Rīgas FS vs Valmiera / BSS: Match guide and preview
Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Rīgas FS - Valmiera / BSS!
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It's no vacation for neither Rīgas nor Valmiera / BSS 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.
Rīgas FS form and stats
Rīgas FS, who have the most scored goals (25) in Virsliga, have collected 9 points from their Virsliga home games so far after 3-0-1.
No payout for Rīgas in their previous match, an away game at Ventspils that ended in defeat 2-3. A strong away win before that one, visiting Tukums and winning 3-0.
The Rīgas FS fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 7 goals in 4 league matches. Rīgas are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadions Arkādija grass in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 4 matches.
Valmiera / BSS form and stats
The visitors are W2-D2-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Virsliga.
Valmiera failed to get anything from their last game, a Virsliga home match vs Riga (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 0-1. Before that, Valmiera travelled to Metta / LU and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.
The visiting Valmiera have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 7 goals from 5 games. Valmiera have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Valmiera / BSS - Rīgas FS 0-4. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Rīgas won nine games, zero matches ended with a draw and Valmiera / BSS has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeTop Goalscorers
  E. Santana Deocleciano 7 goals |   T. Arokodare 5 goals | A. Herve Kouadio 4 goals |
Rīgas FS missing players
Valmiera / BSS missing players
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| 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 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 27 |
| 2 | Rīgas FS | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 24 |
| 3 | Valmiera / BSS | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| 4 | Spartaks Jurmala | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| 5 | Ventspils | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | Liepāja | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 9 |
| 8 | Jelgava | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -10 | 9 |
| 9 | Metta / LU | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 8 |
| 10 | Tukums | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -21 | 2 |
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| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Riga | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 27 |
| 2 | Rīgas FS | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 24 |
| 3 | Valmiera / BSS | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| 4 | Spartaks Jurmala | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| 5 | Ventspils | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | Liepāja | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 9 |
| 8 | Jelgava | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -10 | 9 |
| 9 | Metta / LU | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 8 |
| 10 | Tukums | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -21 | 2 |
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | 7 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 70% | 50% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 80% |
| 70% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 60% | 60% |
| 50% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 40% |
| 40% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 60% | 40% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 20% | 30% |
| 4.5 | 4.8 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.8 | 5.5 |
| 4.5 | 4.8 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 5.4 | 5 |
| 2.3 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 | 45 | 15 | Total Shots | T S | 8 | 52 | 97 |
| 54 | 23 | 5 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 27 | 50 |
| 46% | 30% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 26% | 28% |