Virsliga preview: Can FC Daugavpils edge out victory against Tukums?

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Competition: Latvia Virsliga
Competition: Mon 26.Jun
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadiona Esplanade

Tukums have restored their energy following their 2-0-fixture vs FS Jelgava and are keen to meet FC Daugavpils. Get all the data!

Insights:
  • FC Daugavpils have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Virsliga
  • Tukums have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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FC Daugavpils form and stats

2 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what FC Daugavpils have to build on here at Stadiona Esplanade in the Virsliga. When FC Daugavpils hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like FS Jelgava, Super Nova and FC Daugavpils), they have won 2 of 2 matches!

An away draw last time out for Daugavpils, facing Auda in a game that ended 1-1.

Ahead of that match, FC Daugavpils lost 1-2 at home to Liepāja.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how FC Daugavpils have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 5 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 2 and lost 0.

The match schedule is unforgiving for FC Daugavpils as they have a new game in only four days, a Virsliga match thankfully also at home. FS Jelgava are visiting.

The Daugavpils fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 9 league matches. FC Daugavpils have conceded 17 from these games.

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Tukums form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Tukums so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-5 (win-draw-lose).

Tukums go into this game after a win, the home game against FS Jelgava that ended 2-0.

Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Auda.

We have checked recent matches where Tukums have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 4 games were 1 victory, 2 draws and 1 defeat.

Goal-happy betting people should observe that 9 of this team's 12 most recent league games have ended with at least three goals.

The schedule is very tough for Tukums now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Virsliga game at Super Nova is waiting in only four days.

Tukums has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 15 goals from 9 games. For Tukums, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

The fixture history shows this score when the sides met earlier this campaign; FC Daugavpils - Tukums 3-3. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - three - two (Daugavpils wins - draws - Tukums wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

TukumsF. Steponavičius
F. Steponavičius
7 goals
TukumsR. Ķiršs
R. Ķiršs
7 goals
FC DaugavpilsV. Lizunovs
V. Lizunovs
5 goals

FC Daugavpils missing players

Tukums missing players

FC Daugavpils Tukums
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
18 9 2 Played P 2 9 18
3 2 2 Won W 0 2 5
5 4 0 Drew D 1 2 4
10 3 0 Lost L 1 5 9
24 15 8 Scored S 2 15 25
30 17 2 Conceded C 4 20 38
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
78% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 78% 78%
50% 56% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 67% 61%
33% 33% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 56% 44%
22% 33% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 44% 33%
56% 67% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 56% 50%
11% 11% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 22% 28%
33% 22% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 22% 28%
 
4.6 5.6 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 7.5 4.3 3.8
5.6 5.8 5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 6.6 5.6
2.2 2.2 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.8 2.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
7.1 5.9 3 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 7.7 7.7
2.4 2.1 1.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 3.7 3.2
55% 79% 267% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 45% 43%
 
10 8.6 2.5 Shots against (avg) S A 5.5 13 9.9
3.3 2.2 0.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 5.7 4.1
Key stats in Virsliga this season:
  • All of FC Daugavpils's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • FC Daugavpils have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • FC Daugavpils have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Virsliga
  • FC Daugavpils have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • FC Daugavpils haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Tukums have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Tukums haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 18 14 3 1 44 7 8 7 1 0 23 4 10 7 2 1 21 3 37 45
2 Rīgas FS 18 13 5 0 46 6 8 7 1 0 16 3 10 6 4 0 30 3 40 44
3 Valmiera 18 8 5 5 22 17 9 5 3 1 13 7 9 3 2 4 9 10 5 29
4 Liepāja 17 8 2 7 26 25 10 3 2 5 9 18 7 5 0 2 17 7 1 26
5 Auda 18 6 6 6 17 23 9 3 2 4 7 15 9 3 4 2 10 8 -6 24
6 Metta / LU 17 6 4 7 23 31 8 3 1 4 10 16 9 3 3 3 13 15 -8 22
7 Tukums 18 5 4 9 25 38 9 3 2 4 10 18 9 2 2 5 15 20 -13 19
8 FS Jelgava 18 5 3 10 22 34 10 5 2 3 15 13 8 0 1 7 7 21 -12 18
9 FC Daugavpils 18 3 5 10 24 30 9 2 4 3 15 17 9 1 1 7 9 13 -6 14
10 Super Nova 18 2 1 15 15 53 9 2 1 6 8 27 9 0 0 9 7 26 -38 7