1st position in the Virsliga table for Riga so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 4th-placed Ventspils visits Stadions Skonto.
It's no vacation for neither Riga nor Ventspils 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.
Riga form and stats
4-0-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Virsliga numbers at home for Riga, who have the the best goal difference (+15) in Virsliga, so far this season. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Riga has won six games in a row. The Spartaks Jurmala match was the last time out without a victory.
A strong away win for Riga against Rīgas FS the last match. Before that match, a win away at Tukums.
There will be little rest for Riga after this match as they are travelling to Valmiera / BSS for a Virsliga game in only four days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (9 in 4 games), Riga's attacking play is working. Riga have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 1 goal.
Ventspils form and stats
As the visiting team in Virsliga matches, Ventspils have produced an overall stat of 1-0-3 so far. Ventspils has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Ventspils played 0-0 against Metta / LU in their previous match. A 1-3 defeat away at FC Daugavpils / Progress before that.
A new game in only four days for Ventspils, the Virsliga home match versus Rīgas FS. Busy days.
The visiting Ventspils have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 4 goals from 4 games. In the opposite end, Ventspils have conceded 6 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Riga won four, Ventspils won three and three draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, nine matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Mbombo 4 goals |  F. Bezerra Brisola 3 goals |  E. Kozlov 3 goals |
Riga missing players
Ventspils missing players
| Riga | Ventspils | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 20 | 9 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 62% |
| 62% | 25% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 62% |
| 25% | 25% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 25% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 50% |
| 50% | 75% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 38% |
| 5.6 | 7.2 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 11 | 10.5 | 8.4 |
| 3.8 | 4.5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.8 | 5 |
| 2.1 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 3 | 2.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 98 | 50 | 13 | Total Shots | T S | 11 | 44 | 103 |
| 46 | 22 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 15 | 37 |
| 43% | 41% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 27% | 30% |
- All of Riga's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Riga has the fewest conceded goals (1) at home
- Riga has the fewest conceded goals (5)
- Riga has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2)
- Riga has the most clean sheets (3) at home
- Riga has the most points (12) at home
- Riga has the most scored goals in the second half (15)
- Riga has the the best goal difference (+15)
- Riga has the the best goal difference (+8) at home
- 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 Ventspils have scored away.
- Riga have scored in all their matches so far.
- Riga have won all their matches at home so far.
- Riga have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Riga haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Riga is in the best form (6-0-0)
- Ventspils have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Ventspils have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Ventspils haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| 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 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 21 |
| 2 | Rīgas FS | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 21 |
| 3 | Valmiera / BSS | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 4 | Ventspils | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Jelgava | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 9 |
| 7 | Spartaks Jurmala | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 8 | Liepaja | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 7 |
| 9 | Metta / LU | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 7 |
| 10 | Tukums | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -18 | 2 |