High flying Riga arrive at Liepāja after their 1-2-result versus Spartaks Jūrmala. Check out our full preview!
- Liepāja have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Virsliga
- Riga have the most scored goals (43) 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.
Riga play their home games on artifical turf, while this game is played on grass. Recent stats for Riga when playing on grass are 14 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats from 23 matches. They have scored 47 goals and conceded 27 times in these games.
Liepāja form and stats
3-1-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Virsliga numbers at home for Liepāja so far this season.
The Liepāja goalkeeper Krisjanis Zviedris is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 213 minutes without conceding a goal in the Virsliga.
Liepāja's last game was hosting Metta / LU (placed 7th) and winning 2-0.
Before that, Liepāja drew at home versus FC Daugavpils / Progress.The manager D. Molosh will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Rigas FS in only four days.
A decent goal production from Liepāja in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 7 league matches. Liepāja's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Riga form and stats
3 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Riga, who have the most scored goals (43) in Virsliga, playing as the away team in the Virsliga this season. Riga has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Riga play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Spartaks Jūrmala (placed 6th).
A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Noah Jūrmala.Riga have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 17 goals from 8 away matches. As opposed to that, Riga have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Riga - Liepāja 4-1, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Liepāja zero wins, two draws and Riga eight victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Milošević 16 goals | M. Soisalo 7 goals |  L. Hilario Dodo 4 goals |
Liepāja missing players
Riga missing players
| Liepāja | Riga | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 24 | 11 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 17 | 43 |
| 18 | 8 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 16 |
| 93% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 73% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 60% | 57% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 62% | 72% |
| 33% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 28% |
| 20% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 17% |
| 40% | 57% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 50% |
| 40% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 38% | 44% |
| 27% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| 4.1 | 4.1 | 8.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
| 2.1 | 1.9 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.4 | 10.3 | 5.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 9.6 | 9.6 |
| 3.7 | 3.3 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
| 43% | 48% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 57% | 58% |
- All of Riga's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Liepāja have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Virsliga
- Riga have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Riga have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Riga have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Virsliga
- Riga have the most clean sheets (8) in Virsliga
- Riga have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Virsliga
- Riga have the most scored goals (17) away in Virsliga
- Riga have the most scored goals (43) in Virsliga
- Riga have the most scored goals in the first half (21) in Virsliga
- Riga have the most scored goals in the second half (20) in Virsliga
- Riga have the the best goal difference (+27) in Virsliga
- Riga have the the best goal difference (+8) away in Virsliga
- Riga 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 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 27 | 38 |
| 2 | Rigas FS | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 23 | 38 |
| 3 | Valmiera / BSS | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 35 |
| 4 | Liepāja | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 25 |
| 5 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 21 |
| 6 | Spartaks Jūrmala | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -4 | 19 |
| 7 | Metta / LU | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 23 | -17 | 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 Jūrmala | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -33 | 4 |