Virsliga prediction: Riga should edge out Metta / LU on their own turf

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Competition: Latvia Virsliga
Competition: Thu 14.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sporta komplekss Ķeizarmežs (1000 seats)

Riga prepare to contest Metta / LU in this Virsliga match. Everything you must learn about the match can be found here!

Insights:
  • Riga have the fewest conceded goals (2) in Virsliga
  • Metta / LU have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Virsliga

This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.

It's no vacation for neither Riga nor Metta / LU 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.

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Riga form and stats

Perfect Virsliga season at home so far for Riga 3 wins from 3 appearances. Riga has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Sporta komplekss Ķeizarmežs. We remember; it was Valmiera / BSS.

The Riga goalkeeper is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 337 minutes without conceding a goal in the Virsliga.

The Riga club members enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Metta / LU and win 1-0.

Preceding that game was the away draw at FC Daugavpils / Progress that finished 0-0.

Everyone expects Riga to win this match. We have checked our database for matches where they have been as big a favourite and found 22 games: 19 home wins, one draw and two defeats. Riga have won with at least two goals margin 13 times in similar situations.

Riga can score goals in their home matches. After 3 league matches they have found the net 7 times. As for guarding their own goal, Riga have only let in 1 goal at home.

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Metta / LU form and stats

Metta / LU are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Virsliga, having played 2 games and collected 2 points (0 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses).

Metta / LU are travelling again after losing away to Riga in their previous match (0-1).

The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-5 defeat against Liepāja.

The visitors come into this game as huge outsiders. This role is not totally unknown to them, as they have played ten away matches before with similar winning odds. These games have ended with zero wins, one draw and nine defeats. eight games were lost by at least two goals margin.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Metta / LU has managed 3 goals and let in 3 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's eight Riga victories, two draws and zero Metta / LU wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Metta / LUA. Puzirevskis
A. Puzirevskis
2 goals
RigaG. Ngonda Muzinga
G. Ngonda Muzinga
1 goals
RigaR. Jurkovskis
R. Jurkovskis
1 goals

Riga missing players

Metta / LU missing players

Riga Metta / LU
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
6 4 2 Played P 0 3 6
4 4 2 Won W 0 0 0
1 0 0 Drew D 0 2 3
1 0 0 Lost L 0 1 3
8 8 5 Scored S 0 3 5
2 1 0 Conceded C 0 4 11
83% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 67%
33% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 17%
17% 25% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 67% 67%
67% 75% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 33%
 
7.5 8.2 9 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3.7 2.3
3.2 2.2 3 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4.7 6
2.2 1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 2.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.3 12.2 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 0 8.3 6
4.2 5 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2.7 2.5
32% 40% 62% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 38% 33%
 
4.5 3.2 3.5 Shots against (avg) S A 0 11.7 15.3
1.7 1 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4.7 6.2
Key stats in Virsliga this season:
  • Metta / LU have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Metta / LU have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Metta / LU have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Metta / LU have the fewest clean sheets (0) in Virsliga
  • Metta / LU have the most dropped points from leading position (7) in Virsliga
  • Metta / LU have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • Metta / LU have yet to win a game.
  • Metta / LU haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Riga have created more than twice as many corners as Metta / LU.
  • 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 Metta / LU have scored away.
  • Riga have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Riga have the fewest conceded goals (2) in Virsliga
  • Riga have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0) in Virsliga
  • Riga have won all their matches at home so far.
  • 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 Liepāja 5 5 0 0 16 3 3 3 0 0 9 2 2 2 0 0 7 1 13 15
2 Rigas FS 5 3 2 0 18 3 2 1 1 0 4 0 3 2 1 0 14 3 15 11
3 Riga 5 3 1 1 7 2 3 3 0 0 7 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 5 10
4 Valmiera / BSS 5 2 2 1 9 5 2 1 1 0 5 2 3 1 1 1 4 3 4 8
5 Auda 5 2 2 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 8
6 FC Daugavpils / Progress 5 1 2 2 3 10 3 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 1 9 -7 5
7 Tukums 5 1 1 3 4 15 2 0 1 1 2 12 3 1 0 2 2 3 -11 4
8 Metta / LU 5 0 3 2 5 10 3 0 1 2 2 7 2 0 2 0 3 3 -5 3
9 Super Nova 5 0 2 3 1 6 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 1 2 1 5 -5 2
10 Spartaks Jurmala 5 0 1 4 3 12 3 0 1 2 2 5 2 0 0 2 1 7 -9 1