Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Riga - Rīgas FS!
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 Rīgas FS.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Riga form and stats
Home games in the Virsliga have been a walk in the park for Riga so far, with 24 points won from 8 matches; 8 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. Riga haven’t lost a league-game in 14 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Spartaks Jurmala, 70 days ago.
A strong away win for Riga against Metta / LU the last match, as Felipe Brisola, J. Hora and K. Mbombo were on target. Ahead of that match, Riga won a home game hosting Tukums (5-2).
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Riga have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found three games) they have won one time, drawn two and lost zero.
Riga are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (22 goals in 8 games). Riga have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Rīgas FS form and stats
Rīgas FS's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Rīgas FS, who have the most scored goals (45) in Virsliga, collect 19 points from their 8 away matches in the Virsliga. 6 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 1 defeat). The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Rīgas hope to make it five in this match.
Rīgas are travelling again after losing away to Partizan in their previous match (0-1). A home win before that, celebrating 5-1 vs Metta / LU.
Rīgas FS are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is zero wins, one draw and zero defeats. From a total of one match.
Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 23 goals in 8 league games away this season. 8 goals have been conceded by Rīgas in these games.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Rīgas FS - Riga 1-2 earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Riga victories, one draw and four Rīgas FS wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Mbombo 10 goals |   E. Santana Deocleciano 8 goals | Ž. Lipušček 5 goals |
Riga missing players
Rīgas FS missing players
| Riga | Rīgas FS | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 15 | 8 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 42 | 22 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 23 | 45 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 81% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 81% |
| 62% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 75% |
| 31% | 38% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 62% | 50% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 38% | 38% |
| 44% | 38% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 56% |
| 56% | 62% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 44% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5.2 | 5.8 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.6 | 5 |
| 4.2 | 4.8 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| 2 | 1.9 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 199 | 103 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 10 | 79 | 185 |
| 94 | 52 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 40 | 100 |
| 45% | 42% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 57% | 45% |
- Riga has the fewest conceded goals (10)
- Riga has the fewest conceded goals (5) at home
- Riga has the most clean sheets (5) at home
- Riga has the most clean sheets (9)
- Riga has the most points (24) at home
- Riga has the most scored goals in the second half (28)
- Riga has the the best goal difference (+17) at home
- Riga has the the best goal difference (+32)
- Riga have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Riga have scored in all their matches so far.
- Riga have won all their matches at home so far.
- Riga haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Riga is in the best form (6-0-0)
- Rīgas FS has the most scored goals (23) away
- Rīgas FS has the most scored goals (45)
- Rīgas FS has the most scored goals in the first half (21)
- Rīgas FS have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Rīgas FS have scored in all their matches so far.
- Rīgas FS 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 | Riga | 16 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 32 | 45 |
| 2 | Rīgas FS | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 30 | 40 |
| 3 | Valmiera / BSS | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 28 |
| 4 | Ventspils | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 23 |
| 5 | Spartaks Jurmala | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 23 |
| 6 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | -2 | 15 |
| 7 | Metta / LU | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -15 | 15 |
| 8 | Liepaja | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -5 | 14 |
| 9 | Jelgava | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 17 | -23 | 14 |
| 10 | Tukums | 16 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -30 | 4 |