Metta / LU vs Spartaks Jūrmala match preview

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Competition: Latvia Virsliga
Competition: Sun 04.July
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)

Metta / LU have some catching up to do from their 7th, and the job starts against Spartaks Jūrmala. Read more!

Insights:
  • Metta / LU have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Spartaks Jūrmala have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Metta / LU form and stats

With 1 Virsliga win, 3 draws and 2 defeats from their home games, Metta / LU are certainly not brimming with confidence. Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for Metta with their four defeats in a row. Not since the Noah Jurmala game, 40 days ago, have they avoided a loss.

Stress levels are on the rise for Metta / LU's attacking players as they have now played 377 minutes without scoring in a league game. Y. O. Muritala was their last goal scorer.

Metta lost their last game at Liepaja (placed 4th) after a 0-2 scoreline.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Valmiera / BSS.

Metta / LU has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Metta defense is not exactly impregnable. 9 goals conceded from 6 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Spartaks Jūrmala form and stats

Spartaks Jūrmala have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Virsliga, after 1-1-7 (9 played). Bitter travels for Spartaks as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Noah Jurmala match.

Spartaks Jūrmala go into this game after a win, the home game against FC Daugavpils / Progress that ended 2-0.

Prior to that match, a home win 5-2 against Noah Jurmala.

The attacking power of Spartaks when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. Spartaks have conceded 18 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Metta / LU - Spartaks Jūrmala 2-0 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - three - five (Metta / LU wins - draws - Spartaks Jūrmala wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Spartaks JūrmalaR. Friday
R. Friday
5 goals
MettaI. Korotkovs
I. Korotkovs
3 goals

Metta / LU missing players

Spartaks Jūrmala missing players

Metta / LU Spartaks Jūrmala
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
14 6 2 Played P 1 8 14
2 1 0 Won W 1 1 5
3 3 0 Drew D 0 0 0
9 2 2 Lost L 0 7 9
13 7 0 Scored S 5 8 18
27 9 4 Conceded C 0 18 23
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
86% 83% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 71%
50% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 62% 50%
21% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 25% 21%
21% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 25% 21%
36% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 38% 36%
14% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 12% 29%
50% 33% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 36%
 
3.1 2.6 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 6.3 5.5
6.6 7.4 7.5 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5.2 5.5
3.2 4.6 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 1.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
6.3 5.8 5 Shots (avg) S ( 0 11.3 11.5
2.6 3.4 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2.3 3.7
35% 35% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 14% 17%
Key stats in Virsliga this season:
  • Metta / LU have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Metta / LU have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Metta / LU haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Spartaks Jūrmala have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Spartaks Jūrmala have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Spartaks Jūrmala 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 Riga 18 12 2 4 43 16 10 9 0 1 26 7 8 3 2 3 17 9 27 38
2 Rigas FS 16 12 2 2 37 14 10 8 0 2 26 9 6 4 2 0 11 5 23 38
3 Valmiera / BSS 16 11 2 3 24 12 8 6 1 1 12 4 8 5 1 2 12 8 12 35
4 Liepaja 15 8 1 6 24 18 7 3 1 3 11 8 8 5 0 3 13 10 6 25
5 FC Daugavpils / Progress 15 6 3 6 19 21 8 4 1 3 14 11 7 2 2 3 5 10 -2 21
6 Spartaks Jūrmala 16 6 1 9 20 24 7 5 0 2 12 6 9 1 1 7 8 18 -4 19
7 Metta / LU 15 2 3 10 15 32 6 1 3 2 7 9 9 1 0 8 8 23 -17 9
8 Ventspils 13 1 3 9 11 23 8 1 3 4 8 12 5 0 0 5 3 11 -12 6
9 Noah Jurmala 12 1 1 10 9 42 4 0 0 4 0 20 8 1 1 6 9 22 -33 4