Rīgas FS manager Morozs looking for maximum points from Metta / LU trip

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Competition: Latvia Virsliga
Competition: Sat 16.July
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Daugavas Stadiona, Riga (5083 seats)

Metta / LU will pray that their home comfort is enough to get at least a point from this demanding battle, vs gutsy Rīgas FS.

Insights:
  • Metta / LU have the most conceded goals (44) in Virsliga
  • Rīgas FS have the most scored goals (50) in Virsliga

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.

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Champions League.

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Metta / LU form and stats

With 2 Virsliga wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Metta / LU are certainly not brimming with confidence.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 226 minutes without scoring a league goal. Puzirevskis was the last player to find the net.

Metta are returning here after guesting Salaspils in a Latvian Cup game and winning with a 13-0 scoreline.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Tukums (0-2).

No one expects the home team to get anything from this game. It's not often a home team are such massive outsiders as in this game. We've searched our database for matches where Metta / LU had similar winning odds as today, and found 10 games. In these, the hosts won 0, drew 3 and lost 7. Betting people looking at handicaps might be interested to know that Metta / LU lost 6 similar games by at least two goals.

Metta / LU are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 10 games. Metta have conceded 22 goals in these home games, a significant number. When Metta / LU hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Spartaks Jurmala, Tukums and Super Nova), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.

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Rīgas FS form and stats

Rīgas FS have an excellent away record in the Virsliga so far with 7-1-2 from 10 games.

Rīgas FS have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Pavels Steinbors. It's been 180 minutes since they last conceded in Virsliga.

The club members enjoyed Rīgas's previous match versus HJK, a Champions League win (2-1) played at home.

Again, the away team are huge favourites in this match and any other result would be an upset. We checked our Tipsway database for earlier, recent games with Rīgas FS given similar win odds in an away game. This check revealed 6 matches with 5 wins as expected, 1 draw and 0 surprise home wins. The favourites won 5 of these games by at least two goals.

Rīgas FS are a potent attacking force on the road with their 27 goals in 10 league games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 12 goals have been conceded by Rīgas FS in these games. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The newest archived history involving both these contenders is the Rīgas FS - Metta 3-1 played not long ago this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's zero Metta / LU victories, two draws and eight Rīgas FS wins. Over/under statistics; eight of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Rīgas FSA. Ilić
A. Ilić
12 goals
Rīgas FSE. Santana Deocleciano
E. Santana Deocleciano
6 goals
Metta / LUA. Puzirevskis
A. Puzirevskis
5 goals

Metta / LU missing players

Rīgas FS missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Metta / LU Rīgas FS
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
20 10 2 Played P 4 10 20
3 2 0 Won W 4 7 14
4 2 0 Drew D 0 1 3
13 6 2 Lost L 0 2 3
20 11 1 Scored S 18 27 50
44 22 7 Conceded C 2 12 19
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
85% 90% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 90% 90%
50% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 60% 65%
45% 40% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 50% 50%
30% 40% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 40% 20%
55% 60% 50% BTTS BTTS 25% 40% 40%
10% 10% 0% Clean Sheets C S 75% 40% 50%
35% 30% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 15%
 
3.9 3.2 2.5 Corners for (avg) C F 10.2 7.2 7.6
7 6.5 5 Corners against (avg) C A 1.5 4.1 4
2.1 1.7 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 1.6 1.6
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
9.4 9.5 6.5 Shots (avg) S ( 16.5 13.9 14.1
3.8 4.1 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 8.8 6.1 6
27% 27% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 51% 44% 41%
 
16.7 16.6 17 Shots against (avg) S A 2 7.2 7.2
6.8 6.2 7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1.5 3.2 3.3
Key stats in Virsliga this season:
  • Metta / LU have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
  • Metta / LU have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Metta / LU have the fewest clean sheets (1) at home in Virsliga
  • Metta / LU have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Virsliga
  • Metta / LU have the most conceded goals (44) in Virsliga
  • Metta / LU have the most conceded goals in the first half (23) in Virsliga
  • Metta / LU have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Virsliga
  • Metta / LU have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Metta / LU haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Rīgas FS have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Rīgas FS have scored more than double the goals of Metta / LU.
  • Rīgas FS have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Virsliga
  • Rīgas FS have the most points from losing position (11) in Virsliga
  • Rīgas FS have the most scored goals (27) away in Virsliga
  • Rīgas FS have the most scored goals (50) in Virsliga
  • Rīgas FS have the most scored goals in the first half (24) in Virsliga
  • Rīgas FS haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 20 16 2 2 48 10 10 8 1 1 23 4 10 8 1 1 25 6 38 50
2 Rīgas FS 20 14 3 3 50 19 10 7 2 1 23 7 10 7 1 2 27 12 31 45
3 Riga 20 13 2 5 32 12 10 8 0 2 17 4 10 5 2 3 15 8 20 41
4 Liepaja 20 12 4 4 40 20 11 5 3 3 17 11 9 7 1 1 23 9 20 40
5 Auda 20 10 3 7 28 19 9 5 0 4 17 10 11 5 3 3 11 9 9 33
6 FC Daugavpils 20 7 3 10 15 33 9 4 2 3 9 11 11 3 1 7 6 22 -18 24
7 Tukums 20 6 2 12 20 39 11 3 2 6 11 24 9 3 0 6 9 15 -19 20
8 Spartaks Jurmala 20 4 2 14 16 42 10 2 1 7 10 20 10 2 1 7 6 22 -26 14
9 Metta / LU 20 3 4 13 20 44 10 2 2 6 11 22 10 1 2 7 9 22 -24 13
10 Super Nova 20 0 5 15 8 39 10 0 2 8 4 22 10 0 3 7 4 17 -31 5

Table
  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 20 16 2 2 48 10 10 8 1 1 23 4 10 8 1 1 25 6 38 50
2 Rīgas FS 20 14 3 3 50 19 10 7 2 1 23 7 10 7 1 2 27 12 31 45
3 Riga 20 13 2 5 32 12 10 8 0 2 17 4 10 5 2 3 15 8 20 41
4 Liepaja 20 12 4 4 40 20 11 5 3 3 17 11 9 7 1 1 23 9 20 40
5 Auda 20 10 3 7 28 19 9 5 0 4 17 10 11 5 3 3 11 9 9 33
6 FC Daugavpils 20 7 3 10 15 33 9 4 2 3 9 11 11 3 1 7 6 22 -18 24
7 Tukums 20 6 2 12 20 39 11 3 2 6 11 24 9 3 0 6 9 15 -19 20
8 Spartaks Jurmala 20 4 2 14 16 42 10 2 1 7 10 20 10 2 1 7 6 22 -26 14
9 Metta / LU 20 3 4 13 20 44 10 2 2 6 11 22 10 1 2 7 9 22 -24 13
10 Super Nova 20 0 5 15 8 39 10 0 2 8 4 22 10 0 3 7 4 17 -31 5

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