Metta / LU believe to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been grim so far with 13 points and a 7th position in the Virsliga table. Opponents Liepāja hold 4th place with 32 pts.
- Metta / LU have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in Virsliga
- Liepāja have the most clean sheets (8) 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.
12 - 3 - 9 with 35-27. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Liepāja when playing on artifical turf like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Liepāja play their home games on grass so that's why we provide these numbers.
Metta / LU form and stats
With 2 Virsliga wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats from their home games, Metta / LU are certainly not brimming with confidence. It's trouble wherever Metta / LU are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.
The Metta / LU fans got no joy from their last match, a Virsliga game also here: A 0-4 defeat against Valmiera / BSS (placed 1st). Metta / LU were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. The game against Valmiera / BSS was basically lost in the first half (0-4) and the second half was more of a formality.
Heartbreak before that as Metta lost 1-3 at Auda's place.The Metta / LU fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 10 matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Metta / LU defense is not exactly impregnable. 17 goals conceded from 10 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Liepāja form and stats
5 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of Liepāja, who have the most clean sheets (8) in Virsliga, playing as the away team in the Virsliga this season.
The supporters enjoyed Liepāja's previous game versus Spartaks Jurmala (placed 6th), a Virsliga 3-0 win played at home.
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against FC Daugavpils / Progress (after extra-time) in the Latvian Cup.Liepāja are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 16 times in 9 away games so far. 11 goals have been conceded by Liepāja in these games.
Head 2 Head
The latest H2H match ended Liepāja - Metta 2-0, played this season. Previous ten meetings featuring these sides: Metta / LU won one, Liepāja were winners in nine and we saw zero draws. nine games with more than 2,5 goals, one match with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  L. Vapne 5 goals |  L. Hilario Dodo 5 goals | I. Korotkovs 4 goals |
Metta / LU missing players
Liepāja missing players
| Metta / LU | Liepāja | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 22 | 14 | 2 | Scored | S | 8 | 16 | 31 |
| 42 | 17 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 11 | 21 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 85% | 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 79% |
| 60% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 63% |
| 35% | 30% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 21% |
| 25% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 22% | 16% |
| 35% | 30% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 42% |
| 15% | 20% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 44% | 42% |
| 50% | 50% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 21% |
| 3.3 | 3.4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 6.2 | 5.7 |
| 6.5 | 7 | 6.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| 2.9 | 3.6 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 9.5 | 8.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10.9 | 10.7 |
| 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 3.7 |
| 24% | 17% | 15% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 41% | 42% |
- Liepāja have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Liepāja have the most clean sheets (4) away in Virsliga
- Liepāja have the most clean sheets (8) in Virsliga
- Liepāja haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Metta / LU have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
- Metta / LU have the most conceded goals in the first half (21) in Virsliga
- Metta / LU have the most conceded goals in the second half (21) in Virsliga
- Metta / LU 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 | Valmiera / BSS | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 23 | 44 |
| 2 | Rīgas FS | 17 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 28 | 43 |
| 3 | Riga | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 23 | 38 |
| 4 | Liepāja | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 32 |
| 5 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -2 | 25 |
| 6 | Spartaks Jurmala | 21 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 30 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 24 | -4 | 24 |
| 7 | Metta / LU | 21 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 25 | -20 | 13 |
| 8 | Noah Jurmala | 19 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 66 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 33 | -58 | 4 |
| 9 | Ventspils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |