Valmiera are positioned 3rd, while Metta / LU are loitering 6 points behind in the league table. Can they crop the gap?
- Valmiera have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Metta / LU have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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.
Valmiera form and stats
6 victories, 4 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Valmiera have to build on here at J. Daliņa stadions in the Virsliga.
Valmiera's previous fixture was a Europa Conference League game also played at home, finishing 7-0 versus Tre Penne. The home team hope to to build on that result.
In the game before, a nice away victory at Tre Penne. A Europa Conference League match. The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Valmiera home games with this odds we find 9 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. Looking at the victories, 3 matches were won by at least two goals.
Low-scoring affair? Looking at this club's last 12 league matches, 9 have produced two goals or less.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Partizani Tirana are coming to town in three days.
The Valmiera fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 12 league matches. Valmiera are not conceding a lot of goals here at J. Daliņa stadions in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 12 matches.
Metta / LU form and stats
As the visiting team in Virsliga matches, Metta / LU have produced an overall stat of 4-4-4 so far.
Metta / LU might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. FS Jelgava proved too strong as Metta slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Hanzas vidusskolas laukums. That defeat was their first after four consecutive league games winning points.
A draw for Metta / LU before that, at their own venue hosting Liepaja (1-1).You'll want to know how Metta / LU managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found 4 similar matches resulting in 0 away wins, 1 draw and 3 home wins.
Metta has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 19 goals from 12 games. In the opposite end, Metta / LU have conceded 20 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Valmiera have avoided defeat in the last 15 games (9-6-0) versus Metta / LU.Valmiera - Metta / LU 1-1 was the end result in these participants' last head to head fixture, earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Vapne 5 goals |  M. Correa 5 goals |   D. Gueye 4 goals |
Valmiera missing players
Metta / LU missing players
| Valmiera | Metta / LU | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 12 | 24 |
| 9 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 29 | 20 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 19 | 30 |
| 22 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 20 | 39 |
| 87% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 61% | 58% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 79% |
| 35% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 17% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 42% | 38% |
| 9% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 25% |
| 35% | 42% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 83% | 58% |
| 39% | 42% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 39% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 8% | 38% |
| 6.1 | 6.2 | 7.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
| 5 | 5.2 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6 | 5.1 |
| 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 11.4 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 10.8 | 9.5 |
| 3.2 | 3.6 | 1.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| 39% | 47% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 49% | 38% |
| 6.8 | 5.9 | 3.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 24 | 11.8 | 10.7 |
| 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 9 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
- 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 haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Valmiera have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
| 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 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 62 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 51 | 61 |
| 2 | Rigas FS | 24 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 65 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 8 | 54 | 58 |
| 3 | Valmiera | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 34 |
| 4 | Liepaja | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 16 | -1 | 33 |
| 5 | Auda | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 9 | -4 | 32 |
| 6 | Metta / LU | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 20 | -9 | 28 |
| 7 | FS Jelgava | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 43 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -13 | 26 |
| 8 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 16 | -4 | 25 |
| 9 | Tukums | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 63 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 38 | -31 | 23 |
| 10 | Super Nova | 23 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 20 | 70 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 40 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 30 | -50 | 8 |
