The visiting Valmiera / BSS side should be favourites in this visit to Metta / LU, as the away team holds a 7 point advantage from their eight league games this season.
It's no vacation for neither Metta nor Valmiera / BSS 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.
Metta / LU form and stats
Metta / LU have played three Virsliga home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
E. Birka was the last player to score a league goal for Metta / LU and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Metta / LU haven't scored in 319 minutes.
Metta travelled for their previous game, a trip to Ventspils that ended 0-0. Preceding that match was the home game against Rīgas FS that was lost 0-1.
Metta have scored 2 league goals here from 3 matches, not a lot. Metta's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 3 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Valmiera / BSS form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Virsliga travels is 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. Valmiera love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
Valmiera / BSS had fun at their own home (Stadions Arkādija grass) last time out, beating FC Daugavpils / Progress 3-0. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Jelgava.
A quick return to home after this game, as Valmiera / BSS are hosting Riga in the Virsliga only four days away.
Valmiera find the net regularly in their away games. 5 goals from 4 away fixtures in the league. 5 goals have been conceded by Valmiera / BSS in these games.
Head 2 Head
Metta-Valmiera / BSS H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Metta / LU five wins, Valmiera / BSS one win, four draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  K. Masangane 5 goals |  T. Arokodare 5 goals |  S. Sarsenov 2 goals |
Metta / LU missing players
Valmiera / BSS missing players
| Metta / LU | Valmiera / BSS | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 13 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 62% | 33% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 88% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 62% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 38% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 25% | 38% |
| 50% | 33% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 5 | 2.7 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 4.2 | 5.4 |
| 4.6 | 5.3 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
| 1.8 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | 20 | 5 | Total Shots | T S | 8 | 36 | 72 |
| 25 | 9 | 2 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 22 | 42 |
| 28% | 22% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 23% | 29% |
- Metta / LU has the fewest scored goals (2) at home
- Metta / LU has the fewest scored goals in the second half (1)
- Metta / LU have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Valmiera / BSS has the most points from losing position (5)
- Valmiera / BSS have scored at least twice as many goals away as Metta / LU have scored home.
- Valmiera / BSS have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Valmiera / BSS 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 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 21 |
| 2 | Rīgas FS | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 21 |
| 3 | Valmiera / BSS | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 4 | Ventspils | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Jelgava | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 9 |
| 7 | Spartaks Jurmala | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 8 | Liepaja | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 7 |
| 9 | Metta / LU | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 7 |
| 10 | Tukums | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -18 | 2 |