The Virsliga standings tell a tale about these teams to this date, with Valmiera ahead of Spartaks Jūrmala by 39 points. Here's our preview:
- Valmiera have the most scored goals (47) in Virsliga
- Spartaks Jūrmala have the the worst goal difference (-14) away in Virsliga
It's no vacation for neither Valmiera nor Spartaks Jūrmala as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Valmiera form and stats
8-1-0 is the performance here at Vidzemes Olimpiskais centrs so far in the Virsliga, giving Valmiera a total of 25 from their 9 games here. Outstanding results! days ago.
Valmiera are confident in defense, having played 351 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Happy days for Valmiera in their previous game, a fixture away at Riga (placed 3rd) that ended with a 2-0 victory.
Before that, Valmiera had a home game versus Rīgas FS which ended with a victory 4-0.Some stats: A review of the 11 most recent league games highlights that 10 of them had goals from both sides.
Valmiera can score goals in their home matches. After 9 league matches they have found the net 22 times. Defensively Valmiera have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (2 in 9 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Spartaks Jūrmala form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Spartaks Jūrmala so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-6 (win-draw-lose).
Spartaks Jūrmala's previous game was their home loss versus Rīgas FS (0-2).
Before that, Spartaks secured a home win against Metta / LU with the score 4-2.There's been a serious shortage of goals from Spartaks Jūrmala's away games in the league this season with only 4 goals from 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. For Spartaks Jūrmala, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Valmiera and Spartaks Jūrmala have faced off before this season: Spartaks Jūrmala - Valmiera 0-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: seven - one - two (Valmiera wins - draws - Spartaks Jūrmala wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Krollis 12 goals |  C. Mena Márquez 8 goals | D. Yokota 7 goals |
Valmiera missing players
Spartaks Jūrmala missing players
| Valmiera | Spartaks Jūrmala | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 47 | 22 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 18 | 38 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 89% |
| 84% | 78% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 89% |
| 63% | 56% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 32% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 37% | 22% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 12% | 28% |
| 63% | 78% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 75% | 61% |
| 8.5 | 7 | 12 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.5 | 3 | 3.3 |
| 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 9 | 5.1 | 6.1 |
| 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15.9 | 15.3 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.5 | 6.2 | 7.9 |
| 7.5 | 7.8 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
| 33% | 31% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 16% | 21% |
| 8.5 | 8.1 | 5.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 13.6 | 13.3 |
| 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 6.8 | 6.3 |
- Spartaks Jūrmala have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Spartaks Jūrmala have the the worst goal difference (-14) away in Virsliga
- Valmiera have created more than twice as many corners as Spartaks Jūrmala.
- Valmiera have not yet lost a game at home.
- Valmiera have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Valmiera have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Valmiera have scored more than double the goals of Spartaks Jūrmala.
- Valmiera have the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in Virsliga
- Valmiera have the fewest conceded goals (8) in Virsliga
- Valmiera have the fewest matches under the total-line (2) in Virsliga
- Valmiera have the most clean sheets (12) in Virsliga
- Valmiera have the most matches over the total-line (8) in Virsliga
- Valmiera have the most points (25) at home in Virsliga
- Valmiera have the most scored goals (22) at home in Virsliga
- Valmiera have the most scored goals (47) in Virsliga
- Valmiera have the the best goal difference (+20) at home in Virsliga
- Valmiera have the the best goal difference (+39) in Virsliga
- Valmiera have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Valmiera have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Valmiera haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Valmiera is in the best form (6-0-0) in Virsliga
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Valmiera | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 39 | 50 |
| 2 | Rīgas FS | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 27 | 42 |
| 3 | Riga | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 32 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 40 |
| 4 | Liepaja | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 20 | 39 |
| 5 | Auda | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 27 |
| 6 | FC Daugavpils | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -12 | 24 |
| 7 | Tukums | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -24 | 14 |
| 8 | Metta / LU | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | -22 | 13 |
| 9 | Spartaks Jūrmala | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 18 | -24 | 11 |
| 10 | Super Nova | 19 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 17 | -30 | 5 |
