Metta / LU travel to Super Nova with space in suitcase for three points

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Competition: Latvia Virsliga
Competition: Fri 21.Jul
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Salaspils sporta nama stadions (1000 seats)

Match-goers at Salaspils sporta nama stadions haven’t watched many home wins this season, with Super Nova languishing in the 10th position. The guesting Metta / LU will believe to shield their higher league position in this one.

Insights:
  • Super Nova have the fewest scored goals (19) in Virsliga
  • Metta / LU have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in Virsliga

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Super Nova form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Virsliga this season. Super Nova have only managed 2 wins, 1 draw and 8 losses from their games here at Salaspils sporta nama stadions. With eight home Virsliga games in a row without a win, the Super fans could feel they are not getting value for their money.

The followers are hoping that Super Nova will fight back in this game, putting things right after the 0-2 away defeat in the Latvian Cup fixture against Valmiera / BSS.

Preceding that game was the away draw at FS Jelgava that finished 2-2.

Some stats: A review of the 10 latest league matches reveals that 8 of them had goals from both sides.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Super Nova here at Salaspils sporta nama stadions in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (10 from 11 games). This has been a stadium of sighs so far as Super have let the opposition score 37 times, an average of more than three per game.

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Metta / LU form and stats

As the visiting team in Virsliga matches, Metta / LU have produced an overall stat of 3-4-4 so far.

Metta / LU delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against Liepāja in their previous match; a Latvian Cup fixture.

Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against FC Daugavpils / Progress in the Virsliga.

Metta / LU have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 11 league away games 16 goals have been scored. In the opposite end, Metta / LU have conceded 19 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Metta / LU have won or drawn the last 6 games (4-2-0) against Super.

This was the result when the participants met earlier this season; Metta / LU - Super Nova 4-1.

Top Goalscorers

Super NovaJ. Miņins
J. Miņins
8 goals
Metta / LUM. Correa
M. Correa
5 goals
Metta / LUL. Vapne
L. Vapne
4 goals

Super Nova missing players

Metta / LU missing players

Super Nova Metta / LU
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
22 11 3 Played P 5 11 21
2 2 0 Won W 2 3 6
2 1 0 Drew D 2 4 6
18 8 3 Lost L 1 4 9
19 10 2 Scored S 8 16 26
67 37 13 Conceded C 7 19 36
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 90%
95% 91% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 81%
73% 73% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 64% 52%
55% 64% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 36% 38%
32% 36% 67% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 18% 29%
50% 36% 33% BTTS BTTS 100% 82% 57%
9% 18% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 9% 14%
41% 45% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 9% 38%
 
4.2 4 3.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.6 4.8 4.4
6.8 8.2 6 Corners against (avg) C A 4.4 5.9 5.2
2.2 2.1 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.2 2.1
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
6 5.7 5.7 Shots (avg) S ( 10 11.2 9.7
1.9 1.8 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.5 3.6
45% 50% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 53% 42% 35%
 
14.4 15.9 15.7 Shots against (avg) S A 7.6 11.8 10.8
5.4 5.9 9.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.2 3.8 3.5
Key stats in Virsliga this season:
  • All of Metta / LU's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Metta / LU have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Metta / LU have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in Virsliga
  • Metta / LU haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Super Nova have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
  • Super Nova have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Super Nova have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Virsliga
  • Super Nova have the fewest matches under the total-line (6) in Virsliga
  • Super Nova have the fewest points (7) at home in Virsliga
  • Super Nova have the fewest scored goals (19) in Virsliga
  • Super Nova have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in Virsliga
  • Super Nova have the most conceded goals (37) at home in Virsliga
  • Super Nova have the most conceded goals (67) in Virsliga
  • Super Nova have the most conceded goals in the first half (34) in Virsliga
  • Super Nova have the most conceded goals in the second half (33) in Virsliga
  • Super Nova have the most matches over the total-line (16) in Virsliga
  • Super Nova have the the worst goal difference (-27) at home in Virsliga
  • Super Nova have the the worst goal difference (-48) in Virsliga
  • Super Nova haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Super Nova is in the worst form (0-1-5)

  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 22 17 4 1 53 11 11 9 2 0 29 7 11 8 2 1 24 4 42 55
2 Rīgas FS 22 15 7 0 53 9 10 9 1 0 20 3 12 6 6 0 33 6 44 52
3 Valmiera / BSS 22 9 7 6 29 21 11 6 4 1 20 8 11 3 3 5 9 13 8 34
4 Liepāja 21 9 4 8 32 32 12 4 3 5 13 21 9 5 1 3 19 11 0 31
5 Auda 22 8 7 7 23 24 10 3 3 4 7 15 12 5 4 3 16 9 -1 31
6 Metta / LU 21 6 6 9 26 36 10 3 2 5 10 17 11 3 4 4 16 19 -10 24
7 Tukums 22 6 5 11 32 50 10 3 3 4 11 19 12 3 2 7 21 31 -18 23
8 FC Daugavpils / Progress 22 5 7 10 30 32 12 4 5 3 21 19 10 1 2 7 9 13 -2 22
9 FS Jelgava 22 5 5 12 26 41 12 5 3 4 18 18 10 0 2 8 8 23 -15 20
10 Super Nova 22 2 2 18 19 67 11 2 1 8 10 37 11 0 1 10 9 30 -48 8