Latvia - VirsligaStadions Arkādija grassData current as of September 04, 2026

Rīgas FS vs Liepāja: match statistics

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Rīgas FS vs Liepāja: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Rīgas FS plays Liepāja in Virsliga (Latvia). The game is scheduled for September 7, 2026. Venue: Stadions Arkādija grass.

Recent form

Rīgas FS has 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses over its last five games, averaging 2.60 points per game. Liepāja has 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses, with 1.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Rīgas FS scores 2.52 goals per game and allows 0.74. Liepāja scores 1.39 and allows 1.46. Games in this league average 3.00 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 44% of Rīgas FS's games and 57% of Liepāja's. The Over 2.5 rates are 59% and 61%, compared with league averages of 55% for BTTS and 56% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Rīgas FS has the higher season xG average, 1.98 to 1.55 per game. Rīgas FS takes 16.3 shots per game, while Liepāja takes 13.2.

First-half and second-half trends

Rīgas FS leads at halftime in 59% of its games and scores 1.37 goals per game after halftime. Liepāja leads at halftime in 39% and scores 0.71 after halftime.

When the teams score

Rīgas FS's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (14 goals). For Liepāja, it is minutes 46-60 (9 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Virsliga games average 3.00 goals. Both teams score in 55% of games, and 56% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 7 previous meetings were available. The record was 5 home wins, 1 draw and 1 away win. Those games averaged 3.29 goals, with both teams scoring in 57% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(1.28)
(5.10)
(8.00)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Rīgas FSLiepāja
2.52Goals scored / game1.39
Rīgas FSLiepāja
0.74Goals allowed / game1.46
Rīgas FSLiepāja
61%Average possession50%
Rīgas FSLiepāja
6.22Shots on target / game4.54
Rīgas FSLiepāja

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

16.3Shots per game13.18
Rīgas FSLiepāja
6.22Shots on target4.54
Rīgas FSLiepāja
15.5%Shot conversion10.6%
Rīgas FSLiepāja
61%Possession50%
Rīgas FSLiepāja
1.98xG for1.55
Rīgas FSLiepāja
0.92xG against1.5
Rīgas FSLiepāja

Shooting quality

Rīgas FS: DominantLiepāja: Balanced
Rīgas FSLiepāja
Accuracy (shots on target)38%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.410.31

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Rīgas FS is 44% better for: last-5 form.

2.6 pts / game - Rīgas FS · 1.8 pts / game - Liepāja

Rīgas FS
WWWDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
81% W11% R7% P
Season (W-D-L)
22-3-2
2.56 pts / game · goal difference +48
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
9-3-1
Last 5 at home
3-2-0
WWDWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.8Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 2.13Opponent xG: 1.13BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Liepāja
LWWLW
Season result split
43% W14% R43% P
Season (W-D-L)
12-4-12
1.43 pts / game · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
4-2-9
Last 5 away
2-0-3
LWLWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.60Opponent xG: 1.57BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Rīgas FS is 81% better for: goals scored per game.

2.52 goals / game - Rīgas FS · 1.39 goals / game - Liepāja

Rīgas FS is 97% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.74 goals / game - Rīgas FS · 1.46 goals / game - Liepāja

Rīgas FS scoring profile: very strong

Rīgas FS scores in 96% of games (26 of 27 meczów), while Liepāja keeps a clean sheet in 14% (4 of 28 meczów).

Liepāja scoring profile: mixed

Liepāja scores in 71% of games (20 of 28 meczów), while Rīgas FS keeps a clean sheet in 52% (14 of 27 meczów).

68Goals scored (season)39
Rīgas FSLiepāja
20Goals conceded (season)41
Rīgas FSLiepāja
3.26Average goals per game2.86
Rīgas FSLiepāja
14Goals scored (last 5)9
Rīgas FSLiepāja
4Goals conceded (last 5)7
Rīgas FSLiepāja

How often they score at least...

96%1 goal71%
Rīgas FSLiepāja
67%2 goals43%
Rīgas FSLiepāja
48%3 goals18%
Rīgas FSLiepāja
22%4 goals7%
Rīgas FSLiepāja

How often they concede at least...

48%1 goal86%
Rīgas FSLiepāja
15%2 goals36%
Rīgas FSLiepāja
11%3 goals14%
Rīgas FSLiepāja
0%4 goals7%
Rīgas FSLiepāja

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

55%
League average

Goal patterns

15%BTTS at half-time11%
Rīgas FSLiepāja
4%BTTS in both halves4%
Rīgas FSLiepāja
52%Scored in both halves25%
Rīgas FSLiepāja

BTTS and goal count

41%Min. 3 goals and BTTS46%
Rīgas FSLiepāja
19%Min. 3 goals without BTTS14%
Rīgas FSLiepāja
40%BTTS - last 580%
Rīgas FSLiepāja

