It's ground zero in First Liga - the first game of the season. Read the full preview and see how Smiltene and Grobiņa did in their pre-season friendlies!
This pitch has artifical turf, which is not Grobiņa's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artifical turf Grobiņa have performed like this: Played 26 matches resulting in 6 wins, 2 draws and 18 defeats with the goal stats 28-98 (scored/conceded).
Smiltene form and stats
Last season, Smiltene's league statistics were 17 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses, resulting in a 3rd position in the First Liga. Over these 27 matches they scored 78 goals and conceded 52. Playing at home last season Smiltene managed 9-2-3 (win-draw-lost) with 47 goals and 25 conceded.
Grobiņa form and stats
Let's have a look at how Grobiņa performed last season in the First Liga: They landed a 7th position in the league table after playing out 10 victories, 0 draws and 17 defeats. In total they scored 56 and conceded 104 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 0 and lost 12 with 12/75 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last seven meetings): Smiltene won four games, zero matches ended with a draw and Grobiņa has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / twoSmiltene missing players
Grobiņa missing players
| Smiltene | Grobiņa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 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% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Smiltene | Last season | Grobiņa | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 27 | 14 | Played | P | 14 | 27 | ||
| 17 | 9 | Won | W | 2 | 10 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 12 | 17 | ||
| 78 | 47 | Scored | S | 12 | 56 | ||
| 52 | 25 | Conceded | C | 75 | 104 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 93% | ||
| 67% | 79% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 93% | 81% | ||
| 52% | 57% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 71% | 63% | ||
| 70% | 79% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 63% | ||
| 19% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 7% | ||
| 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 43% | 30% | ||
| 1.7 | 0.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0.3 | 2.4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 1.5 | 3.9 | ||
| 0.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 1.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 17 | 1 | Total Shots | T S | 5 | 75 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 35 | ||
| 675% | 1500% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 300% | 74% | ||
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Dinamo Rīga / Staicele | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Grobiņa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | JDFS Alberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Lokomotiv Daugavpils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Rēzekne / BJSS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Smiltene | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Super Nova | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | Rēzekne / 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 Rīga / 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 |