga / Staicele have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Dinamo Rīga / Staicele have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Dinamo Rīga / Staicele have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Dinamo Rīga / Staicele haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Smiltene have created more than twice as many corners as Dinamo Rīga / Staicele.
- Smiltene have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Smiltene have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Smiltene have scored more than double the goals of Dinamo Rīga / Staicele.
- Smiltene have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Smiltene have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Smiltene haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 10-08-19 | | Grobina | 2 - 0 | Smiltene |
| 17-08-19 | | Smiltene | 7 - 1 | Balvu |
| 24-08-19 | | New Project | 1 - 5 | Smiltene |
| 07-09-19 | | Smiltene | 2 - 3 | Rēzekne / BJSS |
| 14-09-19 | | Smiltene | 2 - 1 | Auda |
| 21-09-19 | | Smiltene | 11:00 | Dinamo Rīga / Staicele |
| 29-09-19 | | Super Nova | 12:00 | Smiltene |
| 05-10-19 | | Smiltene | 12:00 | Tukums |
| 12-10-19 | | JDFS Alberts | 11:00 | Smiltene |
| 19-10-19 | | Smiltene | 11:00 | Grobina |
| 10-08-19 | | JDFS Alberts | 1 - 0 | Dinamo Rīga / Staicele |
| 17-08-19 | | Dinamo Rīga / Staicele | 6 - 1 | Grobina |
| 24-08-19 | | Balvu | 2 - 4 | Dinamo Rīga / Staicele |
| 07-09-19 | | Dinamo Rīga / Staicele | 3 - 1 | New Project |
| 14-09-19 | | Dinamo Rīga / Staicele | 1 - 3 | Rēzekne / BJSS |
| 21-09-19 | | Smiltene | 11:00 | Dinamo Rīga / Staicele |
| 28-09-19 | | Dinamo Rīga / Staicele | 13:00 | Auda |
| 05-10-19 | | Super Nova | 13:00 | Dinamo Rīga / Staicele |
| 12-10-19 | | Tukums | 11:00 | Dinamo Rīga / Staicele |
| 19-10-19 | | Dinamo Rīga / Staicele | 13:00 | JDFS Alberts |
| 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 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 82 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 75 | 53 |
| 2 | Super Nova | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 62 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 14 | 46 | 40 |
| 3 | Smiltene | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 55 | 35 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 20 | 38 |
| 4 | JDFS Alberts | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 50 | 36 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 35 |
| 5 | Rēzekne / BJSS | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 33 |
| 6 | Auda | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 35 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 30 |
| 7 | Grobiņa | 19 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 35 | 65 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 48 | -30 | 21 |
| 8 | Dinamo Rīga / Staicele | 19 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 50 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 27 | -27 | 13 |
| 9 | New Project | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 46 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 34 | -25 | 11 |
| 10 | Balvu | 19 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 110 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 74 | -95 | 3 |
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