3rd position in the Virsliga table for Riga so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 5th-placed Liepāja visits Sporta komplekss Ķeizarmežs.
- Riga have the most scored goals (20) in Virsliga
- Riga have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Liepāja have scored away.
It's no vacation for neither Riga nor Liepāja 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.
This pitch has artifical turf, which is not Liepāja's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artifical turf Liepāja have performed like this: Played 21 matches resulting in 11 wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats with the goal stats 28-22 (scored/conceded).
Riga form and stats
Riga, who have the most scored goals (20) in Virsliga, have played 4 Virsliga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-0-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Riga's previous game was a Virsliga match also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Ventspils (placed 7th). The home side are looking to build on that result. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Valmiera / BSS.
What a game it was for S. Milošević when beating Ventspils, applying the finishing touch to three goals!
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Riga as they are travelling to their away game against Spartaks Jūrmala in the Virsliga. That match is four days after this one.
Riga always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Sporta komplekss Ķeizarmežs with 13 goals in 4 league games. 4 goals have been conceded.
Liepāja form and stats
The visitors are W3-D0-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Virsliga. Liepāja have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.
Liepāja have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Krisjanis Zviedris. It's been 302 minutes since they last conceded in Virsliga.
Two travels in a row for Liepāja, whose manager D. Molosh could celebrate last time after the Virsliga win against Metta / LU. Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at FC Daugavpils / Progress.
Liepāja find the net regularly in their away games. 5 goals from 4 away fixtures in the league. Liepāja have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Liepāja - Riga 0-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Riga eight wins, two draws and Liepāja zero victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Riga missing players
Liepāja missing players
| Riga | Liepāja | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | 13 | 10 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 50% | 71% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 57% |
| 25% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 25% | 29% |
| 12% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 38% | 25% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 29% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 75% | 43% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 25% | 29% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 6 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.1 | 9.3 | 12.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 11.2 | 11.1 |
| 5.4 | 6 | 7.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
| 53% | 72% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 42% |
- All of Riga's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Liepāja haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- 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 Liepāja have scored away.
- Riga have the fewest conceded goals (7) in Virsliga
- Riga have the most scored goals (13) at home in Virsliga
- Riga have the most scored goals (20) in Virsliga
- Riga have the most scored goals in the second half (11) in Virsliga
- Riga have the the best goal difference (+13) in Virsliga
- Riga have the the best goal difference (+9) at home in Virsliga
- 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 | Rigas FS | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 17 |
| 2 | Valmiera / BSS | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
| 3 | Riga | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 16 |
| 4 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 5 | Liepāja | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 6 | Spartaks Jūrmala | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 6 |
| 7 | Ventspils | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 4 |
| 8 | Metta / LU | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -11 | 3 |
| 9 | Noah Jurmala | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 0 |