Latvia - 1. LigaTepera stadionsData current as of 08 September 2026

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Smiltene vs Beitar / Riga Mariners: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Smiltene play Beitar / Riga Mariners in 1. Liga (Latvia). The match date is 12 September 2026. Venue: Tepera stadions.

Current form

Smiltene: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match. Beitar / Riga Mariners: 5-0-0, 3.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Smiltene scores 1.21 and concedes 2.95 goals per match. Beitar / Riga Mariners scores 2.37 and concedes 0.89. League average: 3.68 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Smiltene 58%, Beitar / Riga Mariners 63%. Over 2.5: Smiltene 68%, Beitar / Riga Mariners 68%. League level: BTTS 64%, Over 2.5 70%.

xG, shots and style

Beitar / Riga Mariners has higher xG: 1.83 vs 1.24. Smiltene: 8.5 shots per match, Beitar / Riga Mariners: 11.5.

Match halves

Smiltene: half-time lead 11%, second-half goals 0.84. Beitar / Riga Mariners: half-time lead 63%, second-half goals 1.16.

Goals by minute

Smiltene: 46-60 (6 goals). Beitar / Riga Mariners: 31-45+ (12 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

1. Liga: 3.68 goals per match, BTTS 64%, Over 2.5 70%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 3 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-3. Average goals 3.33, BTTS 67%.

Before the match

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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.

SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners
1.21Goals scored / match2.37
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners
2.95Goals conceded / match0.89
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners
42%Average possession48%
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners
4.05Shots on target / match5.63
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

8.53Shots per match11.53
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners
4.05Shots on target5.63
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners
14.2%Shot conversion20.5%
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners
42%Possession48%
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners
1.24xG for1.83
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners
2.06xG against1.26
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners

Shooting quality

Smiltene: Counter-attackingBeitar / Riga Mariners: Efficient finishing
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners
Accuracy (shots on target)47%49%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.150.16
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.42

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.

Beitar / Riga Mariners is 400% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - Smiltene · 3 pts / match - Beitar / Riga Mariners

Smiltene
WLLLL
Season result split
11% W21% R68% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-4-13
0.53 pts / match · goal difference -33
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-2-6
Last 5 at home
1-0-4
LWLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 3.6xG: 1.51Opponent xG: 2.02BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 100%
Beitar / Riga Mariners
WWWWW
5 wins in a row
Season result split
68% W26% R5% P
Season (W-D-L)
13-5-1
2.32 pts / match · goal difference +28
Last 5 (W-D-L)
5-0-0
3.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
7-1-1
Last 5 away
4-0-1
WWLWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 3.6Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.86Opponent xG: 1.08BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 100%

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.

Beitar / Riga Mariners is 96% better for: goals scored per match.

1.21 goals / match - Smiltene · 2.37 goals / match - Beitar / Riga Mariners

Beitar / Riga Mariners is 231% better for: goals conceded per match.

2.95 goals / match - Smiltene · 0.89 goals / match - Beitar / Riga Mariners

Smiltene scoring profile: strong

Smiltene scores in 63% of matches (12 of 19 matches), while Beitar / Riga Mariners keeps a clean sheet in 37% (7 of 19 matches).

Beitar / Riga Mariners scoring profile: very strong

Beitar / Riga Mariners scores in 100% of matches (19 of 19 matches), while Smiltene keeps a clean sheet in 11% (2 of 19 matches).

23Goals scored (season)45
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners
56Goals conceded (season)17
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners
4.16Average goals in match3.26
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners
7Goals scored (last 5)18
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners
18Goals conceded (last 5)4
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners

How often they score at least...

63%1 goal100%
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners
42%2 goals74%
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners
16%3 goals42%
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners
0%4 goals16%
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners

How often they concede at least...

89%1 goal63%
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners
74%2 goals26%
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners
58%3 goals0%
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners
37%4 goals0%
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners

* 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%
Beitar / Riga Mariners - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.12 of 19 matches
64%
League average

Goal patterns

21%BTTS at half-time16%
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners
5%BTTS in both halves5%
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners
16%Scored in both halves42%
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners

BTTS and goal count

53%Min. 3 goals and BTTS53%
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners
16%Min. 3 goals without BTTS16%
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners
80%BTTS - last 560%
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners

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

74%Min. 1 goal before half-time84%
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners
42%Min. 2 goals before half-time37%
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners
26%Min. 3 goals before half-time21%
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners

2nd half

89%Min. 1 goal after half-time84%
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners
63%Min. 2 goals after half-time53%
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners
42%Min. 3 goals after half-time26%
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners

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.

