Latvia - 1. LigaData current as of 20 October 2026

Skanste vs Smiltene: match statistics

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Skanste vs Smiltene: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Skanste play Smiltene in 1. Liga (Latvia). The match date is 24 October 2026.

Current form

Skanste: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match. Smiltene: 4-0-1, 2.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Skanste scores 2.00 and concedes 2.09 goals per match. Smiltene scores 1.52 and concedes 2.61. League average: 3.71 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Skanste 61%, Smiltene 61%. Over 2.5: Skanste 70%, Smiltene 70%. League level: BTTS 63%, Over 2.5 70%.

xG, shots and style

Skanste has higher xG: 1.50 vs 1.26. Skanste: 10.2 shots per match, Smiltene: 8.3.

Match halves

Skanste: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.96. Smiltene: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.91.

Goals by minute

Skanste: 46-60 (14 goals). Smiltene: 46-60 (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

1. Liga: 3.71 goals per match, BTTS 63%, Over 2.5 70%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 3 previous H2H matches were available: 2-1-0. Average goals 3.67, BTTS 100%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

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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.

2Goals scored / match1.52
SkansteSmiltene
2.09Goals conceded / match2.61
SkansteSmiltene
42%Average possession42%
SkansteSmiltene
4.87Shots on target / match4.04
SkansteSmiltene

Team stats— who is more efficient?

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

10.17Shots per match8.35
SkansteSmiltene
4.87Shots on target4.04
SkansteSmiltene
19.7%Shot conversion18.2%
SkansteSmiltene
42%Possession42%
SkansteSmiltene
1.5xG for1.26
SkansteSmiltene
1.81xG against2
SkansteSmiltene

Shooting quality

Skanste: Counter-attackingSmiltene: Counter-attacking
SkansteSmiltene
Accuracy (shots on target)48%48%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.150.15
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.410.38

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.

Smiltene is 300% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - Skanste · 2.4 pts / match - Smiltene

Skanste
LWLLL
Season result split
35% W9% D57% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-2-13
1.13 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-1-5
Last 5 at home
3-0-2
LWWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 2.6xG: 1.25Opponent xG: 1.95BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Smiltene
LWWWW
Season result split
26% W17% D57% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-4-13
0.96 pts / match · goal difference -25
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-2-7
Last 5 away
2-0-3
LWLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.44Opponent xG: 1.83BTTS: 80%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.

Skanste is 32% better for: goals scored per match.

2 goals / match - Skanste · 1.52 goals / match - Smiltene

Skanste is 25% better for: goals conceded per match.

2.09 goals / match - Skanste · 2.61 goals / match - Smiltene

Skanste scoring profile: very strong

Skanste scores in 70% of matches (16 of 23 matches), while Smiltene keeps a clean sheet in 13% (3 of 23 matches).

Smiltene scoring profile: very strong

Smiltene scores in 70% of matches (16 of 23 matches), while Skanste keeps a clean sheet in 9% (2 of 23 matches).

46Goals scored (season)35
SkansteSmiltene
48Goals conceded (season)60
SkansteSmiltene
4.09Average goals in match4.13
SkansteSmiltene
9Goals scored (last 5)14
SkansteSmiltene
13Goals conceded (last 5)7
SkansteSmiltene

How often they score at least...

70%1 goal70%
SkansteSmiltene
43%2 goals52%
SkansteSmiltene
35%3 goals26%
SkansteSmiltene
30%4 goals4%
SkansteSmiltene

How often they concede at least...

91%1 goal87%
SkansteSmiltene
70%2 goals65%
SkansteSmiltene
35%3 goals48%
SkansteSmiltene
13%4 goals30%
SkansteSmiltene

* 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.

63%
League average

Goal patterns

39%BTTS at half-time26%
SkansteSmiltene
17%BTTS in both halves9%
SkansteSmiltene
30%Scored in both halves26%
SkansteSmiltene

BTTS and goal count

52%Min. 3 goals and BTTS57%
SkansteSmiltene
17%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
SkansteSmiltene
60%BTTS - last 580%
SkansteSmiltene

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

78%Min. 1 goal before half-time78%
SkansteSmiltene
52%Min. 2 goals before half-time48%
SkansteSmiltene
26%Min. 3 goals before half-time30%
SkansteSmiltene

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time87%
SkansteSmiltene
57%Min. 2 goals after half-time65%
SkansteSmiltene
43%Min. 3 goals after half-time39%
SkansteSmiltene

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.

