Season ticket holders haven’t celebrated many wins this season, with Metta / LU languishing in the 7th position. The opposing Riga will hope to shield their higher league place in this fixture.
- Metta / LU have the most dropped points from leading position (10) in Virsliga
- Riga have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Virsliga
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
The hosts Metta / LU saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Virsliga. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Liepaja.
Metta / LU form and stats
Metta / LU have played 6 Virsliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-1-3 (wins-draws-losses). With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Metta / LU to get some points in this home game.
Melnis was the last player to score a league goal for Metta and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Metta / LU haven't scored in 214 minutes.
No payout for Metta / LU in their previous match, an away game at Liepaja that ended in defeat 0-1.
Ahead of that match, Metta / LU lost 0-3 at home to Valmiera / BSS.Despite playing at their own arena the home team are massive underdogs in this game. The home fans will enjoy their drinks and snacks knowing that the chances of a positive outcome are very slim. When Metta have been in this position before, they have won 0, drawn 3 and lost 7 from 10 games. 6 defeats by at least two goals.
Metta / LU are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 6 games.
Riga form and stats
Playing away, Riga have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the Virsliga this season. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Riga, as they have won on their previous two travels.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Riga goalkeeper Nils Toms Purins is eager to challenge this, with his 202 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
The regulars enjoyed Riga's previous match versus FC Daugavpils / Progress (placed 6th), a 2-0 win played at home. Barnes has bagged at least one goal for this team three fixtures in a row. The talent!
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Spartaks Jurmala at their stadium, the result 4-0.As mentioned earlier, Riga will not be satisfied unless they get a comfortable victory in this game. Performing as huge favourites away from home has earlier resulted in 5 wins (4 by two or more goals winning margin), 3 draws and 1 surprising defeat.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Rīgas FS in just four days.
Riga have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league.
Head 2 Head
The latest head-to-head meeting ended Riga - Metta / LU 4-0, played this season. Head-to-head data (for the prior ten meetings): Metta won zero games, two matches ended with a draw and Riga got eight wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  G. Ramos da Penha 5 goals |  J. Barnes 5 goals |  B. Melnis 4 goals |
Metta / LU missing players
Riga missing players
| Metta / LU | Riga | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 8 | 10 | 24 |
| 28 | 12 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 86% | 93% |
| 79% | 83% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 57% | 64% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 57% | 50% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 29% | 21% |
| 21% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 14% | 7% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 29% | 21% |
| 14% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 43% | 57% |
| 36% | 33% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 43% | 29% |
| 3.2 | 2.2 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.5 | 6.6 | 8.4 |
| 7.9 | 6.8 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 3.4 | 2.8 |
| 2.4 | 2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.7 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.5 | 8.3 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 19 | 12.9 | 14.9 |
| 3.9 | 4.7 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 8.5 | 5 | 6.1 |
| 26% | 25% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 29% | 28% |
| 17.8 | 17.5 | 17 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.5 | 9 | 6.8 |
| 7.1 | 6.3 | 8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 3.7 | 2.6 |
- Metta / LU have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Metta / LU have the most dropped points from leading position (10) in Virsliga
- Metta / LU have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Metta / LU haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Riga have created more than twice as many corners as Metta / LU.
- Riga have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Riga have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Riga have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Virsliga
- Riga have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Riga have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rīgas FS | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 28 | 35 |
| 2 | Valmiera / BSS | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 27 | 35 |
| 3 | Liepaja | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 20 | 32 |
| 4 | Riga | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 28 |
| 5 | Auda | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
| 6 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 | -14 | 15 |
| 7 | Metta / LU | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -14 | 12 |
| 8 | Spartaks Jurmala | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -17 | 8 |
| 9 | Tukums | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -22 | 8 |
| 10 | Super Nova | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -23 | 4 |
