The Rīgas FS & Valmiera / BSS managers V. Morozs and T. Pertia are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Virsliga league table.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Rīgas FS form and stats
3 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Rīgas FS, who have the most scored goals (25) in Virsliga, have to build on here at Stadions Arkādija grass in the Virsliga.
Rīgas are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 2-3 away versus Ventspils. In the game before, an away victory match versus Tukums with a 3-0 scoreline.
A decent goal production from Rīgas FS in their home games so far, with 7 goals from 4 league matches. From these home matches, Rīgas have conceded only 3 goals.
Valmiera / BSS form and stats
Playing away, Valmiera / BSS have won 2 games, drawn 2 and suffered 1 defeat in the Virsliga this season.
Valmiera / BSS might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Riga proved too strong as Valmiera / BSS slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Vidzemes Olimpiskais centrs (Valmiera). A 2-2 draw at Metta / LU's stadium before that.
Valmiera / BSS are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 7 away goals from 5 games (in the league). 7 goals have been conceded by Valmiera / BSS in these games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Valmiera / BSS - Rīgas 0-4, played this season. Rīgas FS-Valmiera / BSS H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Rīgas nine wins, Valmiera / BSS one win, zero draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  E. Santana Deocleciano 7 goals |   T. Arokodare 5 goals | A. Herve Kouadio 4 goals |
Rīgas FS missing players
Valmiera / BSS missing players
| Rīgas FS | Valmiera / BSS | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 70% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 80% |
| 70% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 60% | 60% |
| 50% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 40% |
| 40% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 60% | 40% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 20% | 30% |
| 4.5 | 4.8 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.8 | 5.5 |
| 4.5 | 4.8 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.4 | 5 |
| 2.3 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 | 45 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 8 | 52 | 97 |
| 54 | 23 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 27 | 50 |
| 46% | 30% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 26% | 28% |
- Rīgas FS has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2)
- Rīgas FS has the most scored goals (25)
- Rīgas FS has the most scored goals in the first half (12)
- 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.
- Valmiera / BSS has the most points from losing position (6)
- Valmiera / BSS 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 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 27 |
| 2 | Rīgas FS | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 24 |
| 3 | Valmiera / BSS | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| 4 | Spartaks Jurmala | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| 5 | Ventspils | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | Liepāja | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 9 |
| 8 | Jelgava | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -10 | 9 |
| 9 | Metta / LU | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 8 |
| 10 | Tukums | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -21 | 2 |