Struggling Metta / LU will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Riga in the upcoming league round. It’s 7th vs 1st and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Virsliga game only three days ago.
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
Metta / LU form and stats
Metta / LU have played 7 Virsliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-1-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Metta lost their last game at Rigas FS (placed 2nd) after a 1-5 scoreline. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Tukums in a game that was won 2-0.
As you see from the result above, Metta / LU suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Ventspils are coming to town in four days.
The Metta fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 7 matches. On the other hand, Metta / LU have conceded 10 goals.
Riga form and stats
Rock solid. That's the only way to describe the travels of Riga so far, with 6-0-1 (wins-draws-losses) so far. Those are Virsliga statistics. In general it has been a productive period now for Riga as they haven't lost any of their last 13 games. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Riga's record of six away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Spartaks Jurmala game.
The supporters enjoyed Riga's previous game versus Tukums (placed 10th), a Virsliga 5-2 win played at home. Prior to that match, the Riga manager O. Kononov faced defeat when travelling to Maccabi Tel Aviv and losing 0-2.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Riga, as mentioned above. 7 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
A new game in only four days for Riga, the Virsliga home match versus Rigas FS. Busy days.
The Riga manager O. Kononov has got the team scoring on the road, with 17 away goals in 7 league matches. It's not easy to score on Riga as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Riga - Metta 2-0. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Metta, zero draws and ten wins for Riga. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  K. Mbombo 9 goals |  K. Masangane 8 goals | R. Rodrigues Figueira 4 goals |
Metta / LU missing players
Riga missing players
| Metta / LU | Riga | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 12 | 17 | 39 |
| 29 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 71% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 80% |
| 60% | 57% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 71% | 60% |
| 40% | 29% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 29% | 33% |
| 20% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 29% | 27% |
| 53% | 57% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 57% | 47% |
| 20% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 43% | 53% |
| 33% | 14% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 4.9 | 4 | 2.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
| 5.3 | 5.9 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.7 | 4 | 4.4 |
| 1.7 | 1.7 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 113 | 57 | 12 | Total Shots | T S | 28 | 77 | 180 |
| 53 | 29 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 13 | 34 | 86 |
| 32% | 31% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 92% | 50% | 45% |
- Metta / LU have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Metta / LU haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Riga has the fewest conceded goals (10)
- Riga has the fewest conceded goals (5) away
- Riga has the most clean sheets (8)
- Riga has the most scored goals in the second half (25)
- 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 scored in all their matches so far.
- Riga have scored more than double the goals of Metta / LU.
- Riga haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Riga is in the best form (6-0-0)
| 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 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 29 | 42 |
| 2 | Rigas FS | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 30 | 40 |
| 3 | Valmiera / BSS | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 28 |
| 4 | Ventspils | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 23 |
| 5 | Spartaks Jurmala | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 23 |
| 6 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | -2 | 15 |
| 7 | Metta / LU | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -12 | 15 |
| 8 | Liepaja | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -5 | 14 |
| 9 | Jelgava | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 17 | -23 | 14 |
| 10 | Tukums | 16 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -30 | 4 |