The Jelgava manager O. Kubarev attacks this game with the team placed 8th so far. In the visitors dressing room Ventspils and their manager V. Frunză are in 3rd place before this match.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Jelgava form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Jelgava's two home games in the Virsliga so far this season, having collected 3 points here at Zemgales Olimpiskā centra. Jelgava has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager O. Kubarev and the players.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 277 minutes without scoring a league goal. J. Akpudje (own goal) was the last player to find the net.
In their previous game, the manager O. Kubarev led his Jelgava to a defeat in the Virsliga match away at Rigas FS. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Zemgales Olimpiskā centra. Before that game, the home loss against Riga with the scoreline 0-3.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Jelgava as they have a new game in only four days, a Virsliga match thankfully also at home. Valmiera / BSS are visiting.
At Zemgales Olimpiskā centra, Jelgava has the goal stats of 1-3 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Ventspils form and stats
Ventspils are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Virsliga, having played 2 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss).
Ventspils had fun at their own home (Zemgales Olimpiskā centra) last time out, beating Liepaja 2-1. Lucas Villela and D. Ulimbaševs scored. Before that one, a nice away victory 3-1 at Spartaks Jurmala.
The schedule is very tough for Ventspils now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Virsliga game at FC Daugavpils / Progress is waiting in only four days.
It's early days yet, but Ventspils has scored 3 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Jelgava-Ventspils H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Jelgava one win, Ventspils six wins, three draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  E. Kozlov 3 goals | K. Svarups 3 goals |  Y. Zakharkiv 1 goals |
Jelgava missing players
Ventspils missing players
| Jelgava | Ventspils | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 40% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 80% |
| 40% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 80% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 20% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 60% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 20% |
| 3.6 | 3.5 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 9.5 | 8.2 |
| 3.8 | 4.5 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5.5 | 4.2 |
| 2.2 | 2.5 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3.5 | 2.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 41 | 13 | 3 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 21 | 66 |
| 20 | 6 | 2 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 43% | 42% |
- Jelgava has the fewest matches over the total-line (2)
- Jelgava has the fewest scored goals (1) at home
- Jelgava has the fewest scored goals in the first half (0)
- Jelgava has the most matches under the total-line (3)
- Jelgava haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Ventspils have created more than twice as many corners as Jelgava.
- Ventspils have scored more than double the goals of Jelgava.
- Ventspils haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Jelgava | Last season | Ventspils | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 32 | 16 | Played | P | 16 | 32 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Drew | D | 4 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Lost | L | 8 | 9 | ||
| 34 | 15 | Scored | S | 20 | 47 | ||
| 37 | 17 | Conceded | C | 29 | 43 | ||
| 84% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 97% | ||
| 66% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 88% | 88% | ||
| 47% | 44% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 12% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 22% | ||
| 3% | 6% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 19% | 9% | ||
| 53% | 44% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 62% | ||
| 31% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 19% | 25% | ||
| 31% | 44% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 16% | ||
| 4.5 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 6 | ||
| 5.4 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 2.9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 276 | 133 | Total Shots | T S | 156 | 329 | ||
| 121 | 56 | Shots on Target | S O | 57 | 134 | ||
| 28% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rigas FS | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 15 |
| 2 | Riga | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 3 | Ventspils | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Spartaks Jurmala | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 7 |
| 5 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Liepaja | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 7 | Metta / LU | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 6 |
| 8 | Jelgava | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 6 |
| 9 | Valmiera / BSS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 5 |
| 10 | Tukums | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -14 | 0 |