Rīgas FS perform at a high level so far being 2nd in the table. FC Daugavpils / Progress can look both up and down from their 6th position.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Virsliga match only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Jelgava.
Rīgas FS form and stats
Rīgas FS, who have the most scored goals (38) in Virsliga, have been outstanding at home so far in the Virsliga with 5 wins, 0 draws and only 1 loss. Two home wins in a row for Rīgas bring valid hopes of a third.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Rīgas, as their goalkeeper Kaspars Ikstens has completely shut out the opponents for 259 minutes in the Virsliga.
A good away victory last time out for Rīgas, who won 4-0 against Jelgava (placed 8th). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Liepaja in a game that was won 3-0.
As mentioned above, Rīgas FS "killed" Jelgava in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Rīgas FS are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (15 goals in 6 games). Rīgas have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
FC Daugavpils / Progress form and stats
2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of FC Daugavpils / Progress playing as the away team in the Virsliga this season.
Home advantage was not enough for Daugavpils in their previous game, as they lost their Virsliga-match, hosting Riga, 0-1. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Metta / LU at their stadium, the result 4-1.
As mentioned above, the bookmakers do not believe the away team will get anything from this match. Checking Daugavpils's match history for similar games we find four matches. The home team won two of these as expected, one of them by at least two goals. FC Daugavpils / Progress managed one draw and one surprise win.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Daugavpils are regular goalscorers on their travels. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Daugavpils have conceded 9 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: FC Daugavpils / Progress - Rīgas 2-3. Head-to-head totals (for the last five meetings): Rīgas won five games, zero matches ended with a draw and FC Daugavpils / Progress has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / threeTop Goalscorers
  E. Santana Deocleciano 8 goals |  A. Herve Kouadio 5 goals |  T. Šimkovič 4 goals |
Rīgas FS missing players
FC Daugavpils / Progress missing players
| Rīgas FS | FC Daugavpils / Progress | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 38 | 15 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 12 | 22 |
| 13 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 9 | 21 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 79% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 79% |
| 71% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 50% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 43% |
| 36% | 33% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 14% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 43% |
| 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 5.3 | 4.6 |
| 4.9 | 5.8 | 7.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.6 |
| 2.1 | 2.3 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 149 | 70 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 12 | 57 | 134 |
| 76 | 36 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 23 | 53 |
| 50% | 42% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 52% | 42% |
- FC Daugavpils / Progress have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- FC Daugavpils / Progress haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Rīgas FS has the most scored goals (38)
- Rīgas FS has the most scored goals in the first half (18)
- 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 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 26 | 39 |
| 2 | Rīgas FS | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 25 | 34 |
| 3 | Valmiera / BSS | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 24 |
| 4 | Spartaks Jurmala | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 19 |
| 5 | Ventspils | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 17 |
| 6 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 15 |
| 7 | Metta / LU | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 15 |
| 8 | Jelgava | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -16 | 14 |
| 9 | Liepaja | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -5 | 12 |
| 10 | Tukums | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -25 | 4 |