Jelgava vs Rīgas FS match preview

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Competition: Latvia Virsliga
Date: Sun 12.May
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Zemgales OC mākslīgais laukums (1000 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Jelgava have their presumed home advantage while Rīgas FS are ahead 11 points in the Virsliga table.

It's no vacation for neither Jelgava 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.

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Jelgava form and stats

Overall stats at home this season for Jelgava are 2-0-3 (wins-draw-losses).

Jelgava drew their last game, 1-1 away at Ventspils. Before that, Jelgava played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Riga.

Jelgava are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 5 goals in 5 matches. Jelgava's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 6 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Rīgas FS form and stats

Rīgas FS's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Rīgas FS, who have the most points (13) away in Virsliga, collect 13 points from their 6 away matches. 4 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 1 defeat).

There were no winners in Rīgas FS's previous match, a Virsliga home game that ended 0-0 vs Spartaks Jūrmala. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Liepāja that ended 0-0.

Rīgas FS find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 8 goals from 6 away fixtures. Rīgas FS are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Rīgas FS - Jelgava 2-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 2 - 1 - 7 (Jelgava wins - draws - Rīgas FS wins). As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 6 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

T. Šimkovič
4 goals
A. Emsis
3 goals
I. Bidzinashvili
2 goals

Jelgava missing players

Rīgas FS missing players

Jelgava Rīgas FS
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
10 5 1 Played 2 6 10
3 2 0 Won 1 4 7
3 0 0 Drew 0 1 2
4 3 1 Lost 1 1 1
10 5 0 Scored 2 8 15
11 6 1 Conceded 2 5 7
90% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 83% 80%
70% 60% 0% Over 1.5 100% 67% 70%
50% 60% 0% Over 2.5 0% 33% 40%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 0% 17% 20%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 17% 10%
70% 60% 0% BTTS 0% 33% 40%
20% 20% 0% Clean Sheets 50% 50% 50%
20% 20% 100% Failed To Score 50% 33% 30%
 
3.4 3.8 3 Corners For (avg) 6 6.2 5.8
6.4 5.8 4 Corners Against (avg) 10.5 5.3 4.7
2.3 2.2 2 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.5 2.3 2.8
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 1 2
Key stats this season:
  • Jelgava have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Jelgava haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Rīgas FS have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.

Jelgava
All Virsliga Europa League Latvian Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
19-04-19 VI Jelgava 1 - 2 Metta / LU
23-04-19 VI Valmiera / BSS 0 - 0 Jelgava
27-04-19 VI Jelgava 1 - 0 FC Daugavpils / Progress
03-05-19 VI Riga 1 - 1 Jelgava
08-05-19 VI Ventspils 1 - 1 Jelgava
12-05-19 VI Jelgava 13:00 Rīgas FS
17-05-19 VI Liepāja 16:00 Jelgava
21-05-19 VI Jelgava 15:30 Spartaks Jūrmala
31-05-19 VI Metta / LU 16:30 Jelgava
15-06-19 VI Jelgava 12:00 Valmiera / BSS
Rīgas FS
All Virsliga Latvian Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
15-04-19 VI FC Daugavpils / Progress 0 - 1 Rīgas FS
20-04-19 VI Rīgas FS 3 - 1 Riga
24-04-19 VI Ventspils 2 - 0 Rīgas FS
04-05-19 VI Liepāja 0 - 0 Rīgas FS
08-05-19 VI Rīgas FS 0 - 0 Spartaks Jūrmala
12-05-19 VI Jelgava 13:00 Rīgas FS
17-05-19 VI Rīgas FS 15:00 Metta / LU
22-05-19 VI Rīgas FS 16:00 Valmiera / BSS
27-05-19 VI Rīgas FS 16:00 FC Daugavpils / Progress
01-06-19 VI Riga 15:00 Rīgas FS

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Rīgas FS 10 7 2 1 15 7 4 3 1 0 7 2 6 4 1 1 8 5 8 23
2 Riga 10 7 1 2 15 7 5 3 1 1 6 3 5 4 0 1 9 4 8 22
3 Daugava Daugavpils 10 5 1 4 11 9 5 3 0 2 6 3 5 2 1 2 5 6 2 16
4 Valmiera / BSS 9 4 2 3 9 7 5 2 2 1 4 3 4 2 0 2 5 4 2 14
5 Ventspils 10 3 4 3 14 13 6 3 3 0 9 4 4 0 1 3 5 9 1 13
6 Jelgava 10 3 3 4 10 11 5 2 0 3 5 6 5 1 3 1 5 5 -1 12
7 Spartaks Jūrmala 10 3 1 6 12 21 5 2 0 3 9 12 5 1 1 3 3 9 -9 10
8 Liepāja 9 2 2 5 7 11 4 1 1 2 4 5 5 1 1 3 3 6 -4 8
9 Metta / LU 10 2 0 8 10 17 5 1 0 4 6 9 5 1 0 4 4 8 -7 6

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