The visiting Valmiera / BSS side should be favourites in this visit to Jelgava, as the away team holds a 18 point advantage from their 23 league games this season.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Jelgava form and stats
4 victories, 1 draw and 7 defeats. That’s what Jelgava, who have the fewest scored goals (17) in Virsliga, have to build on here at Zemgales Olimpiskā centra in the Virsliga. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Jelgava to get some points in this home game. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Jelgava, their manager O. Kubarev and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Stress levels are on the rise for Jelgava's attacking players as they have now played 284 minutes without scoring in a league game. I. Minkevics was their last goal scorer.
The Jelgava crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-5 to Ventspils here at Zemgales Olimpiskā centra in a Virsliga match. Prior to that, an away loss at Rīgas FS.
As you see from the result above, Jelgava suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
The Jelgava fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 12 matches. Jelgava are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (27 from 12 played).
Valmiera / BSS form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Virsliga travels is 5 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
There might be some fixture complaints from Valmiera as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Latvian Cup match against Liepaja (0-2). The game before that, in the Virsliga, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Spartaks Jurmala.
Valmiera / BSS are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 18 times in 11 away games so far. In the opposite end, Valmiera have conceded 18 goals in their away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Valmiera / BSS - Jelgava 2-0, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - two - five (Jelgava wins - draws - Valmiera / BSS wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Ē. Punculs 7 goals |  Y. Zakharkiv 6 goals |
Jelgava missing players
Valmiera / BSS missing players
| Jelgava | Valmiera / BSS | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 17 | 12 | 0 | Scored | S | 7 | 18 | 39 |
| 48 | 27 | 9 | Conceded | C | 4 | 18 | 29 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 78% |
| 54% | 67% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 55% | 52% |
| 33% | 42% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 45% | 39% |
| 21% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 27% | 17% |
| 33% | 42% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 64% | 43% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 18% | 35% |
| 50% | 33% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 18% | 22% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 3 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 195 | 96 | 9 | Total Shots | T S | 35 | 114 | 239 |
| 89 | 45 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 48 | 103 |
| 19% | 27% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 54% | 38% | 38% |
- Jelgava has the fewest scored goals (17) in Virsliga
- Jelgava have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Jelgava have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Jelgava haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Valmiera / BSS has the most points from losing position (14) in Virsliga
- Valmiera / BSS have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Valmiera / BSS have scored more than double the goals of Jelgava.
- Valmiera / BSS 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 | Riga | 24 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 43 | 66 |
| 2 | Rīgas FS | 23 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 58 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 38 | 57 |
| 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 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 37 |
| 5 | Liepaja | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 32 |
| 6 | Spartaks Jurmala | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 20 | -1 | 31 |
| 7 | Jelgava | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 48 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 21 | -31 | 21 |
| 8 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 29 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 22 | -13 | 19 |
| 9 | Metta / LU | 24 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 49 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 32 | -28 | 16 |
| 10 | Tukums | 24 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 61 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 30 | -40 | 14 |