Skanste is 13% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.17 pts / match - Skanste · 1.04 pts / match - Smiltene

Skanste - half-time state
26% leading39% draw35% trailing
Smiltene - half-time state
26% leading26% draw48% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.17Points per match (1st half)1.04
SkansteSmiltene
0.78Goals scored (1st half)0.61
SkansteSmiltene
0.96Goals conceded (1st half)1.17
SkansteSmiltene
1.74Average goals (1st half)1.78
SkansteSmiltene
26%Clean sheet before half-time39%
SkansteSmiltene
57%No goal before half-time57%
SkansteSmiltene

After half-time (2nd half)

1.13Points per match (2nd half)1.17
SkansteSmiltene
0.96Goals scored (2nd half)0.91
SkansteSmiltene
1.09Goals conceded (2nd half)1.43
SkansteSmiltene
2.04Average goals (2nd half)2.35
SkansteSmiltene
39%Clean sheet after half-time26%
SkansteSmiltene
48%No goal after half-time48%
SkansteSmiltene

Skanste - second-half results

30% W22% D48% L
27
Half-time points
18
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
26
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.17
PPG before half-time
Lead holding135%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 35%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Smiltene - second-half results

30% W26% D43% L
24
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
-13
Goal difference (1st half)
27
Second-half points
-12
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.04
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 26%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Skanste - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.800.20
Goals scored / match1.00.8
Goals conceded / match0.62.0
Average goals in match1.62.8
1 goal60%100%
2 goals60%80%
3 goals40%60%
Clean sheet40%0%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+2-6
Half-time: 40% leading - 60% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 20% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 5
Smiltene - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.402.20
Goals scored / match1.41.4
Goals conceded / match0.80.6
Average goals in match2.22.0
1 goal100%80%
2 goals80%80%
3 goals40%40%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal20%20%
Goal difference+3+4
Half-time: 80% leading - 0% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 7

* 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.

Skanste
ScoredConceded
12
3
0-15
6
8
16-30
6
12
31-45
14
8
46-60
4
6
61-75
4
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (14 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): -7 - late phases are a weakness.

Smiltene
ScoredConceded
4
7
0-15
6
9
16-30
4
11
31-45
8
13
46-60
5
7
61-75
8
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (8 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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

4.11
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
2.3 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
111%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
61%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-11%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
49%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
9%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 11 matches
4+
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Skanste

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.31
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.22
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.50
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.28
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
98%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
126%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.53
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
9% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 26% come in the first quarter-hour.
9%

Smiltene

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.74
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.35
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+4.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.26
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.61
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
92%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
128%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+1.44
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

* 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 (1. Liga).

Teams vs league

SkansteLigaSmiltene
Average goals in match▲ 4.093.71▲ 4.13
Both teams scored▼ 61%63%▼ 61%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)• 70%70%• 70%
Clean sheets▼ 9%20%▼ 13%
Goal before half-time▲ 78%76%▲ 78%
Goal after half-time• 83%83%▲ 87%

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

3.71
Average goals per match
63%
Both teams scored
70%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
20%
Clean sheets
2.04
Home goals / match
1.66
Away goals / match
+23%
Home attack advantage
+19%
Home defence advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
46%
2 goals
25%
3 goals
6%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
83%
1 goal
60%
2 goals
35%
3 goals
13%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (3): Skanste 2 - 1 - 0 Smiltene. Average goals 3.67, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Smiltene
2 : 4
Skanste
FK Smiltene BJSS
1 : 2
Skanstes SK
Skanstes SK
1 : 1
FK Smiltene BJSS

FAQ

When do Skanste and Smiltene play?

Skanste face Smiltene on 24 October 2026 in 1. Liga. 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 Skanste and Smiltene?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Skanste won 2, Smiltene won 0 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 3.67 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Skanste vs Smiltene?

Skanste score 2.00 goals per game on average and Smiltene 1.52. The 1. Liga average is 3.71 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 70% of games. Both teams score in 61% of Skanste's matches and 61% of Smiltene's.

What form are Skanste and Smiltene in?

Over the last 5 games Skanste have a 1-0-4 record (0.60 points per game) and Smiltene 4-0-1 (2.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Skanste vs Smiltene?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Skanste vs Smiltene: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.