There's seemingly a notable gulf in performance between these sides based on the matches played so far, with Valmiera ahead of Tukums by 8 points.
- Valmiera have the most points from losing position (9) in Virsliga
- Tukums have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's no vacation for neither Valmiera nor Tukums 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
Valmiera have collected 19 points from their Virsliga home games so far after 5-4-1.
The Valmiera manager Kalns and his pawns return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Auda (placed 4th).
In the match before that, Valmiera hosted Liepaja and drew the game 1-1.Trench warfare? Looking at this team's last 10 league games, 8 have had two goals or less.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Valmiera as they are travelling to their away game against Olimpija in the Champions League. That match is four days after this one.
The Valmiera fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 10 matches. From these home matches, Valmiera have conceded only 8 goals.
Tukums form and stats
Tukums have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Virsliga, after 3-2-6 (11 played).
Tukums's last game was the home draw against Metta / LU (1-1).
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Super Nova at their stadium, the result 5-2.Take note! Both teams have scored goal(s) in 10 of this club's last 13 league games.
Tukums has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 21 goals from 11 games. The Tukums manager Mihadjuks has some worries about the defense as 25 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Valmiera have not lost in the last 13 matches (10-3-0) against Tukums.Oddly enough, Tukums have scored at least one goal in every league match they've played since NOT scoring against today's hosts; the Tukums - Valmiera 0-0 game nine game weeks ago. The referee brandished his red card when these clubs last faced each other, and the criminal was Kayramani (Valmiera).
Top Goalscorers
  R. Ķiršs 7 goals | A. Krancmanis 5 goals |  D. Gueye 4 goals |
Valmiera missing players
Tukums missing players
| Valmiera | Tukums | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 21 |
| 8 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 23 | 14 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 21 | 32 |
| 21 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 25 | 44 |
| 86% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 62% | 60% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 82% | 81% |
| 33% | 20% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 73% | 62% |
| 14% | 20% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 64% | 48% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 45% | 33% |
| 38% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 64% | 57% |
| 38% | 40% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 24% |
| 38% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 18% | 24% |
| 5.8 | 5.6 | 2.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
| 5.1 | 5.4 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 6.2 | 5.4 |
| 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 9.5 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 8.5 | 8.3 |
| 2.9 | 2.9 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
| 38% | 48% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 47% | 43% |
| 6.9 | 5.8 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 19.5 | 12.5 | 10.1 |
| 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 9.5 | 5.5 | 4.2 |
- Tukums have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Tukums haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Valmiera have the most points from losing position (9) 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 | Riga | 20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 39 | 49 |
| 2 | Rigas FS | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 51 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 43 | 48 |
| 3 | Valmiera | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 31 |
| 4 | Auda | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 31 |
| 5 | Liepaja | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 30 |
| 6 | Metta / LU | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 19 | -10 | 23 |
| 7 | Tukums | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 25 | -12 | 23 |
| 8 | FS Jelgava | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -14 | 19 |
| 9 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 18 |
| 10 | Super Nova | 20 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 63 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 26 | -46 | 7 |
