Only a win will satisfy the home supporters in this clash with Liepāja, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Virsliga table.
It's no vacation for neither Ventspils nor Liepāja 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.
Ventspils form and stats
3 victories, 1 draw and 0 defeats. That’s what Ventspils have to build on here.Ventspils's previous game was a Virsliga match also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Rigas FS. The home side are looking to build on that result. Heartbreak before that as Ventspils lost 0-2 at Riga's place.
The Ventspils fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 7 goals in 4 matches. Ventspils have showed great defending skills in their home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals.
Liepāja form and stats
The visitors are W1-D0-L3 on the road this term. Recent form does not give Liepāja much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Ventspils will be a tough nut to crack. Liepāja seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?Liepāja play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Riga. A 2-3 loss hosting FC Daugavpils / Progress before that.
Goals are few and far between in Liepāja's away games. Only 2 goals from 4 travels. As opposed to that, Liepāja have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 4 Ventspils victories, 5 draws and 1 Liepāja win.Top Goalscorers
  T. Aiyegun 2 goals |  A. Mordatenko 2 goals |   Dodo 2 goals |
Ventspils missing players
Liepāja missing players
| Ventspils | Liepāja | |||||
| Total | Home | Home vs | Statistic | Away vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Played | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Won | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | 7 | 4 | Scored | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Conceded | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 57% |
| 29% | 25% | 50% | Over 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 43% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 57% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 43% |
| 29% | 50% | 50% | Clean Sheets | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 14% | 0% | 50% | Failed To Score | 100% | 75% | 57% |
| 5.9 | 6.2 | 5.5 | Corners For (avg) | 5 | 6.2 | 5.3 |
| 3.9 | 3.8 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | 5.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| 2.6 | 2.8 | 3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31-03-19 | | Ventspils | 2 - 0 | Metta / LU |
| 06-04-19 | | Valmiera / BSS | 1 - 1 | Ventspils |
| 10-04-19 | | Ventspils | 1 - 1 | FC Daugavpils / Progress |
| 14-04-19 | | Riga | 2 - 0 | Ventspils |
| 24-04-19 | | Ventspils | 2 - 0 | Rigas FS |
| 28-04-19 | | Ventspils | 14:10 | Liepāja |
| 04-05-19 | | Spartaks Jūrmala | 13:00 | Ventspils |
| 08-05-19 | | Ventspils | 15:00 | Jelgava |
| 12-05-19 | | Metta / LU | 15:00 | Ventspils |
| 18-05-19 | | Ventspils | 13:00 | Valmiera / BSS |
| 05-04-19 | | Jelgava | 1 - 2 | Liepāja |
| 09-04-19 | | Liepāja | 2 - 1 | Metta / LU |
| 14-04-19 | | Valmiera / BSS | 1 - 0 | Liepāja |
| 19-04-19 | | Liepāja | 2 - 3 | FC Daugavpils / Progress |
| 24-04-19 | | Riga | 1 - 0 | Liepāja |
| 28-04-19 | | Ventspils | 14:10 | Liepāja |
| 04-05-19 | | Liepāja | 15:00 | Rigas FS |
| 12-05-19 | | Spartaks Jūrmala | 11:00 | Liepāja |
| 17-05-19 | | Liepāja | 16:00 | Jelgava |
| 21-05-19 | | Metta / LU | 15:30 | Liepāja |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Rīgas FS | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 21 |
| 2 | Riga | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 3 | Ventspils | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | Valmiera / BSS | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 5 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 6 | Jelgava | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 7 | Metta / LU | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 6 |
| 8 | Liepāja | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 6 |
| 9 | Spartaks Jūrmala | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 6 |
