Ace Football previews the Conference League round 3 match between Riga FC and Jablonec and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
As the early season favourites, Riga FC will look to justify their title credentials this coming Thursday when they take on Jablonec for a round 3 match in the Conference League.
Team form: Riga FC vs Jablonec
Riga FC Form
Riga FC look in good shape before their upcoming match, as they seek to remain unbeaten. They started by taking out Klaksvik in a 2-1 win, before a 1-1 draw followed against Kairat Almaty. Their most recent outing resulted in a 1-1 draw in a hard fought encounter with Pafos FC. Riga FC didn’t manage a single win in any of their previous six Conference League games at the Skonto Stadium. They have a record of one draws and zero defeats, in which they conceded one and scored one goals.
Jablonec Form
In their last three matches, Jablonec drew 0-0 with Brighton, won 1-2 against Hradec Kralove, and lost 0-5 against Slavia Prague. Jablonec came through their last six away games in the Conference League without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew one and lost three in which, they were outscored by eight goals to four.
Betting facts for Riga FC and Jablonec
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Riga FC and Jablonec. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 8 of the last 9 Riga FC matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 5 Riga FC home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Riga FC matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Jablonec away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Jablonec matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Jablonec away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Jablonec have won 3 of the last 4 away matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 3 of the last 4 Jablonec matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Riga FC vs Jablonec
Despite scoring just once in six Conference League games, Riga FC hope Salah Oulad M’Hand adds to his collection of goals sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, Jablonec put their faith in Antonin Rusek to handle the home side defence and double up on his recent strike rate of one goal in six Conference League games.
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Full-time result
Riga FC won eight of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing two in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Jablonec won five of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing one and losing four. Riga FC are on a fine streak of 10 matches without defeat. Amazingly, Riga FC are on a streak of 23 home matches without defeat.
Both teams to score
Riga FC scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Jablonec scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 6 consecutive home games Riga FC played. Jablonec managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Riga FC were first on target in six of their last 10 outings.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Riga FC, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Jablonec, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches.
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