With their 22 point advantage in the league table, Ventspils fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Metta / LU.
Ventspils form and stats
6-4-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Virsliga numbers at home for Ventspils so far this season.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Kostyantyn Makhnovskiy not having conceded a league goal in 186 minutes.
The fans are hoping that Ventspils will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Latvian Cup game against Liepaja (after extra-time) (placed 6th). 0-0 away at FC Daugavpils / Progress before that.
Ventspils are traveling soon after this match as the Virsliga match at Riga awaits in three days.
Ventspils have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Olimpiskā centra Ventspils Stadionā with 21 goals in 12 league matches. Ventspils have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Metta / LU form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Metta / LU, who have the fewest points (5) away in Virsliga, so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-10 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Metta have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Tukums game. Metta are desperate to end a eleven-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Tukums fixture.
Metta might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Rigas FS proved too strong as Metta / LU slumped to a 0-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Hanzas vidusskolas laukums. Prior to that match, the Metta manager A. Riherts faced defeat when travelling to Riga and losing 1-5.
A new game in only three days for Metta / LU, the Virsliga home match versus Valmiera / BSS. Busy days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Metta as they have only managed to score 10 times from 13 away games in the league. For Metta, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Metta / LU - Ventspils 1-2 earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Ventspils won six games, three matches ended with a draw and Metta / LU has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeTop Goalscorers
  E. Kozlov 12 goals | K. Svarups 8 goals |  K. Masangane 8 goals |
Ventspils missing players
Metta / LU missing players
| Ventspils | Metta / LU | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 25 |
| 10 | 6 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 10 | 17 |
| 36 | 21 | 12 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 21 |
| 25 | 11 | 0 | Conceded | C | 8 | 32 | 52 |
| 88% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 76% | 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 77% | 76% |
| 44% | 42% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 62% | 60% |
| 24% | 25% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 46% | 32% |
| 12% | 17% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 23% | 16% |
| 44% | 42% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 46% | 48% |
| 32% | 42% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 36% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 54% | 44% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.3 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 281 | 157 | 74 | Total Shots | T S | 15 | 87 | 183 |
| 105 | 58 | 31 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 38 | 85 |
| 34% | 36% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 26% | 25% |
- Metta / LU has the fewest points (5) away in Virsliga
- Metta / LU has the most conceded goals (32) away in Virsliga
- Metta / LU has the most conceded goals in the second half (40) in Virsliga
- Metta / LU has the the worst goal difference (-22) away in Virsliga
- Metta / LU have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Metta / LU have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Metta / LU is in the worst form (0-0-6)
- Ventspils has the fewest matches over the total-line (10) in Virsliga
- Ventspils has the most matches under the total-line (15) in Virsliga
- Ventspils have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Metta / LU 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 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 6 | 45 | 69 |
| 2 | Rigas FS | 24 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 61 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 41 | 60 |
| 3 | Valmiera / BSS | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 39 |
| 4 | Ventspils | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 38 |
| 5 | Spartaks Jurmala | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 34 |
| 6 | Liepaja | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 43 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 32 |
| 7 | Jelgava | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 48 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 21 | -31 | 21 |
| 8 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 29 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 22 | -13 | 20 |
| 9 | Metta / LU | 25 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 52 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 32 | -31 | 16 |
| 10 | Tukums | 25 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 63 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 30 | -42 | 14 |