Latvia - VirsligaRTU stadionsData current as of 04 November 2026

Riga vs Rīgas FS: match statistics

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Riga vs Rīgas FS: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Riga play Rīgas FS in Virsliga (Latvia). The match date is 8 November 2026. Venue: RTU stadions.

Current form

Riga: 4-1-0, 2.60 points/match. Rīgas FS: 5-0-0, 3.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Riga scores 2.71 and concedes 0.94 goals per match. Rīgas FS scores 2.49 and concedes 0.69. League average: 2.92 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Riga 57%, Rīgas FS 43%. Over 2.5: Riga 74%, Rīgas FS 60%. League level: BTTS 54%, Over 2.5 55%.

xG, shots and style

Riga has higher xG: 2.04 vs 2.00. Riga: 17.3 shots per match, Rīgas FS: 16.5.

Match halves

Riga: half-time lead 63%, second-half goals 1.34. Rīgas FS: half-time lead 51%, second-half goals 1.43.

Goals by minute

Riga: 76-90+ (20 goals). Rīgas FS: 76-90+ (21 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Virsliga: 2.92 goals per match, BTTS 54%, Over 2.5 55%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 7 previous H2H matches were available: 3-3-1. Average goals 3.86, BTTS 71%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.26)
(3.45)
(2.79)

Pre-match profile— what 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.

2.71Goals scored / match2.49
RigaRīgas FS
0.94Goals conceded / match0.69
RigaRīgas FS
64%Average possession61%
RigaRīgas FS
6.43Shots on target / match6.2
RigaRīgas FS

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

17.29Shots per match16.54
RigaRīgas FS
6.43Shots on target6.2
RigaRīgas FS
15.7%Shot conversion15%
RigaRīgas FS
64%Possession61%
RigaRīgas FS
2.04xG for2
RigaRīgas FS
0.95xG against0.92
RigaRīgas FS

Shooting quality

Riga: DominantRīgas FS: Dominant
RigaRīgas FS
Accuracy (shots on target)37%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.420.40

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 form— who is in better shape?

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

Rīgas FS is 15% better for: last-5 form.

2.6 pts / match - Riga · 3 pts / match - Rīgas FS

Riga
WWWWD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
71% W23% D6% L
Season (W-D-L)
25-8-2
2.37 pts / match · goal difference +62
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
13-4-0
Last 5 at home
3-2-0
WWDDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 2.28Opponent xG: 0.88BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Rīgas FS
WWWWW
5 wins in a row
Season result split
80% W14% D6% L
Season (W-D-L)
28-5-2
2.54 pts / match · goal difference +63
Last 5 (W-D-L)
5-0-0
3.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
15-1-1
Last 5 away
4-1-0
WWWDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 3.2Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 2.16Opponent xG: 0.73BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 80%

Goals— how 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.

Riga is 9% better for: goals scored per match.

2.71 goals / match - Riga · 2.49 goals / match - Rīgas FS

Rīgas FS is 36% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.94 goals / match - Riga · 0.69 goals / match - Rīgas FS

Riga scoring profile: strong

Riga scores in 94% of matches (33 of 35 matches), while Rīgas FS keeps a clean sheet in 54% (19 of 35 matches).

Rīgas FS scoring profile: very strong

Rīgas FS scores in 94% of matches (33 of 35 matches), while Riga keeps a clean sheet in 43% (15 of 35 matches).

95Goals scored (season)87
RigaRīgas FS
33Goals conceded (season)24
RigaRīgas FS
3.66Average goals in match3.17
RigaRīgas FS
10Goals scored (last 5)16
RigaRīgas FS
3Goals conceded (last 5)2
RigaRīgas FS

How often they score at least...

94%1 goal94%
RigaRīgas FS
80%2 goals69%
RigaRīgas FS
54%3 goals49%
RigaRīgas FS
29%4 goals23%
RigaRīgas FS

How often they concede at least...

57%1 goal46%
RigaRīgas FS
26%2 goals14%
RigaRīgas FS
11%3 goals9%
RigaRīgas FS
0%4 goals0%
RigaRīgas FS

* 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.

Goal patterns

23%BTTS at half-time14%
RigaRīgas FS
9%BTTS in both halves3%
RigaRīgas FS
54%Scored in both halves46%
RigaRīgas FS

BTTS and goal count

54%Min. 3 goals and BTTS37%
RigaRīgas FS
20%Min. 3 goals without BTTS23%
RigaRīgas FS
40%BTTS - last 520%
RigaRīgas FS

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

83%Min. 1 goal before half-time77%
RigaRīgas FS
54%Min. 2 goals before half-time40%
RigaRīgas FS
31%Min. 3 goals before half-time17%
RigaRīgas FS

2nd half

80%Min. 1 goal after half-time77%
RigaRīgas FS
54%Min. 2 goals after half-time60%
RigaRīgas FS
31%Min. 3 goals after half-time26%
RigaRīgas FS

Match halves— when do the teams score more often?

