Rīgas FS look to RTU stadions supporters for inspiration before Liepāja match

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Competition: Latvia Virsliga
Competition: Sun 04.April
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: RTU stadions (3000 seats)

The season is still fairly new and the Virsliga table has to be read with caution. So far Rīgas FS find themselves in 6th position and Liepāja are placed 4th.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

It should be mentioned that Liepāja play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Liepāja on artifical turf are 9 victories, 2 draws and 7 defeats from 18 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 28-18. You can compare this with overall results below.

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Rīgas FS form and stats

The home fans saw their team lose the first Virsliga game of the season here at RTU stadions. Last season these fans witnessed 11 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss from Rīgas FS's 13 home games.

The home team returns to RTU stadions after being equal after 90 minutes with Ventspils (placed 7th) on their last time out; the Virsliga game ended 1-1. Before that game, the home loss against Valmiera / BSS with the scoreline 2-3.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Rīgas FS handle that role? We have found three games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are two wins, zero draws and one defeat.

Rīgas FS are traveling soon after this match as the Virsliga match at Spartaks Jurmala awaits in four days.

Rīgas FS has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 3 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.

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Liepāja form and stats

Liepāja failed to get anything from their last game, a Virsliga home match vs Riga (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 0-2. That result followed a home victory 4-1 versus Metta / LU.

Liepāja are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, zero draws and one defeat. From a total of two matches.

After this away game Liepāja return home for a Virsliga game against Valmiera / BSS. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Head 2 Head

Rīgas FS-Liepāja H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Rīgas four wins, Liepāja four wins, two draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Rīgas FS missing players

Liepāja missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Rīgas FS Liepāja
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
2 1 0 Played P 0 0 2
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 1 0 Lost L 0 0 1
3 2 0 Scored S 0 0 4
4 3 0 Conceded C 0 0 3
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
50% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 50%
50% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 50%
50% 100% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 50%
100% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 50%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
3 2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.5 16 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 12.5
5 7 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 4
30% 29% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 50%
Rīgas FS Last season Liepāja
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
27 13   Played P   13 27
21 11   Won W   6 12
3 1   Drew D   2 6
3 1   Lost L   5 9
66 32   Scored S   31 57
21 9   Conceded C   15 34
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
81% 77%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   100% 89%
67% 69%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   69% 63%
33% 23%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   38% 41%
22% 23%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   23% 26%
48% 54%   BTTS BTTS   46% 52%
48% 46%   Clean Sheets C S   38% 33%
4% 0%   Failed to Score F T   15% 15%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2 1.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2 2.5
4 1   Red cards R C   0 2
 
12.1 13.7   Shots (avg) S (   9.6 10.7
6.2 7.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   5.6 5
40% 34%   Goal Efficiency G E   36% 38%

  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 2 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 0 5 6
2 Valmiera / BSS 2 1 1 0 5 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 4
3 FC Daugavpils / Progress 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
4 Liepāja 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 1 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Spartaks Jurmala 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
6 Rīgas FS 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 1
7 Ventspils 2 0 1 1 1 4 2 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 1
9 Metta / LU 2 0 0 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 5 -4 0
Last season 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 27 23 1 3 60 18 14 12 1 1 32 9 13 11 0 2 28 9 42 70
2 Rīgas FS 27 21 3 3 66 21 13 11 1 1 32 9 14 10 2 2 34 12 45 66
3 Valmiera / BSS 27 13 8 6 47 33 13 7 3 3 24 11 14 6 5 3 23 22 14 47
4 Liepāja 27 12 6 9 57 34 14 6 4 4 26 19 13 6 2 5 31 15 23 42
5 Ventspils 27 11 9 7 37 25 13 7 4 2 22 11 14 4 5 5 15 14 12 42
6 Spartaks Jurmala 27 11 7 9 53 44 13 4 4 5 29 23 14 7 3 4 24 21 9 40
7 Jelgava 27 6 4 17 19 64 14 4 2 8 14 36 13 2 2 9 5 28 -45 22
8 FC Daugavpils / Progress 27 5 5 17 30 48 14 3 3 8 13 23 13 2 2 9 17 25 -18 20
9 Metta / LU 27 4 4 19 22 55 13 3 2 8 12 22 14 1 2 11 10 33 -33 16
10 Tukums 27 3 5 19 21 70 14 2 2 10 10 35 13 1 3 9 11 35 -49 14

Table
  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 2 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 0 5 6
2 Valmiera / BSS 2 1 1 0 5 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 4
3 FC Daugavpils / Progress 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
4 Liepāja 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 1 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Spartaks Jurmala 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
6 Rīgas FS 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 1
7 Ventspils 2 0 1 1 1 4 2 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 1
9 Metta / LU 2 0 0 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 5 -4 0

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