Riga reset their brains and bodies for this game following their 3-0 result against Noah Jurmala, a match that produced some answers. How will they do against FC Daugavpils / Progress?
- Riga have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- FC Daugavpils / Progress have the most matches under the total-line (9) in Virsliga
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Riga and FC Daugavpils / Progress.
Riga form and stats
8-0-1 is the performance here at Stadions Skonto so far in the Virsliga, giving Riga a total of 24 from their 9 games here. Outstanding results! After failing to beat Rigas FS here at Stadions Skonto, Riga has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with six wins in a row.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 225 minutes.
Happy days for Riga in their previous game, a Virsliga match away at Noah Jurmala (placed 8th) that ended with a 3-0 victory.
Previous to that game, a Latvian Cup home match hosting Albatroz in a game that was won 3-0.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Riga as they are travelling to their away game against Rigas FS in the Latvian Cup. That match is four days after this one.
Riga are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Stadions Skonto in their league games, having scored an impressive 23 goals in 9 matches. Riga are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadions Skonto in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 9 matches.
FC Daugavpils / Progress form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for FC Daugavpils / Progress so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 3-2-6 (win-draw-lose). Daugavpils has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Daugavpils are looking to quickly end their 256 minutes long goal drought in the Virsliga.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Daugavpils, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-3 versus Spartaks Jurmala (placed 5th).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Rigas FS wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.With the hosting team stated as having a winning probability of around 80% by the bookies, any beneficial result for the away side would be a small shock. Checking previous games with similar odds and FC Daugavpils / Progress as the away side, we found nine results. Statistics from these were one away win, two draws and six defeats. The outsiders lost three of these fixtures by a margin of at least two goals.
FC Daugavpils / Progress have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. Daugavpils's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 20 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The two duelists also faced each other earlier on this season: FC Daugavpils / Progress - Riga 1-1. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: eight - one - zero (Riga wins - draws - FC Daugavpils / Progress wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Soisalo 7 goals | J. Leo 4 goals |  F. Bezerra Brisola 3 goals |
Riga missing players
FC Daugavpils / Progress missing players
| Riga | FC Daugavpils / Progress | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 20 |
| 13 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 43 | 23 | 12 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 26 |
| 17 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 10 | 20 | 31 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 95% |
| 79% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 85% |
| 63% | 78% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 64% | 65% |
| 32% | 33% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | 30% |
| 21% | 22% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 10% |
| 47% | 44% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 27% | 50% |
| 42% | 44% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 20% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 55% | 35% |
| 4.8 | 5.6 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2.4 | 3.1 |
| 3.5 | 3.6 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 6.3 | 5.8 |
| 2.5 | 2.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.7 | 10.8 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4.5 | 6.1 | 6.4 |
| 4.6 | 6.4 | 7.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| 53% | 56% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 20% | 40% |
- FC Daugavpils / Progress have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- FC Daugavpils / Progress have the most matches under the total-line (9) in Virsliga
- FC Daugavpils / Progress have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Riga have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 FC Daugavpils / Progress have scored away.
- Riga 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 | Valmiera / BSS | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 23 | 45 |
| 2 | Rigas FS | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 28 | 44 |
| 3 | Riga | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 26 | 41 |
| 4 | Liepaja | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 35 |
| 5 | Spartaks Jurmala | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 33 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 24 | -1 | 27 |
| 6 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -5 | 25 |
| 7 | Metta / LU | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 25 | 45 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 25 | -20 | 15 |
| 8 | Noah Jurmala | 20 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 72 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 33 | -64 | 3 |
| 9 | Ventspils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |