The visiting Rīgas FS side should be favourites in this visit to Metta / LU, as the away team holds a 12 point advantage from their six league games this season.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Metta and Rīgas FS.
This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.
Metta / LU form and stats
Only two Virsliga home games for Metta / LU so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
In their previous game, the manager A. Riherts led his Metta / LU to a defeat in the Virsliga match away at Riga. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadions Arkādija grass. Before that match, a win away at Tukums.
At Stadions Arkādija grass, Metta / LU has the goal stats of 2-2 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.
Rīgas FS form and stats
Rīgas FS are yet to lose a point on their Virsliga travels this season with 3 wins from 3 away games.
Two travels in a row for Rīgas, whose manager V. Morozs could celebrate last time after the Virsliga win against FC Daugavpils / Progress. A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Jelgava.
An amazing comeback from Rīgas FS last time out, trailing 0-2 before rallying an inspired fight which eventually led to R. Savaļnieks scoring the winning goal in the 82nd minute. R. Savaļnieks came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against FC Daugavpils / Progress last time out, making the manager V. Morozs feel like a tactical genius.
Rīgas are scoring goals for fun in their league games away this season, having clocked up more than three goals per game on average (12 goals from 3 away games). Rīgas have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Metta won one game, two matches ended with a draw and Rīgas FS has seven wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  E. Santana Deocleciano 6 goals |   K. Masangane 5 goals |  T. Šimkovič 3 goals |
Metta / LU missing players
Rīgas FS missing players
| Metta / LU | Rīgas FS | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 5 | 12 | 18 |
| 12 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 17% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5.3 | 3.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| 5 | 6 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.3 | 5 |
| 1.7 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 44 | 15 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 10 | 32 | 62 |
| 20 | 7 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 19 | 37 |
| 35% | 29% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 62% | 63% | 49% |
- All of Rīgas FS's away-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
- Metta / LU have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Metta / LU haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Rīgas FS has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0)
- Rīgas FS has the most points (9) away
- Rīgas FS has the most scored goals (12) away
- Rīgas FS has the most scored goals (18)
- Rīgas FS has the most scored goals in the first half (10)
- Rīgas FS has the the best goal difference (+13)
- Rīgas FS has the the best goal difference (+8) away
- Rīgas FS have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Rīgas FS have scored in all their matches so far.
- Rīgas FS have scored more than double the goals of Metta / LU.
- Rīgas FS have won all their games so far.
- Rīgas FS haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Rīgas FS 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 | Rīgas FS | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 18 |
| 2 | Riga | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 |
| 3 | Ventspils | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Spartaks Jūrmala | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 5 | Valmiera / BSS | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 8 |
| 6 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | Liepāja | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 8 | Jelgava | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 6 |
| 9 | Metta / LU | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 6 |
| 10 | Tukums | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -14 | 1 |