The home crowds await a victory in this match, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a stumbling visitor. Metta / LU are in 6th spot while the guesting FS Jelgava lose sleep at 8th.
- FS Jelgava have the fewest scored goals (8) away in Virsliga
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Metta / LU form and stats
When playing at home in the Virsliga, Metta / LU have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 10 games. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
Metta / LU drew their last game, also a home match. Liepaja (placed 4th) was the opponent, 1-1 the score.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Super Nova and winning 3-1.With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Metta defense is not exactly impregnable. 17 goals conceded from 10 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
FS Jelgava form and stats
FS Jelgava have only collected 2 points from their away games in the Virsliga, after 0-2-8 (10 played). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved FS Jelgava have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road.
FS Jelgava won their last game, 3-2 versus Liepaja played at home. That victory felt sweet as this club had gone five league fixtures without winning.
The fixture before was the Latvian Cup-battle against Rigas FS, a home loss (0-3).
The attacking power of Jelgava when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 10 league matches away. The FS Jelgava manager Škrlík has some worries about the defense as 23 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Here's the final score when the sides met previously this campaign; FS Jelgava - Metta / LU 2-3. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: one - zero - two (Metta wins - draws - FS Jelgava wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Vapne 5 goals |  M. Correa 5 goals |  V. Uchechukwu Osuagwu 5 goals |
Metta / LU missing players
FS Jelgava missing players
| Metta / LU | FS Jelgava | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 23 |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 30 | 11 | 10 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 29 |
| 38 | 18 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 23 | 43 |
| 91% | 82% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 96% |
| 83% | 64% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 80% | 87% |
| 52% | 36% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 61% |
| 39% | 36% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | 43% |
| 26% | 36% | 75% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 20% | 17% |
| 61% | 36% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 61% |
| 13% | 18% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| 35% | 64% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 30% |
| 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
| 5.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 7 | 6.8 |
| 2 | 2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.9 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.5 | 8 | 13.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 7.4 | 7.6 |
| 3.4 | 3.5 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| 38% | 28% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 30% | 50% |
| 10.7 | 9.5 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 11.9 | 11.3 |
| 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
- FS Jelgava have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- FS Jelgava have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- FS Jelgava have the fewest scored goals (8) away in Virsliga
- FS Jelgava have yet to win a game away.
- FS Jelgava haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 59 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 48 | 58 |
| 2 | Rigas FS | 23 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 58 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 8 | 47 | 55 |
| 3 | Valmiera / BSS | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 34 |
| 4 | Liepaja | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 14 | -1 | 31 |
| 5 | Auda | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 9 | -4 | 31 |
| 6 | Metta / LU | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 20 | -8 | 27 |
| 7 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 25 |
| 8 | FS Jelgava | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 43 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 23 | -14 | 23 |
| 9 | Tukums | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 56 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 31 | -24 | 23 |
| 10 | Super Nova | 23 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 20 | 70 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 40 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 30 | -50 | 8 |
