Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Valmiera / BSS welcomes Metta / LU

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Competition: Latvia Virsliga
Date: Sat 09.November
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: Vidzeme Olympic Centre

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Valmiera / BSS are in the 4th position while the guests worry at 9th.

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.

For Metta / LU it's their last days at this level as relegation is a fact.

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Valmiera / BSS form and stats

7 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Valmiera / BSS have to build on here at Vidzeme Olympic Centre in the Virsliga.

Valmiera / BSS drew their last game, 0-0 away at Jelgava (placed 6th). Before that, Valmiera / BSS had a home game versus Spartaks Jūrmala which ended with a victory 3-0.

The Valmiera / BSS fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 18 in 15 matches. Valmiera / BSS are not conceding a lot of goals here at Vidzeme Olympic Centre in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 14 from 15 matches.

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Metta / LU form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Metta / LU, who have the the worst goal difference (-25) in Virsliga, so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-10 (win-draw-lose).

Metta / LU failed to get anything from their last game, a Virsliga home match vs Jelgava (placed 6th) that ended with defeat 0-3. A 2-2 draw at Spartaks Jūrmala's stadium before that.

Metta / LU did not look prepared in the first half against Jelgava and lost the game during the first 45 minutes. They need to evaluate their pre-match routine before this one.

You'll want to know how Metta / LU managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found twelve similar matches resulting in 0 away wins, 3 draws and 9 home wins.

The visitors have scored 13 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Metta / LU have conceded 29 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Metta / LU - Valmiera / BSS 0-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 1 Valmiera / BSS victory, 4 draws and 5 Metta / LU wins. 5 of these games ended with three goals or more, 5 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Metta / LUT. Dzhamalutdinov
T. Dzhamalutdinov
10 goals
Valmiera / BSS
T. Arokodare
7 goals
Metta / LU
K. Masangane
6 goals

Valmiera / BSS missing players

Metta / LU missing players

Valmiera / BSS Metta / LU
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
31 15 4 Played P 4 15 31
12 7 3 Won W 1 2 6
9 3 1 Drew D 1 3 7
10 5 0 Lost L 2 10 18
34 18 6 Scored S 4 13 32
31 14 2 Conceded C 5 29 57
87% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 94%
58% 73% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 73% 77%
35% 33% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 60% 65%
23% 13% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 27% 26%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 13% 16%
35% 40% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 53% 58%
39% 40% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 13% 16%
39% 27% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 40% 32%
 
4.4 5 4.8 Corners For (avg) C F 8 5.3 4.9
5.8 6.1 5.2 Corners Against (avg) C A 6.5 7.6 6.1
2.4 2.3 2.2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.8 1.8
2 1 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 3
Key stats this season:
  • Metta / LU have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

Valmiera / BSS
All First Liga Virsliga Latvian Cup
All Home Away Home vs low
17-08-19 VI Valmiera / BSS 3 - 1 Jelgava
25-08-19 VI Metta / LU 0 - 0 Valmiera / BSS
14-09-19 VI FC Daugavpils / Progress 2 - 2 Valmiera / BSS
22-09-19 VI Valmiera / BSS 0 - 1 Riga
29-09-19 VI Valmiera / BSS 2 - 0 Ventspils
05-10-19 VI Valmiera / BSS 1 - 3 Rigas FS
20-10-19 VI Liepāja 2 - 3 Valmiera / BSS
27-10-19 VI Valmiera / BSS 3 - 0 Spartaks Jūrmala
03-11-19 VI Jelgava 0 - 0 Valmiera / BSS
09-11-19 VI Valmiera / BSS 13:00 Metta / LU
Metta / LU
All Virsliga Latvian Cup Club Friendlies
All Home Away Away vs mid
10-08-19 VI Jelgava 1 - 0 Metta / LU
25-08-19 VI Metta / LU 0 - 0 Valmiera / BSS
30-08-19 VI Metta / LU 1 - 0 FC Daugavpils / Progress
14-09-19 VI Riga 5 - 0 Metta / LU
22-09-19 VI Metta / LU 3 - 3 Ventspils
30-09-19 VI Rigas FS 6 - 1 Metta / LU
05-10-19 VI Liepāja 2 - 1 Metta / LU
20-10-19 VI Spartaks Jūrmala 2 - 2 Metta / LU
30-10-19 VI Metta / LU 0 - 3 Jelgava
09-11-19 VI Valmiera / BSS 13:00 Metta / LU

  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 31 19 6 6 55 20 15 9 4 2 27 6 16 10 2 4 28 14 35 63
2 Rigas FS 32 17 8 7 55 32 16 11 2 3 37 14 16 6 6 4 18 18 23 59
3 Ventspils 31 12 11 8 47 42 15 8 7 0 27 13 16 4 4 8 20 29 5 47
4 Valmiera / BSS 31 12 9 10 34 31 15 7 3 5 18 14 16 5 6 5 16 17 3 45
5 Spartaks Jūrmala 31 13 5 13 48 60 16 9 1 6 29 23 15 4 4 7 19 37 -12 44
6 Jelgava 31 9 10 12 32 35 16 4 6 6 15 17 15 5 4 6 17 18 -3 37
7 Liepāja 31 10 6 15 40 43 16 6 4 6 27 23 15 4 2 9 13 20 -3 36
8 FC Daugavpils / Progress 31 8 6 17 25 48 15 5 3 7 13 18 16 3 3 10 12 30 -23 30
9 Metta / LU 31 6 7 18 32 57 16 4 4 8 19 28 15 2 3 10 13 29 -25 25

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