Fixate on their own tactics or look more at the opposing team? Both Spartaks Jūrmala and Metta / LU should try something else than what they have done uptil now. Read more!
- Spartaks Jūrmala have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Metta / LU is in the worst form (0-1-5)
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.
Spartaks Jūrmala form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Virsliga this season. Spartaks Jūrmala have only managed 1 win, 1 draw and 6 losses from their games here at Slokas Stadionā.
No payout for Spartaks in their previous match, an away game at Auda that ended in defeat 0-5. Spartaks Jūrmala were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Tukums (1-3).The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Spartaks Jūrmala have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 7 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 0 and lost 3.
Spartaks Jūrmala aren't scoring a lot here at Slokas Stadionā in the league, with only 6 goals from 8 games. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.
Metta / LU form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Metta / LU so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-5 (win-draw-lose). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Gluščuks, the Metta manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Metta / LU might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. FC Daugavpils proved too strong as Metta / LU slumped to a 2-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Hanzas vidusskolas laukums. Leading 2-0 was not enough for Metta / LU in their fight with FC Daugavpils last time out. Happy faces soon turned sour as mistakes flourished in what ended up a 2-3 loss.
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Super Nova.We have checked recent matches where Metta have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 4 games were 0 victories, 0 draws and 4 defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Metta / LU as they have only managed to score 7 times from 8 away games in the league.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams face each other this season, as the records show this recent fixture: Metta / LU - Spartaks 2-0. Previous ten meetings between these sides: Spartaks Jūrmala won five, Metta / LU triumphed in two and we saw three draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  O. Laizāns 4 goals |   B. Melnis 4 goals | A. Puzirevskis 3 goals |
Spartaks Jūrmala missing players
Metta / LU missing players
| Spartaks Jūrmala | Metta / LU | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| 34 | 16 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 16 | 36 |
| 88% | 88% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 88% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 82% |
| 50% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 53% |
| 31% | 38% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 47% |
| 19% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 29% |
| 25% | 38% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 59% |
| 25% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 12% | 12% |
| 62% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 29% |
| 3.4 | 3.8 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4 | 3.6 |
| 6.1 | 7.1 | 7.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 8.6 | 7.6 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8.1 | 9.9 | 16.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 8.6 | 9.4 |
| 3.7 | 4.2 | 7.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 17% | 18% | 7% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 27% | 27% |
| 14 | 14.4 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 18 | 17.2 |
| 6.7 | 6.6 | 7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 7.8 | 6.9 |
- Metta / LU have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Metta / LU have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Metta / LU have the most conceded goals in the first half (20) in Virsliga
- Metta / LU have the most dropped points from leading position (13) in Virsliga
- Metta / LU haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Metta / LU is in the worst form (0-1-5)
- Spartaks Jūrmala have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Valmiera / BSS | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 33 | 44 |
| 2 | Rigas FS | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 29 | 39 |
| 3 | Riga | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 37 |
| 4 | Liepaja | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 19 | 36 |
| 5 | Auda | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 24 |
| 6 | FC Daugavpils | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -14 | 18 |
| 7 | Metta / LU | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -18 | 13 |
| 8 | Tukums | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -24 | 11 |
| 9 | Spartaks Jūrmala | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 | -24 | 8 |
| 10 | Super Nova | 17 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -27 | 5 |
