This promises to be another interesting encounter at Ventspils 2. pamatskolas Stadionā in the Virsliga. Ventspils is in 8th position and welcome Metta / LU in 7th place. Read all about the match here!
- Ventspils have the the worst goal difference (-6) in Virsliga
- Metta / LU have the most conceded goals (14) in Virsliga
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Ventspils form and stats
When playing at home in the Virsliga, Ventspils, who have the the worst goal difference (-6) in Virsliga, have managed 0 wins, 1 draw and suffered 3 defeats from 4 games. Ventspils has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager V. Frunză and the players. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Ventspils, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
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 281 minutes.
Ventspils's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Liepaja (placed 6th). Ahead of that match, Ventspils lost 0-1 at home to FC Daugavpils / Progress.
The lack of attacking qualities in Ventspils means that they have only scored 1 goal in 4 league home games, less than half a goal per match. Ventspils have conceded 6 from these games.
Metta / LU form and stats
It's not happening yet for Metta / LU on their Virsliga travels, with zero points from their first 3 away games. Maybe today will be different? The Metta / LU manager A. Riherts is a generous human being, having led his team to four draws in a row during the last 27 days. The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on A. Riherts, the Metta manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Valmiera / BSS.
The visiting Metta have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 3 goals from 3 games. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Metta's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 8 goals in 3 travels.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Ventspils won seven games, two matches ended with a draw and Metta / LU has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourVentspils missing players
Metta / LU missing players
| Ventspils | Metta / LU | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 14 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 40% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 86% |
| 20% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 43% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 67% | 43% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 67% | 43% |
| 20% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 86% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 80% | 75% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 14% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3.4 | 3.2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.3 | 3.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.8 | 9.2 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 9 | 7.2 |
| 2.4 | 2.8 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.7 | 3.2 |
| 8% | 9% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 38% | 42% |
- Metta / LU have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Metta / LU have lost all their away matches so far.
- Metta / LU have scored more than double the goals of Ventspils.
- Metta / LU have the most conceded goals (14) in Virsliga
- Metta / LU have the most conceded goals in the first half (7) in Virsliga
- Metta / LU have the the worst goal difference (-5) away in Virsliga
- Metta / LU haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Ventspils have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Ventspils have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Ventspils have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ventspils have the most matches under the total-line (5) in Virsliga
- Ventspils have the the worst goal difference (-6) in Virsliga
- Ventspils have yet to win a game.
- Ventspils haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 / BSS | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 2 | Riga | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 13 |
| 3 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| 4 | Rigas FS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | Spartaks Jurmala | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 6 |
| 6 | Liepaja | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 7 | Metta / LU | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 4 |
| 8 | Ventspils | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 1 |
| 9 | Noah Jurmala | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 |