Latvia - 1. LigaData current as of 22 July 2026

Metta - LU vs Smiltene: match statistics

Metta - LU crest
Metta - LU
8 : 0half-time 5:0
Smiltene crest
Smiltene

Metta - LU vs Smiltene: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Metta - LU play Smiltene in 1. Liga (Latvia). The match date is 25 April 2026 at 17:00. Final score: 8:0.

Current form

Metta - LU: 4-1-0, 2.60 points/match. Smiltene: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Metta - LU scores 3.54 and concedes 0.85 goals per match. Smiltene scores 1.00 and concedes 2.54. League average: 3.43 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Metta - LU 54%, Smiltene 46%. Over 2.5: Metta - LU 85%, Smiltene 54%. League level: BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 68%.

xG, shots and style

Metta - LU has higher xG: 2.83 vs 1.13. Metta - LU: 20.1 shots per match, Smiltene: 8.2.

Match halves

Metta - LU: half-time lead 85%, second-half goals 1.54. Smiltene: half-time lead 15%, second-half goals 0.77.

Goals by minute

Metta - LU: 31-45+ (10 goals). Smiltene: 76-90+ (5 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

1. Liga: 3.43 goals per match, BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 68%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Match description

Metta - LU have a clear home advantage: they have won 100% of home matches, average 3.5 goals scored and 0 conceded per home game, with average xG 3.85 versus xG against 0.27. Their offensive efficiency is impressive — in the last 5 matches they recorded 5 wins and 16 goals scored, averaging 30 shots with 23 on target per home game (conversion 12%). Smiltene have no away wins (0%), score 1.5 goals on average away, but concede as many as 3.5 goals per match and have xG against 2.33; additionally in 50% of away fixtures they fail to score. Comparison of chance quality highlights the discrepancy: xG 3.85 vs 1.3, 30 shots vs 10 and 23 on target vs 5.5 in favor of Metta, which suggests many more clear chances for the hosts. In light of these numbers I predict a Metta win; I assess the probabilities as 85% home win, 10% draw and 5% away win.

Half-by-half

5 : 0
1st half
3 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

66Possession (%)34
Metta - LUSmiltene
37Shots3
Metta - LUSmiltene
14Shots on target1
Metta - LUSmiltene
4.07xG0.4
Metta - LUSmiltene
11Corners0
Metta - LUSmiltene
108Dangerous attacks18
Metta - LUSmiltene
-1Fouls-1
Metta - LUSmiltene
-1Cards-1
Metta - LUSmiltene

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Metta - LUSmiltene
3.54Goals scored / match1
Metta - LUSmiltene
0.85Goals conceded / match2.54
Metta - LUSmiltene
56%Average possession43%
Metta - LUSmiltene
10.69Shots on target / match3.62
Metta - LUSmiltene

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

20.15Shots per match8.15
Metta - LUSmiltene
10.69Shots on target3.62
Metta - LUSmiltene
17.6%Shot conversion12.3%
Metta - LUSmiltene
56%Possession43%
Metta - LUSmiltene
2.83xG for1.13
Metta - LUSmiltene
0.73xG against2.05
Metta - LUSmiltene

Shooting quality

Metta - LU: DominantSmiltene: Counter-attacking
Metta - LUSmiltene
Accuracy (shots on target)53%44%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.14
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.28

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Metta - LU is 225% better for: last-5 form.

2.6 pts / match - Metta - LU · 0.8 pts / match - Smiltene

Metta - LU
DWWWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
85% W8% R8% P
Season (W-D-L)
11-1-1
2.62 pts / match · goal difference +35
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-0-1
Last 5 at home
4-0-1
WLWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 3.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 2.52Opponent xG: 0.87BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 100%
Smiltene
DLLLW
Season result split
8% W31% R62% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-4-8
0.54 pts / match · goal difference -20
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-2-5
Last 5 away
0-1-4
LLDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.22Opponent xG: 1.54BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%

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.

Metta - LU is 254% better for: goals scored per match.

3.54 goals / match - Metta - LU · 1 goals / match - Smiltene

Metta - LU is 199% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.85 goals / match - Metta - LU · 2.54 goals / match - Smiltene

Metta - LU scoring profile: very strong

Metta - LU scores in 100% of matches (13 of 13 matches), while Smiltene keeps a clean sheet in 15% (2 of 13 matches).

Smiltene scoring profile: mixed

Smiltene scores in 54% of matches (7 of 13 matches), while Metta - LU keeps a clean sheet in 46% (6 of 13 matches).

46Goals scored (season)13
Metta - LUSmiltene
11Goals conceded (season)33
Metta - LUSmiltene
4.38Average goals in match3.54
Metta - LUSmiltene
19Goals scored (last 5)5
Metta - LUSmiltene
7Goals conceded (last 5)9
Metta - LUSmiltene

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal54%
Metta - LUSmiltene
85%2 goals31%
Metta - LUSmiltene
69%3 goals15%
Metta - LUSmiltene
38%4 goals0%
Metta - LUSmiltene

How often they concede at least...

