Metta / LU vs Liepāja match preview

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Competition: Latvia Virsliga
Date: Tue 21.May
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Hanzas vidusskolas laukums (2000 seats)

Metta / LU are welcoming Liepāja for another important game after their 2-2 result against Rīgas FS.

It's no vacation for neither Metta / LU nor Liepāja as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artificial turf and that the visiting Liepāja have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artificial turf is 9-1-3 (win-draw-loss) from 13 matches.

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Metta / LU form and stats

Metta / LU's struggle is real here at Hanzas vidusskolas laukums with only 6 points collected from 6 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly 2-0-4.

Metta / LU drew their last game, 2-2 away at Rīgas FS. Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Ventspils.

Metta / LU are traveling soon after this match as the Virsliga match at Spartaks Jūrmala awaits in four days.

The Metta / LU fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 8 in 6 matches. Metta / LU have conceded 10 from these games.

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Liepāja form and stats

There's been little loot from Liepāja's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 6 away games. Liepāja, who have the fewest scored goals (8) in Virsliga, only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 1 draw.

Liepāja are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Virsliga against Jelgava. Prior to that match, the Liepāja manager A. Starkovs faced defeat when travelling to Spartaks Jūrmala and losing 0-1.

There's been a serious shortage of goals from Liepāja's away games this season with only 3 goals from 6 matches. 7 goals have been conceded by Liepāja in these games.

Head 2 Head

Liepāja - Metta / LU 2-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Metta / LU-Liepāja H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Metta / LU 4 wins, Liepāja 6 wins, 0 draws. 5 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

T. Dzhamalutdinov
5 goals
K. Masangane
3 goals
L. Zakari
2 goals

Metta / LU missing players

Liepāja missing players

Metta / LU Liepāja
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs low Away Total
12 6 1 Played 1 6 11
3 2 1 Won 0 1 3
1 0 0 Drew 0 1 2
8 4 0 Lost 1 4 6
14 8 3 Scored 0 3 8
20 10 0 Conceded 1 7 12
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100% 91%
83% 83% 100% Over 1.5 0% 50% 45%
75% 83% 100% Over 2.5 0% 17% 27%
17% 17% 0% Over 3.5 0% 0% 9%
8% 17% 0% Over 4.5 0% 0% 9%
67% 67% 0% BTTS 0% 33% 36%
8% 17% 100% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 18%
25% 17% 0% Failed To Score 100% 67% 55%
 
3.8 3.2 3 Corners For (avg) 10 6.5 5.4
6.5 5 2 Corners Against (avg) 4 4.2 4.6
2.2 2.2 2 Yellow Cards (avg) 4 3.3 2.7
1 1 0 Red Cards 0 0 1
Key stats this season:
  • Liepāja have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Liepāja have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Liepāja have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Liepāja haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Metta / LU have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Metta / LU have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Liepāja have scored away.
  • Metta / LU haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Metta / LU
All Virsliga Latvian Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
27-04-19 VI Metta / LU 1 - 4 Valmiera / BSS
03-05-19 VI Metta / LU 0 - 1 FC Daugavpils / Progress
07-05-19 VI Riga 2 - 1 Metta / LU
12-05-19 VI Metta / LU 2 - 1 Ventspils
17-05-19 VI Rīgas FS 2 - 2 Metta / LU
21-05-19 VI Metta / LU 15:30 Liepāja
25-05-19 VI Spartaks Jūrmala 13:00 Metta / LU
31-05-19 VI Metta / LU 16:30 Jelgava
21-06-19 VI Valmiera / BSS 16:00 Metta / LU
26-06-19 VI FC Daugavpils / Progress 15:00 Metta / LU
Liepāja
All Champions League Virsliga Europa League Latvian Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away
24-04-19 VI Riga 1 - 0 Liepāja
28-04-19 VI Ventspils 1 - 1 Liepāja
04-05-19 VI Liepāja 0 - 0 Rīgas FS
12-05-19 VI Spartaks Jūrmala 1 - 0 Liepāja
17-05-19 VI Liepāja 1 - 0 Jelgava
21-05-19 VI Metta / LU 15:30 Liepāja
26-05-19 VI Liepāja 12:00 Valmiera / BSS
01-06-19 VI FC Daugavpils / Progress 13:00 Liepāja
15-06-19 VI Liepāja 16:00 Riga
20-06-19 VI Liepāja 16:45 Ventspils

  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 12 7 4 1 17 9 5 3 2 0 9 4 7 4 2 1 8 5 8 25
2 Riga 13 8 1 4 18 11 6 3 1 2 6 6 7 5 0 2 12 5 7 25
3 FC Daugavpils / Progress 12 6 1 5 14 12 6 3 0 3 6 6 6 3 1 2 8 6 2 19
4 Valmiera / BSS 11 5 3 3 12 9 6 3 2 1 5 3 5 2 1 2 7 6 3 18
5 Ventspils 12 3 5 4 17 17 7 3 4 0 11 6 5 0 1 4 6 11 0 14
6 Jelgava 12 3 4 5 10 12 6 2 1 3 5 6 6 1 3 2 5 6 -2 13
7 Spartaks Jūrmala 11 4 1 6 13 21 6 3 0 3 10 12 5 1 1 3 3 9 -8 13
8 Liepāja 11 3 2 6 8 12 5 2 1 2 5 5 6 1 1 4 3 7 -4 11
9 Metta / LU 12 3 1 8 14 20 6 2 0 4 8 10 6 1 1 4 6 10 -6 10

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