It's still early in the Virsliga season, but we are learning more and more about the teams. Here is the Ventspils - Liepāja preview!
- Ventspils have the fewest scored goals (1) in Virsliga
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
This pitch has artifical turf, which is not Liepāja's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on artifical turf Liepāja have performed like this: Played 19 matches resulting in 9 wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats with the goal stats 28-22 (scored/conceded).
Ventspils form and stats
Ventspils have played three Virsliga home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 1 point from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
D. Litvinskis was the last player to score a league goal for Ventspils and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Ventspils haven't scored in 191 minutes.
Prior to that, an away loss at Valmiera / BSS.
Ventspils have scored 1 goal here in 3 league matches, a depressing statistic. Ventspils have conceded 5 from these games.
Liepāja form and stats
The visitors' first away game in the Virsliga ended in defeat. Last season Liepāja had these away match statistics: Played 13; won 6, drew 2 and lost 5. It's a growing despair in Liepāja as they have recorded three consecutive losses.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Virsliga home defeat versus Valmiera / BSS with 1-2 on the scoreboard. Prior to that match, the Liepāja manager D. Molosh faced defeat when travelling to Rīgas FS and losing 0-4.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Liepāja has managed 0 goals and let in 4 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Ventspils won four games, two matches ended with a draw and Liepāja has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / sevenVentspils missing players
Liepāja missing players
| Ventspils | Liepāja | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 25% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 75% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 25% | 33% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 75% | 67% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 100% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.5 | 3.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 10 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| 2.5 | 3 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 2.8 |
| 10% | 11% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 45% |
- Ventspils have the fewest matches over the total-line (0) in Virsliga
- Ventspils have the fewest scored goals (1) in Virsliga
- Ventspils have the fewest scored goals in the second half (1) in Virsliga
- Ventspils have the the worst goal difference (-4) at home in Virsliga
| Ventspils | Last season | Liepāja | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 26 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 27 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 37 | 22 | Scored | S | 31 | 57 | ||
| 25 | 11 | Conceded | C | 15 | 34 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 73% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | ||
| 42% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 63% | ||
| 23% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 41% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 26% | ||
| 42% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 52% | ||
| 35% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 33% | ||
| 35% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 15% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.5 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 11.6 | 13.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.6 | 10.7 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 5 | ||
| 33% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 38% | ||
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 2 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Valmiera / BSS | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Rīgas FS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Liepāja | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 3 |
| 6 | Spartaks Jurmala | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 3 |
| 7 | Metta / LU | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 1 |
| 8 | Ventspils | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 1 |
| Last season | 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 | 27 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 60 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 42 | 70 |
| 2 | Rīgas FS | 27 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 66 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 45 | 66 |
| 3 | Valmiera / BSS | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 47 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 47 |
| 4 | Liepāja | 27 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 57 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 15 | 23 | 42 |
| 5 | Ventspils | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 37 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 42 |
| 6 | Spartaks Jurmala | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 53 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 40 |
| 7 | Jelgava | 27 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 64 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 36 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 28 | -45 | 22 |
| 8 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 27 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 30 | 48 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 25 | -18 | 20 |
| 9 | Metta / LU | 27 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 55 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 33 | -33 | 16 |
| 10 | Tukums | 27 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 70 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 35 | -49 | 14 |