Ace Football previews the Conference League Qualification round Final match between Riga FC and Sparta Prague and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Riga FC enjoy home advantage, when visitors Sparta Prague swing by this coming Wednesday for a clash in the Conference League Qualification. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Form: Riga FC vs Sparta Prague
Riga FC Form
In their last three matches, Riga FC won 3-0 against Beitar Jerusalem, before losing 3-1 against Beitar Jerusalem and 2-0 to Sparta Prague. Riga FC have been in potent form at Skonto Stadium, winning no less than five of the past six Conference League Qualification matches here. They also hammered in 11 goals, while letting in five as they also lost once.
Sparta Prague Form
Sparta Prague look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Slovan Liberec, who were defeated by 0-2. Then, Riga FC got outclassed in a 2-0 win, before beating Dukla Praha by 3-2. Sparta Prague managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Conference League Qualification. On top of winning once they also drew zero as well as losing two, while scoring five time and letting in four.
Betting facts for Riga FC and Sparta Prague
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Riga FC and Sparta Prague. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- Riga FC have won 11 of the last 12 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 11 of the last 12 Riga FC home matches in the Conference League Qualification, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Riga FC home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Riga FC matches in the Conference League Qualification, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Riga FC have won the last 3 home matches in a row in the Conference League Qualification and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Sparta Prague have won 7 of the last 8 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Sparta Prague have won the last 4 matches in a row while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Sparta Prague have won the last 4 matches in a row in the Conference League Qualification while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 Sparta Prague away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Sparta Prague have won the last 4 matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Riga FC vs Sparta Prague
There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Jan Kuchta has been hitting the net regularly and now has three goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up on Wednesday, it is because Sparta Prague bank on him to build on these numbers against Riga FC. The latter relies on Reginaldo Ramires, who found the target four times in six games.
Betting markets: Riga FC vs Sparta Prague
Full-time result
Riga FC won nine of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing one in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Sparta Prague won four of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing one and losing five. Amazingly, Riga FC are on a streak of 13 home matches without defeat. Sparta Prague have no less than 9 wins on the bounce.
Both teams to score
Riga FC scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Impressively, Sparta Prague scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. Riga FC managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Riga FC saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.9 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Sparta Prague, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.5 times goals per game themselves. Sparta Prague are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 17 matches.
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