Struggling Liepāja will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Rīgas FS in the upcoming league round. It’s 7th vs 1st and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
This pitch has grass, which is not Rīgas FS's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Rīgas FS have performed like this: Played 20 matches resulting in 8 wins, 3 draws and 9 defeats with the goal stats 22-23 (scored/conceded).
Liepāja form and stats
Liepāja, who have the fewest scored goals (7) in Virsliga, have played three home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.Liepāja manager G. Young and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Ventspils in the Virsliga. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Riga.
The Liepāja fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 4 in 3 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Liepāja defense is not exactly impregnable. 5 goals conceded from 3 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Rīgas FS form and stats
The visitors, who have the most scored goals (15) in Virsliga, are W4-D0-L1 on the road this term.Two away games in a row for Rīgas FS, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Ventspils in the Virsliga. A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs Riga.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Spartaks Jūrmala in just four days.
Rīgas FS are not goal shy away from home, finding the net 8 times in 5 away games so far. As opposed to that, Rīgas FS have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Rīgas FS - Liepāja 2-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 5 wins for Liepāja, 0 draws and 5 wins for Rīgas FS.Top Goalscorers
  T. Šimkovič 4 goals |   Dodo 2 goals |  A. Delgado 2 goals |
Liepāja missing players
Rīgas FS missing players
| Liepāja | Rīgas FS | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Played | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Scored | 5 | 8 | 15 |
| 11 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 62% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 88% |
| 38% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | 100% | 40% | 50% |
| 12% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 50% | 20% | 25% |
| 12% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 50% | 20% | 12% |
| 50% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | 100% | 40% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 40% | 38% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Failed To Score | 0% | 20% | 12% |
| 5.1 | 4 | 0 | Corners For (avg) | 6.5 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
| 4.4 | 4.7 | 0 | Corners Against (avg) | 2.5 | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| 2.8 | 2 | 0 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 1 | 2 |
- Neither of the teams have played a single 0-0 game.
- Liepāja is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
- Liepāja has failed to keep a clean sheet in 3 matches.
| 09-04-19 | | Liepāja | 2 - 1 | Metta / LU |
| 14-04-19 | | Valmiera / BSS | 1 - 0 | Liepāja |
| 19-04-19 | | Liepāja | 2 - 3 | FC Daugavpils / Progress |
| 24-04-19 | | Riga | 1 - 0 | Liepāja |
| 28-04-19 | | Ventspils | 1 - 1 | Liepāja |
| 04-05-19 | | Liepāja | 15:00 | Rīgas FS |
| 12-05-19 | | Spartaks Jūrmala | 11:00 | Liepāja |
| 17-05-19 | | Liepāja | 16:00 | Jelgava |
| 21-05-19 | | Metta / LU | 15:30 | Liepāja |
| 26-05-19 | | Liepāja | 12:00 | Valmiera / BSS |
| 05-04-19 | | Metta / LU | 1 - 2 | Rīgas FS |
| 10-04-19 | | Valmiera / BSS | 0 - 2 | Rīgas FS |
| 15-04-19 | | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 0 - 1 | Rīgas FS |
| 20-04-19 | | Rīgas FS | 3 - 1 | Riga |
| 24-04-19 | | Ventspils | 2 - 0 | Rīgas FS |
| 04-05-19 | | Liepāja | 15:00 | Rīgas FS |
| 08-05-19 | | Rīgas FS | 15:00 | Spartaks Jūrmala |
| 12-05-19 | | Jelgava | 13:00 | Rīgas FS |
| 17-05-19 | | Rīgas FS | 15:00 | Metta / LU |
| 22-05-19 | | Rīgas FS | 16:00 | Valmiera / BSS |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Rīgas FS | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 21 |
| 2 | Riga | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 3 | Valmiera / BSS | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | Ventspils | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | Jelgava | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 7 | Liepāja | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 7 |
| 8 | Metta / LU | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 6 |
| 9 | Spartaks Jūrmala | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -10 | 6 |
