National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Ventspils or Rīgas FS that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Ventspils nor Rīgas FS as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Ventspils form and stats
Ventspils participated in Latvian Cup the last season, where they reached the 8th finals.6-4-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Virsliga numbers at home for Ventspils so far this season.
The Ventspils fans got no joy from their last match, a Virsliga game also here at Olimpiskā centra Ventspils Stadionā: A 0-2 defeat against Liepāja. Before that, Ventspils played out a Latvian Cup draw 0-0 when visiting Jelgava (after extra-time, 3-4 on penalties).
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Ventspils as they are travelling to their away game against Jelgava in the Virsliga. That match is four days after this one.
A decent goal production from Ventspils in their home games so far, with 21 goals from 12 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Ventspils have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Rīgas FS form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Rīgas, as they won the Latvian Cup.Rīgas FS's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Rīgas FS collect 23 points from their 10 away matches in the Virsliga. 7 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). Things are running smoothly for Rīgas who hasn't tasted defeat in their last twelve matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Ventspils.
Rīgas FS are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Virsliga against Jelgava. Prior to that match, a home win 3-2 against Riga in the Latvian Cup.
Rīgas has another fixture away, a Virsliga game, against FC Daugavpils / Progress in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
Rīgas are a potent attacking force on the road with their 27 goals in 10 league games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 10 goals have been conceded by Rīgas in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - one - three (Ventspils wins - draws - Rīgas FS wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Kozlov 10 goals |   E. Santana Deocleciano 10 goals | K. Svarups 7 goals |
Ventspils missing players
Rīgas FS missing players
| Ventspils | Rīgas FS | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 8 | 19 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 35 | 21 | Scored | S | 35 | 67 | ||
| 30 | 17 | Conceded | C | 11 | 22 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 68% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 58% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 52% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 4% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.2 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 249 | 140 | Total Shots | T S | 139 | 325 | ||
| 95 | 50 | Shots on Target | S O | 65 | 163 | ||
| 37% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 54% | 41% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Riga | 23 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 39 | 63 |
| 2 | Rīgas FS | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 56 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 37 | 54 |
| 3 | Valmiera / BSS | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 39 |
| 4 | Ventspils | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 34 |
| 5 | Liepāja | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 32 |
| 6 | Spartaks Jurmala | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 31 |
| 7 | Jelgava | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 43 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 21 | -26 | 21 |
| 8 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 22 | -12 | 19 |
| 9 | Metta / LU | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 44 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 27 | -24 | 16 |
| 10 | Tukums | 23 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 59 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 28 | -42 | 11 |