Ventspils will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 5 points behind Valmiera / BSS.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Ventspils form and stats
Ventspils have performed here at Olimpiskā centra Ventspils Stadionā this season with 6 wins from 10 Virsliga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 1.
Ventspils's last game was hosting Tukums (placed 10th) and winning 2-0.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Ventspils handle that role? We have found three games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are one win, two draws and zero defeats.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (20 in 10 games), Ventspils's attacking play is working. Ventspils are not conceding a lot of goals here at Olimpiskā centra Ventspils Stadionā in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 10 matches.
Valmiera / BSS form and stats
5 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Valmiera / BSS playing as the away team in the Virsliga this season.
Valmiera / BSS played 2-2 against Rigas FS in their previous match.
We have checked recent matches where Valmiera have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those four games were three victories, zero draws and one defeat.
Valmiera / BSS are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 17 times in 10 away games so far. As for defending, Valmiera rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 17 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Valmiera / BSS - Ventspils 3-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Ventspils four wins, four draws and Valmiera / BSS two victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Kozlov 7 goals | K. Svarups 7 goals |
Ventspils missing players
Valmiera / BSS missing players
| Ventspils | Valmiera / BSS | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 28 | 20 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 17 | 33 |
| 21 | 8 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 17 | 27 |
| 90% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 80% | 80% |
| 45% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | 55% |
| 25% | 30% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 40% |
| 10% | 20% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 30% | 15% |
| 45% | 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 45% |
| 30% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 20% | 35% |
| 35% | 20% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 20% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 3 | 2.4 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 238 | 142 | 24 | Total Shots | T S | 23 | 108 | 206 |
| 81 | 53 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 46 | 89 |
| 35% | 38% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 37% | 37% |
- Valmiera / BSS has the most points from losing position (13) in Virsliga
- Valmiera / BSS have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Valmiera / BSS haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Ventspils has the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in Virsliga
- Ventspils has the most matches under the total-line (12) in Virsliga
- Ventspils have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ventspils have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
| 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 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 34 | 54 |
| 2 | Rigas FS | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 53 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 35 | 48 |
| 3 | Valmiera / BSS | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 35 |
| 4 | Ventspils | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 30 |
| 5 | Liepaja | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 29 |
| 6 | Spartaks Jurmala | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 28 |
| 7 | Jelgava | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 40 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 20 | -24 | 18 |
| 8 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 18 | -10 | 16 |
| 9 | Metta / LU | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 23 | -20 | 16 |
| 10 | Tukums | 20 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 52 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 23 | -40 | 5 |