Virsliga prediction and pre-match guide: Metta / LU odds-on favoured to top Tukums

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Competition: Latvia Virsliga
Competition: Fri 06.May
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Hanzas vidusskolas laukums (1000 seats)

Tukums have finished evaluating after their 0-1-fixture vs FC Daugavpils / Progress and are ready to meet Metta / LU. Get all the knowledge!

Insights:
  • Metta / LU have the most dropped points from leading position (10) in Virsliga
  • Tukums have the most conceded goals (24) in Virsliga

It should be mentioned that Tukums play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Tukums on artifical turf are 3 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats from nine games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 16-13. You can compare this with overall results below.

These are active days for the hosts, as they had a game only four days ago in the Virsliga. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Auda.

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Metta / LU form and stats

The story so far in the Virsliga for Metta / LU at their home stadium (Hanzas vidusskolas laukums) is 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats.

Metta / LU lost their last game at Auda (placed 5th) after a 2-3 scoreline.

In the game before, an away victory match versus Super Nova with a 1-0 scoreline.

Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 7 goals have been conceded.

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Tukums form and stats

As the visiting team in Virsliga matches, Tukums have produced an overall stat of 1-0-4 so far. With the Tukums losing streak of five defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.

The attacking players of Tukums have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 222 minutes.

Tukums's previous game was their home loss versus FC Daugavpils / Progress (0-1).

Prior to that match, the Tukums manager Dišlers faced defeat when travelling to Riga and losing 0-1.

A quick return to home after this game, as Tukums are hosting Auda in the Virsliga only four days away.

Goals are few and far between in Tukums's away league games. Only 2 goals from 5 travels. As opposed to that, Tukums have seen the ball go into their own net 7 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This was the result when the teams met earlier this campaign; Tukums - Metta 2-2. Numbers for the previous ten meetings between these two contenders are: six wins for Metta / LU, three draws and one win for Tukums. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

Metta / LUA. Puzirevskis
A. Puzirevskis
2 goals
Metta / LUB. Melnis
B. Melnis
2 goals
Metta / LUJ. Novikovs
J. Novikovs
1 goals

Metta / LU missing players

Tukums missing players

Metta / LU Tukums
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
10 4 1 Played P 1 5 9
2 1 1 Won W 1 1 1
3 1 0 Drew D 0 0 1
5 2 0 Lost L 0 4 7
10 4 2 Scored S 1 2 5
19 7 0 Conceded C 0 7 24
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
80% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 40% 56%
40% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 40% 56%
40% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 33%
20% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 22%
50% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 20% 33%
20% 25% 100% Clean Sheets C S 100% 20% 11%
30% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 60% 56%
 
3 1.5 3 Corners for (avg) C F 6 2 2.6
7.4 6.8 5 Corners against (avg) C A 8 8.4 7.8
2.4 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.6 2.2
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.9 6.8 16 Shots (avg) S ( 14 7.4 7
3.1 3.5 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 2.4 2.8
32% 29% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 17% 20%
 
17.5 17.2 12 Shots against (avg) S A 14 16 15.6
7.5 6.8 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 5 5.8
Key stats in Virsliga this season:
  • 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.
  • Tukums have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Tukums have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Tukums have the most conceded goals (24) in Virsliga
  • Tukums have the the worst goal difference (-19) in Virsliga
  • Tukums have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Tukums 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 Rigas FS 11 8 2 1 32 10 6 4 1 1 11 4 5 4 1 0 21 6 22 26
2 Valmiera / BSS 11 8 2 1 28 7 5 4 1 0 14 2 6 4 1 1 14 5 21 26
3 Liepāja 10 7 1 2 26 12 5 3 1 1 12 6 5 4 0 1 14 6 14 22
4 Riga 10 6 1 3 14 7 5 5 0 0 12 1 5 1 1 3 2 6 7 19
5 Auda 9 4 3 2 9 8 4 2 0 2 5 6 5 2 3 0 4 2 1 15
6 FC Daugavpils / Progress 10 4 3 3 9 14 6 3 2 1 7 5 4 1 1 2 2 9 -5 15
7 Metta / LU 10 2 3 5 10 19 4 1 1 2 4 7 6 1 2 3 6 12 -9 9
8 Tukums 9 1 1 7 5 24 4 0 1 3 3 17 5 1 0 4 2 7 -19 4
9 Super Nova 10 0 3 7 3 17 6 0 2 4 2 10 4 0 1 3 1 7 -14 3
10 Spartaks Jurmala 10 0 1 9 4 22 5 0 1 4 3 9 5 0 0 5 1 13 -18 1