This match features two teams living in the basement of the Virsliga, Metta / LU holding 8th place and Tukums lying 10th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
It's no vacation for neither Metta nor Tukums as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
This stadium uses artifical turf, unlike Tukums's home stadium. The visitors last 26 games on artifical turf have ended in 15 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses.
Metta / LU form and stats
Metta / LU have played 6 Virsliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-1-3 (wins-draws-losses).
Metta's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-4 versus FC Daugavpils / Progress (placed 5th). Before that, Metta played out a draw 2-2 when visiting Jelgava.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Metta / LU, as the Virsliga home game vs Riga is only four days away.
Metta are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 6 games. Metta have conceded 10 from these games.
Tukums form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Tukums, who have the most conceded goals (33) in Virsliga, so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 0-3-3 (win-draw-lose). The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for Tukums, who have now gone 13 games without a victory. The Grobina game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.
Home advantage was not enough for Tukums in their previous game, as they lost their Virsliga-match, hosting Valmiera / BSS, 2-3. Before that, Tukums travelled to FC Daugavpils / Progress and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
The attacking power of Tukums when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 6 league matches away. As for defending, Tukums rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 11 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Tukums - Metta 1-3. Last ten meetings between the teams: Metta / LU won seven, Tukums won zero and three draws. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Masangane 6 goals | R. Ozoliņš 3 goals | E. Birka 2 goals |
Metta / LU missing players
Tukums missing players
| Metta / LU | Tukums | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 14 | 7 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 24 | 10 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 11 | 33 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 77% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 62% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 69% |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 17% | 38% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 23% |
| 54% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 62% |
| 15% | 17% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 38% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 5.1 | 3.7 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| 5.1 | 5.7 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 7.7 | 6.2 |
| 1.9 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 101 | 49 | 19 | Total Shots | T S | 9 | 34 | 84 |
| 44 | 22 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 16 | 37 |
| 32% | 32% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 31% | 27% |
- All of Tukums's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Metta / LU have created more than twice as many corners as Tukums.
- Metta / LU have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Metta / LU have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Metta / LU haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Tukums has the fewest clean sheets (0) away
- Tukums has the fewest clean sheets (1)
- Tukums has the fewest points (3) away
- Tukums has the fewest scored goals (10)
- Tukums has the fewest scored goals in the first half (3)
- Tukums has the most conceded goals (33)
- Tukums has the most conceded goals in the second half (23)
- Tukums has the most dropped points from leading position (12)
- Tukums has the the worst goal difference (-23)
- 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 failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Tukums have yet to win a game.
- Tukums haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Tukums is in the worst form (0-3-3)
| 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 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 25 | 36 |
| 2 | Rigas FS | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 18 | 28 |
| 3 | Valmiera / BSS | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 21 |
| 4 | Spartaks Jurmala | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 18 |
| 5 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 15 |
| 6 | Ventspils | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -1 | 15 |
| 7 | Jelgava | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -12 | 14 |
| 8 | Metta / LU | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -10 | 12 |
| 9 | Liepaja | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | -2 | 11 |
| 10 | Tukums | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -23 | 4 |