Riga Mariners vs Skanste prediction and preview

17 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

Double Chance 1XNo priceFinal score 4–3

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

Riga Mariners host Skanste in the 1. Liga (Latvia) on 17 Oct 2026, 15:00 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Double Chance 1X — Riga Mariners to win or draw. No bookmaker price was available for this market when the prediction was published, so no percentage is shown.

Final score: Riga Mariners 4–3 Skanste.

Going into the match, Riga Mariners had won 6, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 10 matches, scoring 25 and conceding 17. Skanste had won 4, drawn 1 and lost 5 of their last 10, with 23 scored and 20 conceded.

Both teams scored in 7 of Riga Mariners's last 10 and 7 of Skanste's last 10; 9 and 7 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Riga Mariners averaged 2.45 goals scored and 1.09 conceded across 11 matches; away from home Skanste averaged 1.82 scored and 2.18 conceded across 11.

Our team-strength model expects about 3.25 goals from Riga Mariners and 1.40 from Skanste. From that it rates a home win at 73%, a draw at 15% and an away win at 13%. For the published pick itself the model gives 88%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between Riga Mariners (green) and Skanste (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form60% – 40%

Attack52% – 48%

Defence50% – 50%

Head-to-head100% – 0%

Goals75% – 25%

Overall strength61% – 38%

Form before the match

Team	Last 5	Scored	Conceded	BTTS	O2.5
Riga Mariners	LWLWW	2.50	1.70	70%	90%
Skanste	LLWLW	2.30	2.00	70%	70%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

Recent meetings

14 Jun 2026 · Skanste 0–2 Riga Mariners