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

81%Min. 1 goal before half-time86%
Rīgas FSLiepāja
41%Min. 2 goals before half-time36%
Rīgas FSLiepāja
19%Min. 3 goals before half-time18%
Rīgas FSLiepāja

2nd half

78%Min. 1 goal after half-time86%
Rīgas FSLiepāja
63%Min. 2 goals after half-time43%
Rīgas FSLiepāja
26%Min. 3 goals after half-time14%
Rīgas FSLiepāja

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Rīgas FS is 50% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

2.04 pts / game - Rīgas FS · 1.36 pts / game - Liepāja

Rīgas FS - half-time state
59% leading26% draw15% trailing
Liepāja - half-time state
39% leading18% draw43% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

2.04Points per game (1st half)1.36
Rīgas FSLiepāja
1.15Goals scored (1st half)0.68
Rīgas FSLiepāja
0.37Goals conceded (1st half)0.71
Rīgas FSLiepāja
1.52Average goals (1st half)1.39
Rīgas FSLiepāja
74%Clean sheet before half-time46%
Rīgas FSLiepāja
30%No goal before half-time57%
Rīgas FSLiepāja

After half-time (2nd half)

2.15Points per game (2nd half)1.29
Rīgas FSLiepāja
1.37Goals scored (2nd half)0.71
Rīgas FSLiepāja
0.37Goals conceded (2nd half)0.75
Rīgas FSLiepāja
1.74Average goals (2nd half)1.46
Rīgas FSLiepāja
70%Clean sheet after half-time36%
Rīgas FSLiepāja
22%No goal after half-time46%
Rīgas FSLiepāja

Rīgas FS - second-half results

59% W37% R4% P
55
Half-time points
31
Half-time goals
+21
Goal difference (1st half)
58
Second-half points
+27
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.04
PPG before half-time
Lead holding137%

Leads at halftime in 59% of games and wins 81%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Liepāja - second-half results

32% W32% R36% P
38
Half-time points
19
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
36
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.36
PPG before half-time
Lead holding110%

Leads at halftime in 39% of games and wins 43%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Rīgas FS - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.402.20
Goals scored / game1.41.4
Goals allowed / game0.20.6
Average goals per game1.62.0
1 goal100%60%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference+6+4
Half-time: 80% leading - 0% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 7
Liepāja - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.601.40
Goals scored / game0.81.0
Goals allowed / game0.60.8
Average goals per game1.41.8
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+1+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Rīgas FS
ScoredConceded
8
2
0-15
12
3
16-30
11
5
31-45
11
3
46-60
12
3
61-75
14
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (14 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +10 - wins late phases.

Liepāja
ScoredConceded
7
8
0-15
4
6
16-30
8
6
31-45
9
6
46-60
2
4
61-75
9
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (9 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.05
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
2.0 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
102%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
51%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+8%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
68%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
1%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 100 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Rīgas FS

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.06
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.72
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.54
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.18
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
149%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
56%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.04
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

Liepāja

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.05
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.12
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.16
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
106%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
86%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.37
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Virsliga).

Teams vs league

Rīgas FSLigaLiepāja
Average goals per game 3.263.00 2.86
Both teams scored 44%55% 57%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 59%56% 61%
Clean sheets 52%24% 14%
Goal before half-time 81%76% 86%
Goal after half-time 78%82% 86%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.00
Average goals per game
55%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
24%
Clean sheets
1.69
Home goals / game
1.31
Away goals / game
+29%
Home attack advantage
+22%
Home defensive advantage
+7%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
48%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
7%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Rīgas FS's perspective: 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss against Liepāja. Games average 3.29 goals, and both teams scored in 57% of them.

Liepāja
0 : 2
Rīgas FS
Rīgas FS
5 : 0
Liepāja
Liepāja
0 : 1
Rīgas FS
FK Liepāja
2 : 2
FK Rīgas Futbola skola
FK Rīgas Futbola skola
2 : 1
FK Liepāja
FK Liepāja
2 : 1
FK Rīgas Futbola skola
FK Rīgas Futbola skola
4 : 1
FK Liepāja

FAQ

When do Rīgas FS and Liepāja play?

Rīgas FS face Liepāja on September 7, 2026 in Virsliga at Stadions Arkādija grass. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Rīgas FS and Liepāja?

In the last 7 head-to-head matches Rīgas FS won 5, Liepāja won 1 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 3.29 goals, with both teams scoring in 57% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Rīgas FS vs Liepāja?

Rīgas FS score 2.52 goals per game on average and Liepāja 1.39. The Virsliga average is 3.00 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 44% of Rīgas FS's matches and 57% of Liepāja's.

What form are Rīgas FS and Liepāja in?

Over the last 5 games Rīgas FS have a 4-1-0 record (2.60 points per game) and Liepāja 3-0-2 (1.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Rīgas FS vs Liepāja?

The statistical background for Rīgas FS vs Liepāja — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.