Pass accuracy: 74% - 85%
Accurate passes: - - -
Total passes: 305 - 434
85%
(-/434)
46
Ball Possession (%)
54
Additional Information
Referee:Michal Ocenas
Stadium:Сконто (Рига)
Weather:Пасмурно, +19°C
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Based on last 50 matches across all tournaments, up to 09/11/2023
To build a prediction for the Latvia - Wales match, scheduled for 11 September 2023, several key factors could influence the outcome. These sides last met on 27 March 2023 at Wales's ground, where the home side came out on top.
Wales have not yet lost their chances of finishing second in their group, and to achieve this they need to play well in the remaining matches. I think they are capable of beating the hosts in this match, as the hosts have lost all their matches in the group.
Wales need to pull themselves together. The team failed in all four previous matches (except for the final minute against Croatia). From this point on, they need to start winning, and it would be better for the Welsh themselves, for their confidence, if they did so by a large margin.
Latvia periodically commits a lot of fouls because they cannot keep up with their opponent, and here Wales will rather want to take possession of the ball, while the Latvians are at home and will want to win it back and play their own football. There will be a battle, and there will be cards.
Pre-Match Facts
Motivation
Latvia - 2/10
Status in the current match - clear underdog
Latvia7.3
Draw4.05
Wales1.51
Next match - in 31 days, against a favourite
Latvia4.06
Draw3.44
Armenia1.99
Wales - 2.5/10
Status in the current match - clear favourite
Latvia7.3
Draw4.05
Wales1.51
Next match - in 30 days, against a clear underdog
Wales1.028
Draw14.7
Gibraltar46
Injuries & suspensions
The home side will be without a first-team player - forward Артур Зюзин. The squad is also missing several rotation players. The away side will be missing several key players, including goalkeeper Уэйн Хеннесси, and are also missing several rotation players.
Referee statistics
The referee for this match is Михал Оценаш (Slovakia). Over the last 77 matches, he has shown 315 yellow cards (averaging 4.1 per match) and 17 red cards (averaging 0.2 per match), so he cannot be considered overly strict. He has awarded a penalty in 17% of matches (13 out of 77).