The visiting Rīgas FS side should be favourites in this visit to Tukums, as the away team holds a 19 point advantage from their eight league games this season.
Rīgas FS could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Virsliga game only four sleeps ago.
It should be mentioned that Rīgas FS play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Rīgas FS on grass are 10 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats from 17 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 30-18. You can compare this with overall results below.
Tukums form and stats
Tukums are yet to produce one single Virsliga point here at Tukuma pilsētas stadions, to the disappointment of their supporters. All 4 matches have been lost. It's been an uphill battle for Tukums in their home games for quite some time now, as four matches in a row are lost here. Not since the JDFS Alberts game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.
The home team returns to Tukuma pilsētas stadions after being equal after 90 minutes with Liepaja (placed 8th) on their last time out; the Virsliga game ended 2-2. Preceding that match was the home game against Riga that was lost 1-5.
Tukums have scored 3 league goals here from 4 matches, not a lot. Tukums have allowed more than three conceded goals on average in their home matches so far.
Rīgas FS form and stats
4 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of Rīgas FS, who have the most points (12) away in Virsliga, playing as the away team in the Virsliga this season.
Rīgas's previous game was their home loss versus Riga (1-2). Prior to that result Rīgas FS won their away game at Metta / LU. The scoreline was 1-0.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Rīgas manager V. Morozs as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Ventspils.
Rīgas are scoring goals for fun in their league games away this season, having clocked up more than three goals per game on average (13 goals from 4 away games). 4 goals have been conceded by Rīgas in these games.
Head 2 Head
Tukums-Rīgas FS H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Tukums two wins, Rīgas FS eight wins, zero draws. eight of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  E. Santana Deocleciano 6 goals |  T. Šimkovič 3 goals |  A. Herve Kouadio 3 goals |
Tukums missing players
Rīgas FS missing players
| Tukums | Rīgas FS | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Scored | S | 6 | 13 | 20 |
| 24 | 16 | 5 | Conceded | C | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 75% | 62% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 75% | 62% |
| 50% | 75% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 75% | 50% |
| 25% | 50% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 50% | 38% |
| 62% | 75% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 1.9 | 2 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| 6.9 | 5 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
| 3 | 2.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 51 | 29 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 22 | 44 | 89 |
| 24 | 13 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 26 | 49 |
| 25% | 23% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 50% | 41% |
- All of Tukums's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Rīgas FS has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2)
- Rīgas FS has the most clean sheets (2) away
- Rīgas FS has the most points (12) away
- Rīgas FS has the most scored goals (13) away
- Rīgas FS has the most scored goals in the first half (11)
- Rīgas FS has the the best goal difference (+9) away
- Rīgas FS have created more than twice as many corners as Tukums.
- Rīgas FS have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- 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 have scored more than double the goals of Tukums.
- Rīgas FS have won all their away games so far.
- Rīgas FS haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Tukums has the fewest points (0) at home
- Tukums has the most conceded goals (16) at home
- Tukums has the most conceded goals (24)
- Tukums has the most conceded goals in the first half (8)
- Tukums has the most conceded goals in the second half (16)
- Tukums has the most dropped points from leading position (7)
- Tukums has the the worst goal difference (-13) at home
- Tukums has the the worst goal difference (-18)
- Tukums have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Tukums have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Tukums have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Tukums have lost all their home matches so far.
- Tukums have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Tukums haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Tukums is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| 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 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 21 |
| 2 | Rīgas FS | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 21 |
| 3 | Valmiera / BSS | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 4 | Ventspils | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Jelgava | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 9 |
| 7 | Spartaks Jurmala | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 8 | Liepaja | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 7 |
| 9 | Metta / LU | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 7 |
| 10 | Tukums | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -18 | 2 |