A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 2nd and 8th place in the table will show on the pitch.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Virsliga match only four days ago.
This stadium uses artificial turf, unlike Liepāja's home stadium. The visitors last 14 games on artificial turf have ended in 10 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.
Riga form and stats
OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Riga's two home games so far this season, having collected 3 points.In their previous game, the manager O. Kubarev led his Riga to a defeat in the Virsliga match away at Rīgas FS. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here . Before that, Riga had a home game versus Ventspils which ended with a victory 2-0.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Riga as they are travelling to their away game against Spartaks Jurmala in the Virsliga. That match is four days after this one.
Riga has the goal stats of 2-1 (for/against) from 2 fixtures.
Liepāja form and stats
Things could have gone better for Liepāja in their away games, but 3 points from 3 games is all right.Liepāja failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs FC Daugavpils / Progress that ended with defeat 2-3. Prior to that match, the Liepāja manager G. Young faced defeat when travelling to Valmiera / BSS and losing 0-1.
Liepāja has another fixture away, a Virsliga game, against Ventspils in just four days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
The attacking power of Liepāja when travelling is not overwhelming with 2 goals scored in 3 matches. Liepāja have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Riga won 3, Liepāja won 4 and 3 draws.Top Goalscorers
  D. Lemajić 2 goals |  A. Višņakovs 2 goals |  T. Šarić 1 goals |
Riga missing players
Liepāja missing players
| Riga | Liepāja | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 6 | 2 | Played | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | Scored | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | 1 | Conceded | 4 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 50% | Over 1.5 | 67% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | 33% | 50% |
| 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 17% |
| 33% | 0% | Both teams to score | 33% | 50% |
| 50% | 50% | Clean Sheet | 0% | 0% |
| 17% | 50% | Failed To Score | 67% | 50% |
| 5.8 | 5.5 | Corners For (avg) | 6.3 | 5.2 |
| 2.7 | 3.5 | Corners Against (avg) | 3.7 | 4.2 |
| 2.7 | 3.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| 1 | 1 | Red Cards (total) | 0 | 0 |
- Neither of the teams have played a single 0-0 game.
- Liepāja has failed to keep a clean sheet in 6 matches.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Rīgas FS | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 2 | Riga | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | Valmiera / BSS | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | Ventspils | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 6 | Jelgava | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 7 | Metta / LU | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 6 |
| 8 | Liepāja | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 9 | Spartaks Jūrmala | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 6 |
