Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Ural 2 & Riga face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FNL Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the FNL Cup. That game, against Chertanovo, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Riga.
Ural 2 form and stats
1W-1D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the FNL Cup for Ural 2. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Ural 2 has won six games in a row. The Akron match was the last time out without a victory. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Ural 2, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
A nice win for Ural 2 last time playing, versus Rodina Moskva. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1. Before that, Ural 2 drew at home versus Khimki.
Riga form and stats
Last season their FNL Cup adventure ended in the 3rd place final.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 10 wins, 2 draws and only 4 losses in the Virsliga. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the FNL Cup stats, they have 3 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss both home and away. Visiting Riga has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.
Two travels in a row for Riga, whose manager M. Koņevs could celebrate last time after the FNL Cup win against Chertanovo. Before that, Riga secured a home win against SKA Rostov with the score 2-1.
Riga has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 28 goals from 16 games. Riga are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 14 times in 16 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Ural 2 missing players
Riga missing players
| Ural 2 | Riga | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 9 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 46 | 34 | Scored | S | 22 | 45 | ||
| 27 | 14 | Conceded | C | 20 | 26 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 54% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 48% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 77% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 23% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 12% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.4 | ||
| 4.6 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 3.7 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.6 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 253 | 180 | Total Shots | T S | 102 | 245 | ||
| 116 | 91 | Shots on Target | S O | 42 | 109 | ||
| 38% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 40% | ||
| 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 | 32 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 59 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 38 | 66 |
| 2 | Rigas FS | 32 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 55 | 32 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 59 |
| 3 | Ventspils | 32 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 47 | 43 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 4 | 47 |
| 4 | Valmiera / BSS | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 34 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 46 |
| 5 | Spartaks Jurmala | 32 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 49 | 64 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 41 | -15 | 44 |
| 6 | Liepaja | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 41 | 43 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 20 | -2 | 39 |
| 7 | Jelgava | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 37 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 20 | -3 | 38 |
| 8 | FC Daugavpils / Progress | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 50 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 30 | -23 | 31 |
| 9 | Metta / LU | 32 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 35 | 60 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 32 | -25 | 26 |