Riga should not bank on any pleasantries from the home team FC Daugavpils / Progress in this Virsliga fixture. Here's the complete match preview!
- FC Daugavpils / Progress have the most conceded goals in the second half (29) in Virsliga
- Riga have the most scored goals in the first half (22) in Virsliga
FC Daugavpils / Progress and Riga should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
FC Daugavpils / Progress form and stats
5-2-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Virsliga numbers at home for FC Daugavpils / Progress so far this season.
Daugavpils's last game was hosting Noah Jūrmala (placed 8th) and winning 3-0.
Before that, Daugavpils played out a draw 2-2 when visiting Metta / LU.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Daugavpils, as the Virsliga home game vs Rīgas FS is only four days away.
A decent goal production from FC Daugavpils / Progress in their home games so far, with 19 goals from 11 league matches. On the other hand, Daugavpils have conceded 16 goals.
Riga form and stats
As the visiting team in Virsliga matches, Riga have produced an overall stat of 5-3-3 so far. With three draws in a row for Riga the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment.
Riga delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Metta / LU (placed 7th) in their previous match; a Virsliga game.
A 1-1 draw at Spartaks Jurmala's stadium before that.The schedule is very tough for Riga now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Virsliga game at Valmiera / BSS is waiting in only four days.
The travelling fans enjoy Riga's attacking play in away games, having scored 21 goals in 11 league matches away. 11 goals have been conceded by Riga 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
The most recent recorded scoreline featuring both these teams is the Riga - Daugavpils 7-1 played previously this season. Head-to-head totals (for the former ten meetings): Daugavpils won zero games, one match ended with a draw and Riga managed nine wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  M. Soisalo 8 goals |  F. Bezerra Brisola 5 goals |  D. Israel 4 goals |
FC Daugavpils / Progress missing players
Riga missing players
| FC Daugavpils / Progress | Riga | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 24 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 33 | 19 | 2 | Scored | S | 6 | 21 | 53 |
| 45 | 16 | 7 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 91% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 82% | 79% |
| 71% | 73% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 45% | 54% |
| 38% | 27% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 27% | 29% |
| 17% | 18% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 18% | 21% |
| 54% | 73% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 55% | 54% |
| 21% | 18% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 36% | 33% |
| 29% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 9% | 12% |
| 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| 5.8 | 5.3 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
| 1.9 | 2.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6.3 | 6.8 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 9.4 | 10.6 |
| 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.7 |
| 41% | 54% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 44% | 49% |
- FC Daugavpils / Progress have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- FC Daugavpils / Progress have the most conceded goals in the second half (29) in Virsliga
- FC Daugavpils / Progress have the most matches over the total-line (10) in Virsliga
- FC Daugavpils / Progress haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Riga have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Riga have the most scored goals in the first half (22) in Virsliga
- Riga haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rīgas FS | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 55 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 35 | 56 |
| 2 | Valmiera / BSS | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 48 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 31 | 54 |
| 3 | Riga | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 53 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 31 | 47 |
| 4 | Liepāja | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 43 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 45 |
| 5 | Spartaks Jurmala | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 39 | 36 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 3 | 35 |
| 6 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 45 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 29 | -12 | 29 |
| 7 | Metta / LU | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 49 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 27 | -18 | 20 |
| 8 | Noah Jūrmala | 28 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 96 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 51 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 45 | -88 | 3 |
| 9 | Ventspils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |