With their 3 point advantage in the league table, Ventspils fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Jelgava.
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.
Ventspils form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Olimpiskā centra Ventspils Stadionā as Ventspils have scored 11 goals to get 12 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the Virsliga are 3-3-0 (wins-draws-losses).
Ventspils manager V. Frunză and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Liepāja (placed 9th) in the Virsliga. In the match before that, Ventspils hosted Spartaks Jurmala and drew the game 1-1.
The hometeam coach V. Frunză made a successful contribution in the game against Liepāja, bringing on K. Kokins who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw.
Ventspils have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Olimpiskā centra Ventspils Stadionā with 11 goals in 6 league matches. Ventspils's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 6 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Jelgava form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Jelgava so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-4 (win-draw-lose).
Jelgava aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 192 league minutes without a goal. A. Krusatins was the last player to find the net.
Jelgava's previous game was their home loss versus Rīgas FS (0-4). A 0-3 defeat away at Riga before that.
Jelgava lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.
Goals are few and far between in Jelgava's away league games. Only 3 goals from 6 travels. Jelgava struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 10 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Ventspils and Jelgava have met before this season: Jelgava - Ventspils 1-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Ventspils won five games, three matches ended with a draw and Jelgava has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenTop Goalscorers
  Y. Zakharkiv 6 goals |  E. Kozlov 5 goals | K. Svarups 3 goals |
Ventspils missing players
Jelgava missing players
| Ventspils | Jelgava | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 16 | 11 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 17 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 10 | 27 |
| 86% | 83% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 83% | 93% |
| 64% | 83% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 64% |
| 50% | 67% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 64% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 17% | 29% |
| 7% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 17% | 14% |
| 50% | 67% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 43% |
| 21% | 33% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 17% | 21% |
| 43% | 17% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 67% | 43% |
| 6.9 | 6.2 | 7.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4 | 4.4 |
| 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.8 | 5.4 |
| 2.5 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 154 | 81 | 44 | Total Shots | T S | 19 | 54 | 119 |
| 54 | 31 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 23 | 56 |
| 30% | 35% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 13% | 20% |
- Jelgava has the fewest scored goals (3) away
- Jelgava has the most conceded goals in the first half (15)
- Jelgava have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Ventspils has the fewest matches over the total-line (6)
- Ventspils has the most matches under the total-line (8)
- Ventspils have not yet lost a game at home.
- Ventspils have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ventspils have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Jelgava have scored away.
| 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 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 26 | 39 |
| 2 | Rīgas FS | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 25 | 34 |
| 3 | Valmiera / BSS | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 24 |
| 4 | Spartaks Jurmala | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 19 |
| 5 | Ventspils | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 17 |
| 6 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 15 |
| 7 | Metta / LU | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 15 |
| 8 | Jelgava | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -16 | 14 |
| 9 | Liepāja | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -5 | 12 |
| 10 | Tukums | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -25 | 4 |