54%1 goal85%
Metta - LUSmiltene
23%2 goals69%
Metta - LUSmiltene
8%3 goals46%
Metta - LUSmiltene
0%4 goals23%
Metta - LUSmiltene

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

60%
League average

Goal patterns

8%BTTS at half-time8%
Metta - LUSmiltene
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Metta - LUSmiltene
77%Scored in both halves8%
Metta - LUSmiltene

BTTS and goal count

54%Min. 3 goals and BTTS38%
Metta - LUSmiltene
31%Min. 3 goals without BTTS15%
Metta - LUSmiltene
80%BTTS - last 560%
Metta - LUSmiltene

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

85%Min. 1 goal before half-time69%
Metta - LUSmiltene
46%Min. 2 goals before half-time23%
Metta - LUSmiltene
31%Min. 3 goals before half-time15%
Metta - LUSmiltene

2nd half

85%Min. 1 goal after half-time85%
Metta - LUSmiltene
69%Min. 2 goals after half-time62%
Metta - LUSmiltene
46%Min. 3 goals after half-time38%
Metta - LUSmiltene

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Metta - LU is 249% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

2.69 pts / match - Metta - LU · 0.77 pts / match - Smiltene

Metta - LU - half-time state
85% leading15% draw0% trailing
Smiltene - half-time state
15% leading31% draw54% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

2.69Points per match (1st half)0.77
Metta - LUSmiltene
1.85Goals scored (1st half)0.23
Metta - LUSmiltene
0.08Goals conceded (1st half)1.08
Metta - LUSmiltene
1.92Average goals (1st half)1.31
Metta - LUSmiltene
92%Clean sheet before half-time46%
Metta - LUSmiltene
15%No goal before half-time77%
Metta - LUSmiltene

After half-time (2nd half)

1.92Points per match (2nd half)0.92
Metta - LUSmiltene
1.54Goals scored (2nd half)0.77
Metta - LUSmiltene
0.62Goals conceded (2nd half)1.46
Metta - LUSmiltene
2.15Average goals (2nd half)2.23
Metta - LUSmiltene
62%Clean sheet after half-time23%
Metta - LUSmiltene
15%No goal after half-time62%
Metta - LUSmiltene

Metta - LU - second-half results

54% W31% R15% P
35
Half-time points
24
Half-time goals
+23
Goal difference (1st half)
25
Second-half points
+12
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.69
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 85% of matches and wins 85%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Smiltene - second-half results

23% W23% R54% P
10
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-11
Goal difference (1st half)
12
Second-half points
-9
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.77
PPG before half-time
Lead holding53%

Leads at half-time in 15% of matches and wins 8%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Metta - LU - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.601.60
Goals scored / match1.81.6
Goals conceded / match0.01.0
Average goals in match1.82.6
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals20%60%
Clean sheet100%40%
No goal20%20%
Goal difference+9+3
Half-time: 80% leading - 20% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 9
Smiltene - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.400.40
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.41.4
Average goals in match0.82.0
1 goal80%80%
2 goals0%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference0-4
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Metta - LU
ScoredConceded
9
2
0-15
7
1
16-30
10
0
31-45
5
5
46-60
5
1
61-75
10
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (10 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +8 - wins late phases.

Smiltene
ScoredConceded
0
4
0-15
1
4
16-30
2
6
31-45
4
9
46-60
1
4
61-75
5
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.96
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
3.0 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
116%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
54%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
4+
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Metta - LU

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+2.10
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.59
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.71
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
195%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
53%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.02
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

Smiltene

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.92
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.62
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.13
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.49
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
63%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
140%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.26
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
38% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
38%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (1. Liga).

Teams vs league

Metta - LULigaSmiltene
Average goals in match 4.383.43 3.54
Both teams scored 54%60% 46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 85%68% 54%
Clean sheets 46%23% 15%
Goal before half-time 85%71% 69%
Goal after half-time 85%84% 85%

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

3.43
Average goals per match
60%
Both teams scored
68%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
23%
Clean sheets
1.82
Home goals / match
1.60
Away goals / match
+14%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defence advantage
+7%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
35%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
84%
1 goal
64%
2 goals
35%
3 goals
14%
4 goals

FAQ

What was the result of Metta - LU vs Smiltene?

The 1. Liga match finished Metta - LU 8:0 Smiltene. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Metta - LU vs Smiltene?

Metta - LU score 3.54 goals per game on average and Smiltene 1.00. The 1. Liga average is 3.43 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 68% of games. Both teams score in 54% of Metta - LU's matches and 46% of Smiltene's.

What form are Metta - LU and Smiltene in?

Over the last 5 games Metta - LU have a 4-1-0 record (2.60 points per game) and Smiltene 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Metta - LU vs Smiltene?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.