3rd place in the Virsliga table for Riga so far, a strong achievement. The home team fans pray for more glory as 5th-placed Auda visit Stadions Skonto.
- Riga have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Virsliga
- Riga have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Auda have scored away.
The hosts Riga saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Virsliga. That game was an away game at Tukums, so at least Riga are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
Riga form and stats
Home games in the Virsliga have been a walk in the park for Riga so far, with 21 points won from 8 matches; 7 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of six straight victories regardless of arena.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Nils Toms Purins not having conceded a league goal in 243 minutes.
It's back home for Riga, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Tukums away with the result 1-0. Barnes found the net in that victory.
Before that, Riga had a home game versus Rīgas FS which ended with a victory 2-0.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Riga, as the Virsliga home game vs Valmiera is only four days away.
Defensively Riga have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 8 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Auda form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Virsliga travels is 3 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
The club members enjoyed Auda's previous game versus Spartaks Jūrmala (placed 9th), a 5-0 win played at home. As you can tell from the results above, Auda was very dominant against Spartaks Jūrmala, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 5-0 (!) with Achol, Tutu and Krapukhin providing the goals. It's hard not to mention Tutu's lethal finishing against Spartaks Jūrmala. three goals were a big reason for the important victory.
Prior to that result Auda won their away game at FC Daugavpils. The scoreline was 2-1.The attacking power of Auda when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 8 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far). It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
These competitors have fought earlier this season: Auda - Riga 0-1.Top Goalscorers
  G. Ramos da Penha 7 goals |  J. Barnes 6 goals |   T. Štrkalj 6 goals |
Riga missing players
Auda missing players
| Riga | Auda | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 12 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 31 | 16 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 22 |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 75% | 88% |
| 65% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 62% | 62% |
| 47% | 38% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 38% | 50% |
| 24% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 19% |
| 24% | 12% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 59% | 75% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 38% | 31% |
| 24% | 12% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 38% | 31% |
| 7.9 | 9.5 | 10.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 7 | 7.1 |
| 2.9 | 2.6 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 3.2 | 4 |
| 2.3 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.2 | 2.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14.7 | 16.6 | 18.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 12.9 | 12.9 |
| 6.1 | 6.9 | 7.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
| 30% | 29% | 13% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 18% | 26% |
| 6.9 | 5.4 | 5.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 7.2 | 8.4 |
| 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
- Auda have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
- Riga have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Riga have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Auda have scored away.
- Riga have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Virsliga
- Riga have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Riga haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 33 | 44 |
| 2 | Rīgas FS | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 29 | 39 |
| 3 | Riga | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 37 |
| 4 | Liepāja | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 19 | 36 |
| 5 | Auda | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 24 |
| 6 | FC Daugavpils | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -14 | 18 |
| 7 | Metta / LU | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -18 | 13 |
| 8 | Tukums | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -24 | 11 |
| 9 | Spartaks Jūrmala | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 | -24 | 8 |
| 10 | Super Nova | 17 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -27 | 5 |
