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Riga vs FK Liepaja Result & Analysis

Date: 19/05/2025
Time: 16:00
Final 2-0
Riga
Riga
Vs
74%
17%
9%
■ Home   ■ Draw   ■ Away
FK Liepaja
FK Liepaja
Latvia: Virsliga
Referee: -
Match preview & prediction

Riga’s recent slide of one loss and four draws, including a 2-3 defeat to FK Liepāja, has not shaken the model’s confidence that the home side will prevail. The model rates a home win at 74%, a draw at 17% and an away win at 9%, making the home victory the clear favourite. The team’s home form is strong against weaker opponents, averaging 2.93 goals scored and only 0.57 conceded, while FK Liepāja struggles on the road, scoring only 0.33 and conceding 2.33 against stronger sides. The expected total of 3.4 goals points to a lively match, with the most probable total being three goals at a 22% probability. The single most likely scoreline is 2-0 for Riga, with a 11.1% chance. Suggested picks include an 85.8% probability of over 1.5 goals and a 73.9% chance of a home win, the latter echoing the overall model pick. The home win percentage is 74%, the draw 17%, and the away win 9%.

Results analysis

Riga’s form is on a slight rebound after a recent defeat, while FK Liepaja comes off a win. The model’s prediction of a home win at 74% probability was correct, and the final 2-0 score confirmed the favoured outcome. The model also called Over 1.5 goals with an 85.8% chance, which hit as the match produced three goals. Its Home win selection, at 73.9%, also hit, reinforcing the accuracy of the model’s picks. The most likely scoreline was 2-0, aligning with the actual result and underscoring the model’s reliable forecasting for this Virsliga fixture.

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Riga win✓ Hit
73.9%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Draw✗ Miss
16.9%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
FK Liepaja win✗ Miss
9.2%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.

⚽ 2. Goal Analysis

RigaRiga

Last 10 – goals for & against
50-512L52W11D30W30W10W51W31W20W10WH·BFC29/03A·FK 03/04H·MET08/04A·TUK13/04H·GRO19/04A·RĪG26/04A·SUP01/05A·AUD05/05H·FS 10/05A·BFC14/05
Avg total
3.2
Avg scored
2.5
Avg conceded
0.7
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game2.800.702.730.532.870.87
vs Stronger (0)------
vs Similar (3)1.000.330.000.001.500.50
vs Weaker (27)3.000.742.930.573.080.92
Clean sheet %53% (+25pp 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
50-514L25L03L10W24L22D42W22D02L21WA·RĪG29/03H·RIG03/04A·AUD09/04H·FS 14/04A·BFC19/04H·SUP25/04A·MET02/05A·TUK06/05A·GRO10/05H·RĪG14/05
Avg total
4.1
Avg scored
1.6
Avg conceded
2.5
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.531.571.801.271.271.87
vs Stronger (6)0.832.671.333.000.332.33
vs Similar (14)1.291.501.671.171.001.75
vs Weaker (10)2.301.002.170.502.501.75
Clean sheet %23% (-5pp vs league)
This opponent (Riga) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Total goals distribution

5%11%16%22%4%010%120%222%319%413%513%6+
The model estimates around 3.4 goals in this match; the single most likely total is 3 (22%).
Over/Under 1.5Actual: Over
Over 1.5
85.8%
Under 1.5
14.2%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 2.5Actual: Under
Over 2.5
65.6%
Under 2.5
34.4%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 3.5Actual: Under
Over 3.5
43.7%
Under 3.5
56.3%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Both teams to scoreActual: No
Yes
52.6%
No
47.4%
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).
2-0 ✓
11.1%
3-0
9.4%
2-1
9.2%
1-0
8.0%
1-1
7.9%
3-1
7.8%
4-0
6.0%
4-1
5.0%
Riga goals ↓
FK Liepaja goals →
01234
04.1%2.1%1.2%0.3%0.1%
18.0%7.9%3.0%0.8%0.2%
211%9.2%3.8%1.0%0.2%
39.4%7.8%3.2%0.9%0.2%
46.0%5.0%2.1%0.6%0.1%
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
Riga
2.44
Rīgas FS
2.42
FK Liepaja
1.69
BFC Daugavpils
1.33
Auda
1.25
FS Jelgava
1.06
Tukums
1.00
Grobiņa
0.95
Super Nova
0.89
Metta / LU
0.86
JDFS Alberts
0.50
Riga is 0.75 points better than FK Liepaja in terms of average points per game (2.44 vs 1.69).

