We've seen ups and downs for these two squads so far, situated in positions near the midsection of the Virsliga table. Here's the Riga - FC Daugavpils latest:
- Riga have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Virsliga
- FC Daugavpils have the most matches under the total-line (5) in Virsliga
It's no vacation for neither Riga nor FC Daugavpils 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.
Riga form and stats
Home games in the Virsliga have been a walk in the park for Riga so far, with 15 points won from 6 matches; 5 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.
It's back home for Riga, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Spartaks Jūrmala away with the result 4-0. Ramos, Kendysh and Barnes (2) found the net in that victory. As mentioned above, Riga "killed" Spartaks Jūrmala in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
In the preceding match a 4-1 victory visiting Super Nova.Defensively Riga have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 6 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
FC Daugavpils form and stats
1-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for FC Daugavpils in their Virsliga matches away. Recent form does not give FC Daugavpils much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Riga will be a tough nut to crack.
The attacking players of Daugavpils have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 248 minutes.
FC Daugavpils might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Liepaja proved too strong as FC Daugavpils slumped to a 0-4 defeat in front of their own fans. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Liepaja was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind.
Prior to that match, the FC Daugavpils manager Kaļiņins faced defeat when travelling to Valmiera / BSS and losing 0-1.The home team is given a winning chance of about 80 percent by the betting public. This does not leave much hope for the visitors, but some teams enjoy the outsider role and perform well in it. Looking at similar away games for FC Daugavpils we find 11 games. Results are 1 FC Daugavpils win, 1 draw and 9 defeats.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Virsliga trip to Spartaks Jūrmala.
Goals are few and far between in Daugavpils's away league games. Only 2 goals from 5 travels.
Head 2 Head
FC Daugavpils - Riga 0-0 was the story when this pair of participants last did battle, earlier this season. Riga-FC Daugavpils H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Riga seven wins, FC Daugavpils one win, two draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  G. Ramos da Penha 5 goals | J. Kendysh 4 goals |  J. Barnes 4 goals |
Riga missing players
FC Daugavpils missing players
| Riga | FC Daugavpils | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 22 | 12 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 10 | 19 |
| 92% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 80% | 75% |
| 62% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 40% | 58% |
| 54% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 42% |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 33% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 17% |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 25% |
| 54% | 67% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 40% | 50% |
| 31% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 60% | 50% |
| 8.2 | 10 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5.4 | 5.6 |
| 2.8 | 2.2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
| 2.2 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14.5 | 16.3 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 10.4 | 8.3 |
| 5.8 | 6.8 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| 29% | 29% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 12% | 22% |
| 6.9 | 4.5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 11 | 9.4 |
| 2.5 | 1.2 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 5.2 | 4.7 |
- FC Daugavpils have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- FC Daugavpils have the most matches under the total-line (5) in Virsliga
- Riga have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Riga have scored more than double the goals of FC Daugavpils.
- 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 have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- 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 | Rigas FS | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 25 | 32 |
| 2 | Valmiera / BSS | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 25 | 32 |
| 3 | Liepaja | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 19 | 29 |
| 4 | Riga | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 25 |
| 5 | Auda | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 |
| 6 | FC Daugavpils | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -10 | 15 |
| 7 | Metta / LU | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -13 | 12 |
| 8 | Tukums | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -19 | 8 |
| 9 | Super Nova | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -20 | 4 |
| 10 | Spartaks Jūrmala | 12 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 13 | -22 | 2 |
