With their 13 point advantage in the league table, Liepāja fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Metta / LU.
- Liepāja have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Virsliga
- Metta / LU have the most conceded goals in the first half (16) in Virsliga
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Metta / LU have a different surface at their stadium (artifical turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 4-4-16 (win-draw-loss) from 24 matches.
Liepāja form and stats
2 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats. That’s what Liepāja have to build on here at Stadions Daugava in the Virsliga.
The spoils were shared in Liepāja's previous game, also at home. Visiting FC Daugavpils / Progress (placed 5th) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline. A painful moment in the game against FC Daugavpils / Progress was the missed penalty kick from Dodo in the 45th minute. A goal there would obviously have changed the match and probably the outcome.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Spartaks Jūrmala with a 2-1 scoreline.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Virsliga game versus Riga in only three days. This game is also played here at Stadions Daugava.
A decent goal production from Liepāja in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 6 league matches. Liepāja have conceded 8 in these home matches.
Metta / LU form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Metta / LU, who have the most conceded goals (21) away in Virsliga, so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 1-0-7 (win-draw-lose). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Metta's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Metta are looking to quickly end their 287 minutes long goal drought in the Virsliga.
Metta lost away at Valmiera / BSS (0-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.
A 0-3 defeat away at Rigas FS before that.The schedule is very tough for Metta / LU now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Virsliga game at Spartaks Jūrmala is waiting in only three days.
Metta / LU are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 8 away goals from 8 games (in the league). Metta are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 8 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Metta / LU - Liepāja 0-3. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's eight Liepāja victories, zero draws and two Metta / LU wins. Over/under statistics; nine of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Muritala 7 goals |   A. Karašausks 4 goals | D. Ikaunieks 3 goals |
Liepāja missing players
Metta / LU missing players
| Liepāja | Metta / LU | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 22 | 9 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 18 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 21 | 30 |
| 93% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 71% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 88% | 86% |
| 64% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 75% | 57% |
| 36% | 33% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 38% | 29% |
| 21% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 38% | 29% |
| 43% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 38% | 43% |
| 36% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 14% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 43% |
| 5.9 | 5.8 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 4.1 | 4.2 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 6 | 6.5 |
| 2.1 | 1.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 2.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.4 | 10.2 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 6.8 | 6.4 |
| 3.8 | 3.3 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 42% | 45% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 50% | 42% |
- Liepāja have created more than twice as many corners as Metta / LU.
- Liepāja have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Liepāja have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Virsliga
- Liepāja have the most matches over the total-line (6) in Virsliga
- Metta / LU have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Metta / LU have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Metta / LU have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Metta / LU have the most conceded goals (21) away in Virsliga
- Metta / LU have the most conceded goals in the first half (16) in Virsliga
- Metta / LU have the the worst goal difference (-13) away in Virsliga
- Metta / LU 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 | Rigas FS | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 24 | 38 |
| 2 | Riga | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 35 |
| 3 | Valmiera / BSS | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 32 |
| 4 | Liepāja | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 22 |
| 5 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| 6 | Spartaks Jūrmala | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -6 | 16 |
| 7 | Metta / LU | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 21 | -15 | 9 |
| 8 | Ventspils | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | -12 | 6 |
| 9 | Noah Jurmala | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 20 | -32 | 4 |