⚔️ Attack

Goals scored / game
Rīgas FS
2.78
Riga
2.36
FK Liepaja
1.64
BFC Daugavpils
1.44
Super Nova
1.22
Auda
1.22
FS Jelgava
1.08
Metta / LU
1.08
Tukums
1.08
Grobiņa
0.89
JDFS Alberts
0.00
Riga is 0.72 goals better than FK Liepaja in terms of goals scored per game (2.36 vs 1.64).

🛡️ Defense

Conceded / game · lower better
JDFS Alberts
0.50
Riga
0.72
Rīgas FS
1.08
FS Jelgava
1.28
Auda
1.36
FK Liepaja
1.53
Super Nova
1.56
Grobiņa
1.68
BFC Daugavpils
1.72
Tukums
1.75
Metta / LU
2.06
Riga is 0.81 goals better than FK Liepaja in terms of goals conceded per game (0.72 vs 1.53).

⏱️ 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
30-300D32W00D20W00D00D20W30W00D00DH·BFC29/03A·FK 03/04H·MET08/04A·TUK13/04H·GRO19/04A·RĪG26/04A·SUP01/05A·AUD05/05H·FS 10/05A·BFC14/05
Avg total
1.2
Avg scored
1.0
Avg conceded
0.2
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.100.271.000.131.200.40
vs Stronger (0)------
vs Similar (3)0.330.330.000.000.500.50
vs Weaker (27)1.190.261.070.141.310.38
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
30-310W23L01L10W01L20W20W12L01L11DA·RĪG29/03H·RIG03/04A·AUD09/04H·FS 14/04A·BFC19/04H·SUP25/04A·MET02/05A·TUK06/05A·GRO10/05H·RĪG14/05
Avg total
1.9
Avg scored
1.0
Avg conceded
0.9
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.870.701.130.670.600.73
vs Stronger (6)0.671.001.001.670.330.33
vs Similar (14)0.570.861.000.830.250.88
vs Weaker (10)1.400.301.330.001.500.75
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: Under
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: 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 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
30-312L20W11D10W30W10W31W01L20W10WH·BFC29/03A·FK 03/04H·MET08/04A·TUK13/04H·GRO19/04A·RĪG26/04A·SUP01/05A·AUD05/05H·FS 10/05A·BFC14/05
Avg total
2.0
Avg scored
1.5
Avg conceded
0.5
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.700.431.730.401.670.47
vs Stronger (0)------
vs Similar (3)0.670.000.000.001.000.00
vs Weaker (27)1.810.481.860.431.770.54
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
40-404L02L02L00D23L02L22D10W01L10WA·RĪG29/03H·RIG03/04A·AUD09/04H·FS 14/04A·BFC19/04H·SUP25/04A·MET02/05A·TUK06/05A·GRO10/05H·RĪG14/05
Avg total
2.2
Avg scored
0.6
Avg conceded
1.6
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game0.670.870.670.600.671.13
vs Stronger (6)0.171.670.331.330.002.00
vs Similar (14)0.710.640.670.330.750.88
vs Weaker (10)0.900.700.830.501.001.00
Clean sheet %47% (+18pp 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: Under
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: 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 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 1.585.8%-------✓ Hit
Home win73.9%-------✓ Hit

🎽 13. Player market rates

Riga · 2023/24
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
GRO (25)
€3m
FJ (23)
€3m
BD (21)
€3m
TUK (20)
€2m
M/L (4)
€0m
JA (1)
€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
GRO (10)
€1m
SN (8)
€1m
FJ (8)
€1m
TUK (7)
€1m
BD (7)
€1m
M/L (1)
€0m
JA (0)
€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
GRO (6)
€1m
FJ (5)
€0m
AUD (3)
€0m
TUK (3)
€0m
M/L (1)
€0m
JA (0)
€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
GRO (9)
€1m
TUK (10)
€1m
BD (8)
€1m
SN (10)
€1m
M/L (2)
€0m
JA (1)
€0m
Riga's defence is €4m more valuable than FK Liepaja's (€6m vs €2m).

