A highly important game in Virsliga as both teams are fighting for the top positions. With Riga in 3rd place and Valmiera / BSS located at 2nd, this has all the looks of an exciting fight. Read on to find out more!
- Riga have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Valmiera / BSS is in the best form (4-2-0)
Both squads have had sufficient rest since their previous work day in an official game. Let's agree to expect an active match!
The season is still full of potential for Riga as they can still win the whole Virsliga. Valmiera are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
Riga form and stats
Riga are steadily winning Virsliga games and points here at Stadions Skonto. 9 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 13 games. Two draws in a row at home now for Riga.
Riga drew their last game, 0-0 away at Rīgas FS (placed 1st).
A 1-1 draw away before that, with Valmiera / BSS the opponent.Goals decide football matches and Riga are scoring many of them at home; 32 on target from 13 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Riga are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadions Skonto in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 13 matches.
Valmiera / BSS form and stats
Valmiera / BSS's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Valmiera / BSS collect 28 points from their 13 away matches in the Virsliga. 9 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 3 defeats). Valmiera has been amazing away for a time now, winning four in a row on their travels. The last time they went home with a point loss was against Liepāja.
R. Krollis scored in Valmiera's previous match, the home game against Metta / LU that ended 1-0.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Riga.The Valmiera manager T. Pertia has got the team scoring on the road, with 30 away goals in 13 league matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (12 so far).
Head 2 Head
Valmiera / BSS - Riga 1-1 was the score in these participants' last H2H match, played this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Riga won five games, two matches ended in a draw and Valmiera / BSS have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / nineTop Goalscorers
  I. Sow 13 goals |  R. Krollis 12 goals | D. Gueye 9 goals |
Riga missing players
Valmiera / BSS missing players
| Riga | Valmiera / BSS | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 26 |
| 14 | 9 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 54 | 32 | 1 | Scored | S | 5 | 27 | 51 |
| 26 | 11 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 19 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 77% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 77% |
| 52% | 62% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 54% |
| 26% | 31% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 23% |
| 19% | 23% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 25% | 12% |
| 52% | 54% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 33% | 31% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 38% |
| 19% | 15% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 12% |
| 5 | 5.2 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.8 | 5.9 |
| 3.8 | 4.2 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10 | 6.3 | 5.4 |
| 2.6 | 2.8 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3 | 2.6 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 11.7 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 10.8 | 11.7 |
| 4.3 | 5.7 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.9 | 5.3 |
| 47% | 53% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 43% | 34% |
| 8.7 | 8 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.5 | 11.9 | 9.2 |
| 3.7 | 3.4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 5.1 | 3.5 |
- 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 haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Valmiera / BSS have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Valmiera / BSS have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Valmiera / BSS have the most points from losing position (15) in Virsliga
- Valmiera / BSS have the most scored goals (30) away in Virsliga
- Valmiera / BSS have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Valmiera / BSS haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Valmiera / BSS is in the best form (4-2-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rīgas FS | 27 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 63 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 41 | 63 |
| 2 | Valmiera / BSS | 27 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 12 | 35 | 61 |
| 3 | Riga | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 54 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 28 | 49 |
| 4 | Liepāja | 27 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 46 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 20 | 48 |
| 5 | Spartaks Jūrmala | 27 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 40 | 40 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 0 | 35 |
| 6 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 37 | 51 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 32 | -14 | 32 |
| 7 | Metta / LU | 28 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 33 | 55 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 28 | -22 | 20 |
| 8 | Noah Jūrmala | 28 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 96 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 51 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 45 | -88 | 3 |
| 9 | Ventspils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |