Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Smiltene & Saldus SS/Leevon face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Latvian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a First Liga game only four days ago. That game, against Auda, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Saldus SS/Leevon.
Smiltene form and stats
Smiltene participated in Latvian Cup the last season, where they reached the 8th finals.1 victory, 0 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Smiltene have to build on here at Tepera stadions in the First Liga. Smiltene has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager R. Dūmiņš and the players. With Smiltene having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager R. Dūmiņš.
Heartbreak before that as Smiltene lost 1-3 at Rēzekne / BJSS's place.
Smiltene have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Tepera stadions with 6 goals in 4 league matches. Smiltene's defense is seriously deficient as 14 goals have been conceded in these matches.
Saldus SS/Leevon form and stats
No First Liga points yet away for Saldus SS/Leevon, from their first 3 matches. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in SS/Leevon's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Saldus SS/Leevon are travelling again after losing away to Auda in their previous match (1-2). A draw for Saldus SS/Leevon before that, at their own venue hosting Rēzekne / BJSS (1-1).
The attacking power of Saldus SS/Leevon when travelling is not overwhelming with 2 goals scored from 3 league matches away. The opposition has been scoring high and low on SS/Leevon's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 8 goals in 3 travels.
Head 2 Head
Smiltene missing players
Saldus SS/Leevon missing players
| Smiltene | Saldus SS/Leevon | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 59 | 34 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | ||
| 57 | 30 | Conceded | C | 8 | 21 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 86% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 57% | ||
| 72% | 77% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 43% | ||
| 56% | 62% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 43% | ||
| 64% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 71% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 29% | ||
| 1.9 | 0.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 2.4 | ||
| 1.5 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 3.2 | ||
| 0.5 | 0.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | 9 | Total Shots | T S | 11 | 24 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 11 | ||
| 500% | 500% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 27% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lokomotiv Daugavpils | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 21 | 19 |
| 2 | Auda | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 15 |
| 3 | Super Nova | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | Dinamo Riga / Staicele | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | JDFS Alberts | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 11 |
| 5 | Grobiņa | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | Dinamo Riga | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| 7 | Rēzekne / BJSS | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -7 | 7 |
| 8 | Smiltene | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -10 | 6 |
| 9 | Saldus SS/Leevon | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -16 | 2 |