With their 10 point advantage in the league table, Liepāja fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Metta / LU.
The hosts Liepāja saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Latvian Cup. Thankfully the previous game, versus FC Daugavpils / Progress, was also a home game here at Stadions Daugava. The away team is better rested.
It should be mentioned that Metta / LU play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Metta / LU on grass are 2 victories, 6 draws and 14 defeats from 22 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 20-44. You can compare this with overall results below.
Liepāja form and stats
3-3-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Virsliga numbers at home for Liepāja so far this season. With a nice streak brewing from their home games, Liepāja are also looking for their fifth consecutive victory regardless of location. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Liepāja after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Before that match, a Virsliga win away at FC Daugavpils / Progress.
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Liepāja home games with this odds we find three games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in three wins, zero draws and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, two matches were won by at least two goals.
The Liepāja fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 16 goals in 9 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 17 goals have been conceded.
Metta / LU form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Metta / LU so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-6 (win-draw-lose). Metta / LU seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
There were no winners in Metta's previous match, a Virsliga home game that ended 1-1 vs Spartaks Jurmala (placed 5th). Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Valmiera / BSS's place.
You'll want to know how Metta / LU managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found twelve similar matches resulting in zero away wins, four draws and eight home wins.
The schedule is very tough for Metta now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Latvian Cup game at Riga is waiting in only three days.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Metta have conceded 20 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Metta / LU - Liepāja 2-1 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Liepāja seven wins, zero draws and Metta / LU three victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Karašausks 8 goals |   K. Masangane 8 goals | R. Friday 6 goals |
Liepāja missing players
Metta / LU missing players
| Liepāja | Metta / LU | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 37 | 16 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 19 |
| 30 | 17 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 20 | 36 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 89% | 95% |
| 95% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 78% | 79% |
| 68% | 67% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 56% | 58% |
| 47% | 56% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 44% | 32% |
| 26% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 16% |
| 63% | 78% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 44% | 53% |
| 21% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 11% | 16% |
| 16% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 56% | 37% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 207 | 105 | 45 | Total Shots | T S | 16 | 66 | 143 |
| 99 | 40 | 16 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 25 | 67 |
| 37% | 40% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 32% | 28% |
- Liepāja haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Metta / LU have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored 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 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 34 | 54 |
| 2 | Rīgas FS | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 35 | 48 |
| 3 | Valmiera / BSS | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 35 |
| 4 | Ventspils | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 30 |
| 5 | Spartaks Jurmala | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 28 |
| 6 | Liepāja | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 26 |
| 7 | Jelgava | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 40 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 20 | -24 | 18 |
| 8 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 18 | -10 | 16 |
| 9 | Metta / LU | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -17 | 16 |
| 10 | Tukums | 20 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 52 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 23 | -40 | 5 |