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

Riga is 12% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

2.09 pts / match - Riga · 1.86 pts / match - Rīgas FS

Riga - half-time state
63% leading20% draw17% trailing
Rīgas FS - half-time state
51% leading31% draw17% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

2.09Points per match (1st half)1.86
RigaRīgas FS
1.37Goals scored (1st half)1.06
RigaRīgas FS
0.43Goals conceded (1st half)0.37
RigaRīgas FS
1.8Average goals (1st half)1.43
RigaRīgas FS
66%Clean sheet before half-time71%
RigaRīgas FS
29%No goal before half-time37%
RigaRīgas FS

After half-time (2nd half)

1.94Points per match (2nd half)2.23
RigaRīgas FS
1.34Goals scored (2nd half)1.43
RigaRīgas FS
0.51Goals conceded (2nd half)0.31
RigaRīgas FS
1.86Average goals (2nd half)1.74
RigaRīgas FS
66%Clean sheet after half-time74%
RigaRīgas FS
23%No goal after half-time23%
RigaRīgas FS

Riga - second-half results

54% W31% D14% L
73
Half-time points
48
Half-time goals
+33
Goal difference (1st half)
68
Second-half points
+29
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.09
PPG before half-time
Lead holding113%

Leads at half-time in 63% of matches and wins 71%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Rīgas FS - second-half results

63% W34% D3% L
65
Half-time points
37
Half-time goals
+24
Goal difference (1st half)
78
Second-half points
+39
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.86
PPG before half-time
Lead holding157%

Leads at half-time in 51% of matches and wins 80%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Riga - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.001.60
Goals scored / match1.20.8
Goals conceded / match0.20.4
Average goals in match1.41.2
1 goal80%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+5+2
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 6
Rīgas FS - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.603.00
Goals scored / match1.02.2
Goals conceded / match0.20.2
Average goals in match1.22.4
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal60%0%
Goal difference+4+10
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 100% won - 0% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 5

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

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

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

Riga
ScoredConceded
11
5
0-15
18
6
16-30
19
4
31-45
11
7
46-60
16
4
61-75
20
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (20 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +13 - wins late phases.

Rīgas FS
ScoredConceded
10
2
0-15
14
6
16-30
13
5
31-45
14
4
46-60
15
3
61-75
21
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (21 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +17 - wins late phases.

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

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.42
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.7 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
117%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+13%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
88%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Riga

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.09
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.68
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-10.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.67
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.01
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
166%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
73%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.23
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.0
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

Rīgas FS

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.08
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.
-8.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.49
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.23
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
193%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
42%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.46
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

* 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 context— is this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

RigaLigaRīgas FS
Average goals in match▲ 3.662.92▲ 3.17
Both teams scored▲ 57%54%▼ 43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 74%55%▲ 60%
Clean sheets▲ 43%26%▲ 54%
Goal before half-time▲ 83%74%▲ 77%
Goal after half-time• 80%81%▼ 77%

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

2.92
Average goals per match
54%
Both teams scored
55%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
26%
Clean sheets
1.63
Home goals / match
1.29
Away goals / match
+26%
Home attack advantage
+21%
Home defence advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
37%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
8%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (7): Riga 3 - 3 - 1 Rīgas FS. Average goals 3.86, both teams scored in 71% matches.

Rīgas FS
3 : 3
Riga
Riga
2 : 1
Rīgas FS
Rīgas FS
3 : 3
Riga
Riga FC
3 : 4
FK Rīgas Futbola skola
FK Rīgas Futbola skola
0 : 0
Riga FC
Riga FC
3 : 1
FK Rīgas Futbola skola
FK Rīgas Futbola skola
0 : 1
Riga FC

FAQ

When do Riga and Rīgas FS play?

Riga face Rīgas FS on 8 November 2026 in Virsliga at RTU stadions. 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 Riga and Rīgas FS?

In the last 7 head-to-head matches Riga won 3, Rīgas FS won 1 and 3 ended level. These games averaged 3.86 goals, with both teams scoring in 71% of them.

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

Riga score 2.71 goals per game on average and Rīgas FS 2.49. The Virsliga average is 2.92 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 55% of games. Both teams score in 57% of Riga's matches and 43% of Rīgas FS's.

What form are Riga and Rīgas FS in?

Over the last 5 games Riga have a 4-1-0 record (2.60 points per game) and Rīgas FS 5-0-0 (3.00 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Riga vs Rīgas FS — 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.