Valmiera / BSS and Riga supporters have their finest supporter outfits for this first game week of a new Virsliga season. Game on!
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Valmiera / BSS form and stats
Valmiera / BSS have prepared for this season with six friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these six matches are 0 victories, 1 draws and 5 losses. In these games, Valmiera / BSS have scored 4 goals and conceded 17 times.
Last season, Valmiera / BSS's league statistics were 12 wins, 10 draws and 10 losses, resulting in a 4th position in the Virsliga. Over these 32 matches they scored 37 goals and conceded 34. Playing at home last season Valmiera / BSS managed 7-4-5 (win-draw-lost) with 21 goals and 17 conceded.
Riga form and stats
Just as the home team, Riga have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 0 Riga wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
Last season was a triumph for Riga in the national league as they took home the Virsliga trophy. The championship was secured after 20 wins, 6 draws and only 6 defeats. As this is an away game, it's natural to look at the stats for away matches last season: Won 10, drew 2 and lost 4.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last eight meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Valmiera / BSS, one draw and five wins for Riga. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
T. Arokodare 7 goals |
Valmiera / BSS missing players
Riga missing players
| Valmiera / BSS | Riga | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Valmiera / BSS | Last season | Riga | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 32 | 16 | Played | P | 16 | 32 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 10 | 20 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 37 | 21 | Scored | S | 28 | 59 | ||
| 34 | 17 | Conceded | C | 14 | 21 | ||
| 88% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 91% | ||
| 59% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 62% | ||
| 38% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 47% | ||
| 25% | 19% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 28% | ||
| 9% | 6% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 6% | 12% | ||
| 38% | 44% | BTTS | BTTS | 44% | 38% | ||
| 38% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 44% | 50% | ||
| 38% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 19% | 22% | ||
| 4.6 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.6 | 5.4 | ||
| 5.8 | 6.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 3.5 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 4 | ||
| 289 | 160 | Total Shots | T S | 153 | 331 | ||
| 122 | 70 | Shots on Target | S O | 64 | 150 | ||
| 29% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 37% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Jelgava | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Liepaja | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Metta / LU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Riga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Rigas FS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Spartaks Jurmala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Tukums | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Valmiera / BSS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Ventspils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 32 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 59 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 38 | 66 |
| 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 | 32 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 47 | 43 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 4 | 47 |
| 4 | Valmiera / BSS | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 46 |
| 5 | Spartaks Jurmala | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 49 | 64 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 41 | -15 | 44 |
| 6 | Liepaja | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 41 | 43 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 20 | -2 | 39 |
| 7 | Jelgava | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 37 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 20 | -3 | 38 |
| 8 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 50 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 30 | -23 | 31 |
| 9 | Metta / LU | 32 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 35 | 60 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 32 | -25 | 26 |