Football betting preview: Smiltene vs Grobiņa

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Competition: Latvia First Liga
Date: Sat 19.October
Match begins: 11:00 (UTC)
Venue: Tepera stadions (1000 seats)

There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Smiltene leading Grobiņa by 17 points.

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.

This stadium uses artificial turf, unlike Grobiņa's home stadium. The visitors last 21 games on artificial turf have ended in 5 wins, 1 draw and 15 losses.

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Smiltene form and stats

Overall First Liga stats at home this season for Smiltene are 7-2-3 (wins-draw-losses).

In their previous game, the manager R. Dūmiņš led his Smiltene to a defeat in the First Liga match away at JDFS Alberts. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Tepera stadions. Ahead of that match, Smiltene lost 1-4 at home to Tukums.

Smiltene always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Tepera stadions with 39 goals in 12 league games. Smiltene are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (25 from 12 played).

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Grobiņa form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Grobiņa so far with only 6 First Liga points returning home. The records show 2-0-10 (win-draw-lose). It's all red in the travel logs of Grobiņa, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.

Grobiņa are travelling after their nice 3-2 home win in the First Liga against Rēzekne / BJSS (placed 6th). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against New Project wasn't a success with a 1-8 loss.

Grobiņa find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 12 goals from 12 away fixtures in the league. The Grobiņa defense is as useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle, having conceded 59 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Grobiņa - Smiltene 2-0. Smiltene-Grobiņa H2H statistics last six meetings regardless of arena: Smiltene 3 wins, Grobiņa 3 wins, 0 draws. 4 of these six matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Smiltene missing players

Grobiņa missing players

Smiltene Grobiņa
Total Home Home vs low Statistics Stat Away vs top Away Total
23 12 4 Played P 2 12 23
14 7 4 Won W 0 2 9
2 2 0 Drew D 0 0 0
7 3 0 Lost L 2 10 14
65 39 18 Scored S 0 12 47
43 25 4 Conceded C 14 59 80
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 96%
96% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 91%
65% 83% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 92% 78%
48% 58% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 67% 57%
74% 92% 75% BTTS BTTS 0% 67% 70%
13% 8% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 4%
13% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 33% 26%
 
2.7 1 0 Corners For (avg) C F 0 0.5 3.3
1.6 0 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 2 2.2 4.8
1.1 0 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0 0.5 1.7
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 1 2
Key stats This season:
  • All of Grobiņa's away matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • All of Smiltene's home matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Grobiņa have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Grobiņa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Grobiņa have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Grobiņa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Grobiņa have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Grobiņa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Smiltene have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Smiltene have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Grobiņa have scored away.
  • Smiltene have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • 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.

Smiltene
All First Liga Latvian Cup
All Home Away
07-09-19 FL Smiltene 2 - 3 Rēzekne / BJSS
14-09-19 FL Smiltene 2 - 1 Auda
21-09-19 FL Smiltene 5 - 2 Dinamo Rīga / Staicele
29-09-19 FL Super Nova 0 - 3 Smiltene
05-10-19 FL Smiltene 1 - 4 Tukums
12-10-19 FL JDFS Alberts 2 - 1 Smiltene
19-10-19 FL Smiltene 11:00 Grobiņa
26-10-19 FL Balvu 11:00 Smiltene
02-11-19 FL Smiltene 12:00 New Project
10-11-19 FL Rēzekne / BJSS 12:00 Smiltene
Grobiņa
All First Liga Latvian Cup
All Home Away
07-09-19 FL Grobiņa 0 - 1 Tukums
14-09-19 FL JDFS Alberts 6 - 1 Grobiņa
22-09-19 FL Auda 3 - 1 Grobiņa
28-09-19 FL Grobiņa 7 - 2 Balvu
05-10-19 FL New Project 8 - 1 Grobiņa
12-10-19 FL Grobiņa 3 - 2 Rēzekne / BJSS
19-10-19 FL Smiltene 11:00 Grobiņa
27-10-19 FL Grobiņa 12:00 Dinamo Rīga / Staicele
02-11-19 FL Super Nova 12:00 Grobiņa
10-11-19 FL Grobiņa 12:00 Tukums

  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 23 21 2 0 100 8 12 12 0 0 67 2 11 9 2 0 33 6 92 65
2 Super Nova 23 16 1 6 79 22 11 9 0 2 33 6 12 7 1 4 46 16 57 49
3 Smiltene 23 14 2 7 65 43 12 7 2 3 39 25 11 7 0 4 26 18 22 44
4 JDFS Alberts 23 13 3 7 61 43 13 8 0 5 38 25 10 5 3 2 23 18 18 42
5 Auda 23 12 3 8 53 43 11 7 2 2 37 18 12 5 1 6 16 25 10 39
6 Rēzekne / BJSS 23 10 4 9 56 48 11 6 2 3 39 18 12 4 2 6 17 30 8 34
7 Grobiņa 23 9 0 14 47 80 11 7 0 4 35 21 12 2 0 10 12 59 -33 27
8 New Project 23 6 2 15 34 53 11 4 2 5 23 17 12 2 0 10 11 36 -19 20
9 Dinamo Rīga / Staicele 23 4 1 18 28 69 12 3 1 8 18 27 11 1 0 10 10 42 -41 13
10 Balvu 23 1 0 22 19 133 11 1 0 10 10 44 12 0 0 12 9 89 -114 3

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