Smiltene vs Riga FC II prediction and preview

17 Oct 2026, 12:00 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

Double Chance X2No priceFinal score 2–2

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

Match preview

Smiltene host Riga FC II in the 1. Liga (Latvia) on 17 Oct 2026, 12:00 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Double Chance X2 — Riga FC II to win or draw. No bookmaker price was available for this market when the prediction was published, so no percentage is shown.

Final score: Smiltene 2–2 Riga FC II.

Going into the match, Smiltene had won 5, drawn 0 and lost 5 of their last 10 matches, scoring 20 and conceding 26. Riga FC II had won 3, drawn 4 and lost 3 of their last 10, with 15 scored and 15 conceded.

Both teams scored in 7 of Smiltene's last 10 and 6 of Riga FC II's last 10; 8 and 6 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Smiltene averaged 1.55 goals scored and 2.82 conceded across 11 matches; away from home Riga FC II averaged 1.00 scored and 1.78 conceded across 9.

Our team-strength model expects about 1.72 goals from Smiltene and 1.88 from Riga FC II. From that it rates a home win at 35%, a draw at 24% and an away win at 42%. For the published pick itself the model gives 65%.

Team comparison

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

Recent form50% – 50%

Attack52% – 48%

Defence25% – 75%

Head-to-head40% – 60%

Goals42% – 58%

Overall strength43% – 56%

Form before the match

Team	Last 5	Scored	Conceded	BTTS	O2.5
Smiltene	WWWLL	2.00	2.60	70%	80%
Riga FC II	WDDWD	1.50	1.50	60%	60%

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

Recent meetings

14 Jun 2026 · Riga FC II 2–0 Smiltene