Virsliga: A pair of contenders who have played well so far. Learn more on Riga - Liepāja with this complete preview!
- Riga have the most scored goals in the first half (24) in Virsliga
- Liepāja have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on artifical turf and that the visiting Liepāja have a different surface at their stadium (grass). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on artifical turf is 13-5-2 (win-draw-loss) from 20 matches.
These are full days for the hometeam, as they had a match only four days ago in the Virsliga. Thankfully the previous game, versus Rīgas FS, was also a home game here at Stadions Skonto. The away team is better rested.
Riga form and stats
Riga have been outstanding at home so far in the Virsliga with 7 wins, 2 draws and only 0 losses.
The home followers saw a 2-2 draw versus Rīgas FS last time out and are looking for a victory here. There was plenty of action in the dying minutes of the game against Rīgas FS as Perez-Vico's goal in the 90th minute completed a cancellation of 0-2 and secured a draw after 90 minutes.
In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting FS Jelgava.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Virsliga game versus Auda in only four days. This game is also played here at Stadions Skonto.
Riga are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (25 goals in 9 games). Riga are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadions Skonto in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Liepāja form and stats
Liepāja's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Liepāja collect 16 points from their 8 away matches in the Virsliga. 5 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 2 defeats).
Liepāja are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Valmiera / BSS (placed 4th). Which player has bagged at least one goal four matches in a row for the away team? The answer is Dodo and that is solid stuff!
Prior to that match, a home win 3-2 against Metta / LU.Take note that 8 of this team's 10 latest league matches have ended with three goals or more.
A quick return to home after this game, as Liepāja are hosting Rīgas FS in the Virsliga only four days away.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Liepāja are regular goalscorers on their travels.
Head 2 Head
Riga have managed a sequence of 4 consecutive matches without defeat (3-1-0) when playing Liepāja.Liepāja - Riga 0-4 was the product when these two teams previously did battle, also in this season.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Regža 11 goals |  L. Hilario Dodo 10 goals | D. Aurélio 6 goals |
Riga missing players
Liepāja missing players
| Riga | Liepāja | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 19 |
| 15 | 7 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 49 | 25 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 18 | 30 |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 28 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 85% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 84% |
| 55% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 62% | 63% |
| 40% | 44% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 26% |
| 10% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 16% |
| 40% | 56% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 53% |
| 55% | 44% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 38% | 21% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 12% | 26% |
| 9.7 | 8.8 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| 3.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.8 | 5.7 |
| 1.6 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15.5 | 15.9 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2 | 6.1 | 7.7 |
| 6 | 6.8 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 1.4 | 2.3 |
| 41% | 41% | 150% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 164% | 68% |
| 5.7 | 5.6 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 8.6 | 9.7 |
| 2 | 2.2 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.1 | 3.4 |
- Liepāja have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- Liepāja haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Riga have not yet lost a game 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 in all their home matches so far.
- Riga have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Virsliga
- Riga have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Virsliga
- Riga have the most scored goals (25) at home in Virsliga
- Riga have the most scored goals in the first half (24) in Virsliga
- Riga have the the best goal difference (+19) at home 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 | Riga | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 39 | 49 |
| 2 | Rīgas FS | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 51 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 43 | 48 |
| 3 | Liepāja | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 30 |
| 4 | Valmiera / BSS | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 30 |
| 5 | Auda | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 30 |
| 6 | Metta / LU | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 18 | -10 | 22 |
| 7 | Tukums | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 43 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 25 | -12 | 22 |
| 8 | FS Jelgava | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -14 | 19 |
| 9 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 18 |
| 10 | Super Nova | 20 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 63 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 26 | -46 | 7 |