🤝 15. Games History

H2H record

8 previous meetings
7
RIG wins
1
Draws
0
FL wins
Full head-to-head record ↗

Head-to-head

Riga vs FK Liepaja · H/A from RIG
DateH/AGameScore
03/04/25AFK Liepaja Vs RIG2-5
29/09/24HRIG Vs FK Liepaja1-0
07/07/24AFK Liepaja Vs RIG0-3
14/05/24AFK Liepaja Vs RIG1-1
04/04/24HRIG Vs FK Liepaja4-0
25/09/23HRIG Vs FK Liepaja3-1
04/07/23HRIG Vs FK Liepaja3-1
12/05/23AFK Liepaja Vs RIG0-4

RigaRiga

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
14/05/25ABFC Daugavpils Vs RIG0-1
10/05/25HRIG Vs FS Jelgava2-0
05/05/25AAuda Vs RIG1-3
01/05/25ASuper Nova Vs RIG1-5
26/04/25ARīgas FS Vs RIG0-1
19/04/25HRIG Vs Grobiņa3-0
13/04/25ATukums Vs RIG0-3
08/04/25HRIG Vs Metta / LU1-1
03/04/25AFK Liepaja Vs RIG2-5
29/03/25HRIG Vs BFC Daugavpils1-2

FK LiepajaFK Liepaja

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
14/05/25HFL Vs Rīgas FS2-1
10/05/25AGrobiņa Vs FL2-0
06/05/25ATukums Vs FL2-2
02/05/25AMetta / LU Vs FL2-4
25/04/25HFL Vs Super Nova2-2
19/04/25ABFC Daugavpils Vs FL4-2
14/04/25HFL Vs FS Jelgava1-0
09/04/25AAuda Vs FL3-0
03/04/25HFL Vs Riga2-5
29/03/25ARīgas FS Vs FL4-1

📊 16. Overall Statistics

Riga
Riga
Latvia: Virsliga
Recent: 8 Wins / 1 Draws / 1 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallWWWWW2.34
HomeDLDWW2.44
AwayWWWWW2.24
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %72%76%68%
AVG goals3.322.963.68
Over 1.5 %82%72%92%
Over 2.5 %60%44%76%
Over 3.5 %38%28%48%
Scored2.602.522.68
Conceded0.720.441.00
BTTS48%32%64%
Clean Sheet52%68%36%
Corners---
Cards---
FK Liepaja
FK Liepaja
Latvia: Virsliga
Recent: 3 Wins / 2 Draws / 5 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallDWDLW1.16
HomeWLWDW1.36
AwayLLWDL0.96
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %30%36%24%
AVG goals2.902.962.84
Over 1.5 %78%76%80%
Over 2.5 %56%64%48%
Over 3.5 %34%32%36%
Scored1.241.441.04
Conceded1.661.521.80
BTTS50%52%48%
Clean Sheet24%28%20%
Corners---
Cards---

🏆 17. League Table

RecordGoalsProps / gameSquad value €mStrengths
RankTeamMPPtsWin%PPGGFGAGDG/GO1.5O2.5O3.5CorCor O%CrdCrd O%FlsFls O%TotAttMidDefAtt/gDef/gPoss%
1RigaRiga3688
75%
2.4
8526+59
3.1
81%
53%
33%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
16
7362.40.7
-
2Rīgas FSRīgas FS3687
78%
2.4
10039+61
3.9
78%
72%
56%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
11
6232.81.1
-
3FK LiepajaFK Liepaja3661
50%
1.7
5955+4
3.2
83%
69%
39%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
5
2121.61.5
-
4BFC DaugavpilsBFC Daugavpils3648
36%
1.3
5262-10
3.2
78%
58%
39%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
3
1111.41.7
-
5AudaAuda3645
36%
1.2
4449-5
2.6
67%
44%
31%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
6
3031.21.4
-
6FS JelgavaFS Jelgava3638
22%
1.1
3946-7
2.4
69%
39%
25%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
3
1011.11.3
-
7TukumsTukums3636
25%
1.0
3963-24
2.8
75%
50%
28%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
2
1011.11.8
-
8GrobiņaGrobiņa3836
24%
0.9
3464-30
2.6
68%
37%
29%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
3
1110.91.7
-
9Super NovaSuper Nova3632
17%
0.9
4456-12
2.8
81%
50%
31%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
3
1111.21.6
-
10Metta / LUMetta / LU3631
22%
0.9
3974-35
3.1
78%
58%
44%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0001.12.1
-
11JDFS AlbertsJDFS Alberts21
0%
0.5
01-1
0.5
0%
0%
0%
-
0%
-
0%
-
0%
0
0000.00.5
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