Beitar / Riga Mariners is 235% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.63 pts / match - Smiltene · 2.11 pts / match - Beitar / Riga Mariners

Smiltene - half-time state
11% leading32% draw58% trailing
Beitar / Riga Mariners - half-time state
63% leading21% draw16% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.63Points per match (1st half)2.11
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners
0.37Goals scored (1st half)1.11
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners
1.32Goals conceded (1st half)0.32
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners
1.68Average goals (1st half)1.42
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners
37%Clean sheet before half-time68%
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners
68%No goal before half-time32%
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per match (2nd half)1.95
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners
0.84Goals scored (2nd half)1.16
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners
1.63Goals conceded (2nd half)0.47
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners
2.47Average goals (2nd half)1.63
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners
21%Clean sheet after half-time58%
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners
53%No goal after half-time32%
SmilteneBeitar / Riga Mariners

Smiltene - second-half results

26% W21% R53% P
12
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
-18
Goal difference (1st half)
19
Second-half points
-15
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.63
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 11% of matches and wins 11%. 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.

Beitar / Riga Mariners - second-half results

58% W21% R21% P
40
Half-time points
21
Half-time goals
+15
Goal difference (1st half)
37
Second-half points
+13
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.11
PPG before half-time
Lead holding108%

Leads at half-time in 63% of matches and wins 68%. 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 - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.401.40
Goals scored / match0.60.8
Goals conceded / match1.81.8
Average goals in match2.42.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals80%60%
3 goals40%40%
Clean sheet20%20%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-6-5
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3
Beitar / Riga Mariners - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match3.002.40
Goals scored / match2.01.6
Goals conceded / match0.20.6
Average goals in match2.22.2
1 goal100%100%
2 goals60%80%
3 goals60%40%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal0%20%
Goal difference+9+5
Half-time: 100% leading - 0% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 0% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 10

* 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.

Smiltene
ScoredConceded
2
7
0-15
3
8
16-30
2
10
31-45
6
11
46-60
4
7
61-75
6
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -7 - late phases are a weakness.

Beitar / Riga Mariners
ScoredConceded
8
3
0-15
3
2
16-30
12
3
31-45
5
4
46-60
9
3
61-75
8
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (12 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

* 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

3.71
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 2.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
101%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
61%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-10%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
63%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Smiltene

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.82
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.92
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.
-0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.89
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
60%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
177%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.07
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

Beitar / Riga Mariners

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.57
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.91
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.9 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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.37
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
142%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
44%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.68
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

* 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

SmilteneLigaBeitar / Riga Mariners
Average goals in match 4.163.68 3.26
Both teams scored 58%64% 63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 68%70% 68%
Clean sheets 11%20% 37%
Goal before half-time 74%77% 84%
Goal after half-time 89%85% 84%

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

3.68
Average goals per match
64%
Both teams scored
70%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
20%
Clean sheets
2.01
Home goals / match
1.67
Away goals / match
+20%
Home attack advantage
+17%
Home defence advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
21%
3 goals
6%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
85%
1 goal
61%
2 goals
36%
3 goals
12%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (3): Smiltene 0 - 0 - 3 Beitar / Riga Mariners. Average goals 3.33, both teams scored in 67% matches.

Beitar / Riga Mariners
1 : 0
Smiltene
FK Smiltene BJSS
1 : 3
FK Beitar / Riga Mariners
FK Beitar / Riga Mariners
4 : 1
FK Smiltene BJSS

FAQ

When do Smiltene and Beitar / Riga Mariners play?

Smiltene face Beitar / Riga Mariners on 12 September 2026 in 1. Liga at Tepera 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 Smiltene and Beitar / Riga Mariners?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Smiltene won 0, Beitar / Riga Mariners won 3 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 3.33 goals, with both teams scoring in 67% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Smiltene vs Beitar / Riga Mariners?

Smiltene score 1.21 goals per game on average and Beitar / Riga Mariners 2.37. The 1. Liga average is 3.68 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 70% of games. Both teams score in 58% of Smiltene's matches and 63% of Beitar / Riga Mariners's.

What form are Smiltene and Beitar / Riga Mariners in?

Over the last 5 games Smiltene have a 1-0-4 record (0.60 points per game) and Beitar / Riga Mariners 5-0-0 (3.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Smiltene vs Beitar / Riga Mariners?

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