A highly important match in Virsliga as both teams are challenging for the top spots. With Valmiera / BSS in 2nd place and Riga at 3rd, this has all the looks of a thriling fight. Read on to find out more!
- Valmiera / BSS is in the best form (5-1-0)
- Riga have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
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.
Valmiera / BSS form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Vidzemes Olimpiskais centrs as Valmiera / BSS have scored 22 goals to get 29 points from 12 games. The overall stats in the Virsliga are 9-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
A strong away win for Valmiera against Spartaks Jurmala the last match, as R. Krollis, D. Gueye and I. Sow were on target.
Before that, Valmiera had a home game versus Liepaja which ended with a victory 1-0.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Virsliga game versus Metta / LU in only four days. This game is also played here at Vidzemes Olimpiskais centrs.
The Valmiera fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 22 goals in 12 league matches. Valmiera / BSS have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 6 goals.
Riga form and stats
As the visiting team in Virsliga matches, Riga have produced an overall stat of 5-3-4 so far.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Riga, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-3 versus FC Daugavpils / Progress (placed 6th).
A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Metta / LU.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Virsliga trip to Rigas FS.
Riga has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 21 goals from 12 games. As opposed to that, Riga have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The latest logged meeting featuring both these contenders is the Riga - Valmiera 1-0 played previously this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Valmiera victories, one draw and six Riga wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, nine matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  I. Sow 13 goals |  R. Krollis 10 goals | D. Gueye 9 goals |
Valmiera / BSS missing players
Riga missing players
| Valmiera / BSS | Riga | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 12 | 25 |
| 17 | 9 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 49 | 22 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 21 | 53 |
| 18 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 25 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 79% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 80% |
| 58% | 42% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 56% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 25% | 28% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 20% |
| 50% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 52% |
| 38% | 58% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 32% |
| 12% | 8% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 16% |
| 5.8 | 6.7 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| 5.3 | 4.5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3 | 3.6 |
| 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.2 | 11.6 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 9.1 | 10.3 |
| 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 3.5 | 4.5 |
| 37% | 33% | 11% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 43% | 49% |
- Riga have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Riga haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Valmiera / BSS have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Valmiera / BSS have the most clean sheets (6) at home in Virsliga
- Valmiera / BSS haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Valmiera / BSS is in the best form (5-1-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Rigas FS | 25 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 60 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 38 | 59 |
| 2 | Valmiera / BSS | 25 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 52 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 12 | 34 | 57 |
| 3 | Riga | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 53 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 28 | 47 |
| 4 | Liepaja | 25 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 43 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 42 |
| 5 | Spartaks Jurmala | 27 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 40 | 40 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 0 | 35 |
| 6 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 45 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 29 | -9 | 32 |
| 7 | Metta / LU | 27 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 33 | 54 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 27 | -21 | 20 |
| 8 | Noah Jurmala | 27 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 96 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 51 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 42 | -88 | 3 |
| 9 | Ventspils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |