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Riga vs FK Liepaja Result & Analysis

Date: 25/09/2023
Time: 15:00
Final 3-1
Riga
Riga
Vs
52%
25%
23%
■ Home   ■ Draw   ■ Away
FK Liepaja
FK Liepaja
Latvia: Virsliga
Referee: -
Match preview & prediction

Riga are favoured to win, with a 52% chance of taking the match, a 25% draw probability and a 23% chance of FK Liepaja triumphing. The model expects an average of three goals, but the most likely total is two, with a 23% chance. The single scoreline the model deems most probable is 1-1, occurring with a 11.6% probability. Riga’s home form shows they average 2.77 goals scored and only 0.69 conceded against weaker opposition, while FK Liepaja, playing away against stronger teams, averages just 0.5 goals scored and 2.5 conceded. Suggested picks include Over 1.5 goals, with an 81.4% probability. The final score was 3-1 in Riga’s favour. Riga’s recent form is a string of one win and four defeats, coming off a 2-3 loss to FK Liepaja, whereas FK Liepaja have four wins and one loss, after a 3-2 win over Riga.

Results analysis

Riga’s recent run, though marred by a defeat, was still strong enough to secure a 3-1 home win over FK Liepaja, confirming the model’s prediction that the home side would prevail. The model’s favourite, Home win, was chosen with a 52% probability and proved correct. The suggested pick, Over 1.5 goals, had an 81.4% probability and also hit, as the match produced four goals. The most likely scoreline of 1-1 (23%) did not materialise, but the 2-1 and 2-0 possibilities, with 9.8% and 8.3% probabilities respectively, were close to the final tally. Riga’s performance at home, averaging 2.77 goals scored and 0.69 conceded, contrasted sharply with FK Liepaja’s weaker away form, which saw them average only 0.5 goals scored and 2.5 conceded.

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Riga win✓ Hit
52.2%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Draw✗ Miss
24.9%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
FK Liepaja win✗ Miss
23.0%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.

⚽ 2. Goal Analysis

RigaRiga

Last 10 – goals for & against
50-512L30W21W51W02L10W03L30W35L00DA·KEC27/07H·BFC30/07H·KEC03/08A·SUP06/08A·TWE10/08H·MET13/08H·TWE17/08H·VAL26/08H·FS 01/09A·RĪG16/09
Avg total
3.2
Avg scored
1.8
Avg conceded
1.4
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game2.300.802.530.932.070.67
vs Stronger (0)------
vs Similar (5)0.401.401.002.500.000.67
vs Weaker (25)2.680.682.770.692.580.67
Clean sheet %50% (+22pp vs league)
This opponent (FK Liepaja) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

FK LiepajaFK Liepaja

Last 10 – goals for & against
40-413L11D23L11D11D21W21W20W11D14LA·RIG04/07H·RĪG08/07A·FS 21/07A·MET26/07A·AUD30/07A·TUK05/08H·BFC12/08A·SUP28/08A·MET02/09H·VAL17/09
Avg total
3.0
Avg scored
1.4
Avg conceded
1.6
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.471.531.071.871.871.20
vs Stronger (6)0.332.670.252.750.502.50
vs Similar (11)1.361.181.001.671.800.60
vs Weaker (13)2.081.311.801.402.251.25
Clean sheet %17% (-12pp vs league)
This opponent (Riga) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Total goals distribution

6%12%17%23%6%013%123%222%317%410%59%6+
The model estimates around 3.0 goals in this match; the single most likely total is 2 (23%).
Over/Under 1.5Actual: Over
Over 1.5
81.4%
Under 1.5
18.6%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 2.5Actual: Over
Over 2.5
58.1%
Under 2.5
41.9%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 3.5Actual: Over
Over 3.5
35.7%
Under 3.5
64.3%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Both teams to scoreActual: Yes
Yes
59.2%
No
40.8%
Best 5 market prices
Yes
No market prices yet.
No
No market prices yet.

Correct score

Top 8 scorelines with probability, best odds and edge (left); the full probability grid (right).
1-1
11.6%
2-1
9.8%
2-0
8.3%
1-0
8.0%
1-2
6.2%
3-1 ✓
6.0%
0-0
5.9%
2-2
5.7%
Riga goals ↓
FK Liepaja goals →
01234
05.9%4.7%3.3%1.3%0.4%
18.0%12%6.2%2.4%0.7%
28.3%9.8%5.7%2.2%0.7%
35.1%6.0%3.5%1.4%0.4%
42.4%2.8%1.6%0.6%0.2%
Each cell is the % chance of that exact scoreline. Rows = Riga goals (down), columns = FK Liepaja goals (across).

💪 3. Team Strengths Analysis

🏆 Total PPG

Points / game
Rīgas FS
2.47
Riga
2.44
Auda
1.61
Valmiera / BSS
1.47
FK Liepaja
1.42
FS Jelgava
1.11
Metta / LU
1.03
BFC Daugavpils
1.00
Tukums
0.97
Super Nova
0.39
Skanste
0.00
Riga is 1.03 points better than FK Liepaja in terms of average points per game (2.44 vs 1.42).

⚔️ Attack

Goals scored / game
Rīgas FS
2.67
Riga
2.47
FK Liepaja
1.44
Valmiera / BSS
1.31
Tukums
1.31
Metta / LU
1.29
Auda
1.22
FS Jelgava
1.17
BFC Daugavpils
1.11
Skanste
1.00
Super Nova
0.69
Riga is 1.03 goals better than FK Liepaja in terms of goals scored per game (2.47 vs 1.44).

🛡️ Defense

Conceded / game · lower better
Rīgas FS
0.50
Riga
0.58
Auda
1.08
Valmiera / BSS
1.11
BFC Daugavpils
1.44
FK Liepaja
1.50
FS Jelgava
1.58
Metta / LU
1.71
Tukums
2.31
Super Nova
2.67
Skanste
4.00
Riga is 0.92 goals better than FK Liepaja in terms of goals conceded per game (0.58 vs 1.50).

⏱️ Possession

Not available for this league.
Possession isn't tracked for this league.

🎲 4. Props Analysis

Corners, cards and fouls aren't tracked for this league, so prop analysis isn't available here. Result, goals and both-teams-to-score markets are unaffected.

🔀 5. Double Chance

Double Chance

Two of the three results in one selection. The probability is the sum of those outcomes from the model above, so any edge here is the market pricing the combination out of line with its own 1X2.

🥅 6. Home & Away Over/Under

⚖️ 7. Handicap

⏱️ 8. Half Time Goals O/U

RigaRiga

Half Time · Last 10 – goals for & against
30-300D10W01L21W01L10W00D10W23L00DA·KEC27/07H·BFC30/07H·KEC03/08A·SUP06/08A·TWE10/08H·MET13/08H·TWE17/08H·VAL26/08H·FS 01/09A·RĪG16/09
Avg total
1.3
Avg scored
0.7
Avg conceded
0.6
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.070.331.200.400.930.27
vs Stronger (0)------
vs Similar (5)0.200.600.501.000.000.33
vs Weaker (25)1.240.281.310.311.170.25
Clean sheet %77% (+48pp vs league)
This opponent (FK Liepaja) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

FK LiepajaFK Liepaja

Half Time · Last 10 – goals for & against
20-201L01L11D10W01L21W11D20W01L02LA·RIG04/07H·RĪG08/07A·FS 21/07A·MET26/07A·AUD30/07A·TUK05/08H·BFC12/08A·SUP28/08A·MET02/09H·VAL17/09
Avg total
1.6
Avg scored
0.7
Avg conceded
0.9
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.670.700.470.870.870.53
vs Stronger (6)0.001.170.001.500.000.50
vs Similar (11)0.640.450.500.500.800.40
vs Weaker (13)1.000.690.800.801.120.62
Clean sheet %47% (+18pp vs league)
This opponent (Riga) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Half Time Over/Under 0.5Actual: Over
Over 0.5
0.0%
Under 0.5
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Half Time Over/Under 1.5Actual: Over
Over 1.5
0.0%
Under 1.5
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Half Time Over/Under 2.5Actual: Under
Over 2.5
0.0%
Under 2.5
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.

🥅 9. Half Time Home & Away O/U

How many goals each side scores in the first half on its own. Each line is modelled directly from that team's half-time goals rather than read off a scoreline grid, so unlike the full-time version the two sides need not sum exactly to the half-time match total.
Riga over/under 0.5 HTActual: Over
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Riga over/under 1.5 HTActual: Over
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Riga over/under 2.5 HTActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
FK Liepaja over/under 0.5 HTActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
FK Liepaja over/under 1.5 HTActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
FK Liepaja over/under 2.5 HTActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.

⏱️ 10. Second Half Goals O/U

RigaRiga

Second Half · Last 10 – goals for & against
30-312L20W20W30W01L00D03L20W12L00DA·KEC27/07H·BFC30/07H·KEC03/08A·SUP06/08A·TWE10/08H·MET13/08H·TWE17/08H·VAL26/08H·FS 01/09A·RĪG16/09
Avg total
1.9
Avg scored
1.1
Avg conceded
0.8
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.230.471.330.531.130.40
vs Stronger (0)------
vs Similar (5)0.200.800.501.500.000.33
vs Weaker (25)1.440.401.460.381.420.42
Clean sheet %67% (+38pp vs league)
This opponent (FK Liepaja) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

FK LiepajaFK Liepaja

Second Half · Last 10 – goals for & against
20-212L10W12L01L10W00D10W00D10W12LA·RIG04/07H·RĪG08/07A·FS 21/07A·MET26/07A·AUD30/07A·TUK05/08H·BFC12/08A·SUP28/08A·MET02/09H·VAL17/09
Avg total
1.4
Avg scored
0.7
Avg conceded
0.7
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.800.830.601.001.000.67
vs Stronger (6)0.331.500.251.250.502.00
vs Similar (11)0.730.730.501.171.000.20
vs Weaker (13)1.080.621.000.601.120.62
Clean sheet %50% (+22pp vs league)
This opponent (Riga) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.
Second Half Over/Under 0.5Actual: Over
Over 0.5
0.0%
Under 0.5
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Second Half Over/Under 1.5Actual: Over
Over 1.5
0.0%
Under 1.5
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Second Half Over/Under 2.5Actual: Under
Over 2.5
0.0%
Under 2.5
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.

🥅 11. Second Half Home & Away O/U

How many goals each side scores in the second half on its own. Each line is modelled directly from that team's second-half goals rather than read off a scoreline grid, so unlike the full-time version the two sides need not sum exactly to the second-half match total.
Riga over/under 0.5 2HActual: Over
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Riga over/under 1.5 2HActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Riga over/under 2.5 2HActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
FK Liepaja over/under 0.5 2HActual: Over
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
FK Liepaja over/under 1.5 2HActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
FK Liepaja over/under 2.5 2HActual: Under
Over
0.0%
Under
0.0%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.

🔥 12. Top picks for this game

Every selection Pythia rates above 70%, ordered by probability. Use Min odds to match the prices you want: slide down for near-certainties at short prices, up for longer prices. Unpriced picks are ranked on the model's fair odds. Edge defaults to Yes, showing only selections priced BELOW what the model makes them; switch to All to include the rest, and picks we hold no price for. The five columns are the best market prices (highest first) for each pick; edge is vs the average. Result grades each pick against the final score.
Min odds1.20
Edge
PickProbabilityAvg oddsBest 1Best 2Best 3Best 4Best 5EdgeResult
Over 1.581.4%-------✓ Hit

🎽 13. Player market rates

Riga
Anytime goalscorer
Matches in which the player scored
Ngonda Muzinga33%
Mouhamed El Bachir Ngom33%
Anthony Contreras25%
Gauthier Mankenda25%
Mikael Soisalo0%
Petar Bosančić0%
Douglas Aurélio0%
Miloš Jojić0%
Antonijs Černomordijs0%
Abdulrahman Taiwo0%
Raivis Jurkovskis0%
Nils Purins0%
Marko Regža0%
Hrvoje Babec0%
Eduards Daskevics0%
Baba Musah0%
Brian Peña0%
To be booked (yellow)
Matches in which the player was booked
Antonijs Černomordijs50%
Baba Musah50%
Ngonda Muzinga33%
Anthony Contreras25%
Petar Bosančić25%
Abdulrahman Taiwo25%
Gauthier Mankenda25%
Mikael Soisalo0%
Douglas Aurélio0%
Miloš Jojić0%
Raivis Jurkovskis0%
Nils Purins0%
Marko Regža0%
Hrvoje Babec0%
Eduards Daskevics0%
Mouhamed El Bachir Ngom0%
Brian Peña0%
Anytime assist
Matches in which the player assisted
Ngonda Muzinga33%
Douglas Aurélio25%
Gauthier Mankenda25%
Mikael Soisalo0%
Anthony Contreras0%
Petar Bosančić0%
Miloš Jojić0%
Antonijs Černomordijs0%
Abdulrahman Taiwo0%
Raivis Jurkovskis0%
Nils Purins0%
Marko Regža0%
Hrvoje Babec0%
Eduards Daskevics0%
Baba Musah0%
Mouhamed El Bachir Ngom0%
Brian Peña0%
Over 2.5 shots
Matches with 3+ shots taken
Anthony Contreras25%
Antonijs Černomordijs25%
Baba Musah25%
Ngonda Muzinga0%
Mikael Soisalo0%
Petar Bosančić0%
Douglas Aurélio0%
Miloš Jojić0%
Abdulrahman Taiwo0%
Raivis Jurkovskis0%
Nils Purins0%
Marko Regža0%
Gauthier Mankenda0%
Hrvoje Babec0%
Eduards Daskevics0%
Mouhamed El Bachir Ngom0%
Brian Peña0%
Players with at least 3 appearances, top 10 per market – scroll each card for the rest. These are shares of matches played, which is how these markets settle, not per-90 rates.

💰 14. Squad value

💰 Total value

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
RIG (27)
€16m
RF (29)
€11m
AUD (25)
€6m
FL (21)
€5m
SN (24)
€3m
FJ (23)
€3m
BD (21)
€3m
TUK (20)
€2m
M/L (4)
€0m
Riga's squad is €11m more valuable than FK Liepaja's (€16m vs €5m).

⚔️ Attack

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
RIG (10)
€7m
RF (15)
€6m
AUD (11)
€3m
FL (7)
€2m
SN (8)
€1m
FJ (8)
€1m
TUK (7)
€1m
BD (7)
€1m
M/L (1)
€0m
Riga's attack is €5m more valuable than FK Liepaja's (€7m vs €2m).

🧠 Midfield

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
RIG (5)
€3m
RF (4)
€2m
SN (6)
€1m
FL (4)
€1m
BD (6)
€1m
FJ (5)
€0m
AUD (3)
€0m
TUK (3)
€0m
M/L (1)
€0m
Riga's midfield is €2m more valuable than FK Liepaja's (€3m vs €1m).

🛡️ Defence

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
RIG (12)
€6m
RF (10)
€3m
AUD (11)
€3m
FL (10)
€2m
FJ (10)
€1m
TUK (10)
€1m
BD (8)
€1m
SN (10)
€1m
M/L (2)
€0m
Riga's defence is €4m more valuable than FK Liepaja's (€6m vs €2m).

🤝 15. Games History

H2H record

7 previous meetings
4
RIG wins
1
Draws
2
FL wins
Full head-to-head record ↗

Head-to-head

Riga vs FK Liepaja · H/A from RIG
DateH/AGameScore
04/07/23HRIG Vs FK Liepaja3-1
12/05/23AFK Liepaja Vs RIG0-4
01/04/23AFK Liepaja Vs RIG0-3
16/09/22HRIG Vs FK Liepaja2-0
01/07/22AFK Liepaja Vs RIG0-0
06/05/22HRIG Vs FK Liepaja0-1
19/03/22AFK Liepaja Vs RIG1-0

RigaRiga

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
16/09/23ARīgas FS Vs RIG0-0
01/09/23HRIG Vs FS Jelgava3-5
26/08/23HRIG Vs Valmiera / BSS3-0
17/08/23HRIG Vs Twente0-3
13/08/23HRIG Vs Metta / LU1-0
10/08/23ATwente Vs RIG2-0
06/08/23ASuper Nova Vs RIG1-5
03/08/23HRIG Vs Kecskeméti TE2-1
30/07/23HRIG Vs BFC Daugavpils3-0
27/07/23AKecskeméti TE Vs RIG2-1

FK LiepajaFK Liepaja

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
17/09/23HFL Vs Valmiera / BSS1-4
02/09/23AMetta / LU Vs FL1-1
28/08/23ASuper Nova Vs FL0-2
12/08/23HFL Vs BFC Daugavpils2-1
05/08/23ATukums Vs FL1-2
30/07/23AAuda Vs FL1-1
26/07/23AMetta / LU Vs FL1-1
21/07/23AFS Jelgava Vs FL3-2
08/07/23HFL Vs Rīgas FS1-1
04/07/23ARiga Vs FL3-1

📊 16. Overall Statistics

Riga
Riga
Latvia: Virsliga
Recent: 5 Wins / 1 Draws / 4 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallWLWLD2.22
HomeWWLWL2.46
AwayWLWLD2.00
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %70%79%62%
AVG goals3.043.212.88
Over 1.5 %84%83%85%
Over 2.5 %56%62%50%
Over 3.5 %40%38%42%
Scored2.242.382.12
Conceded0.800.830.77
BTTS38%42%35%
Clean Sheet50%50%50%
Corners11.2912.6710.25
Cards4.003.004.75
FK Liepaja
FK Liepaja
Latvia: Virsliga
Recent: 3 Wins / 4 Draws / 3 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallWWWDL1.54
HomeWWDWL1.54
AwayDDWWD1.54
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %44%46%42%
AVG goals3.023.082.96
Over 1.5 %82%79%85%
Over 2.5 %60%62%58%
Over 3.5 %32%33%31%
Scored1.581.541.62
Conceded1.441.541.35
BTTS62%62%62%
Clean Sheet18%12%23%
Corners9.5010.508.50
Cards4.004.503.50

🏆 17. League Table

RecordGoalsProps / gameSquad value €mStrengths
RankTeamMPPtsWin%PPGGFGAGDG/GO1.5O2.5O3.5CorCor O%CrdCrd O%FlsFls O%TotAttMidDefAtt/gDef/gPoss%
1Rīgas FSRīgas FS3689
75%
2.5
9618+78
3.2
69%
56%
42%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
11
6232.70.5
-
2RigaRiga3688
75%
2.4
8921+68
3.1
81%
56%
42%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
16
7362.50.6
-
3AudaAuda3658
44%
1.6
4439+5
2.3
72%
33%
22%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
6
3031.21.1
-
4Valmiera / BSSValmiera / BSS3653
39%
1.5
4740+7
2.4
67%
42%
22%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0001.31.1
-
5FK LiepajaFK Liepaja3651
39%
1.4
5254-2
2.9
89%
56%
28%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
5
2121.41.5
-
6FS JelgavaFS Jelgava3640
28%
1.1
4257-15
2.8
75%
47%
33%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
3
1011.21.6
-
7Metta / LUMetta / LU3839
26%
1.0
4965-16
3.0
76%
53%
39%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0001.31.7
-
8BFC DaugavpilsBFC Daugavpils3636
25%
1.0
4052-12
2.6
69%
44%
25%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
3
1111.11.4
-
9TukumsTukums3635
25%
1.0
4783-36
3.6
78%
61%
47%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
2
1011.32.3
-
10Super NovaSuper Nova3614
8%
0.4
2596-71
3.4
86%
56%
44%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
3
1110.72.7
-
11SkansteSkanste20
0%
0.0
28-6
5.0
100%
100%
50%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0001.04.0
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