- Team form: Rigas Futbola Skola have won 8, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 10 games in all competitions.
- Opposition form: IF Vestri have won 4, drawn 2 and lost 4 of their last 10 matches in all competitions.
- Home form: Rigas Futbola Skola have won 4 and drawn 1 of their last 5 at home in all competitions.
RFS have the momentum and momentum is everything
Recent form and results
Rigas have hit a groove in the last few weeks, winning back-to-back games to make it 4 wins and 1 draw from their last 5 in all competitions. On the back of a 1-1 draw with FK Auda in the Virsliga 2026 last weekend, RFS had taken 2 wins and 0 defeats from their previous 3 games.
The first of those 2 wins was an impressive 1-2 success away at Glentoran FC in the UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026, before a confident 2-0 success at home to complete the double over the Glens.
Tactics and matchup
Viktors Morozs is the RFS manager and he has a lot to be happy about at the moment. Since joining in 2020, Morozs has implemented a structured, adaptable system that keeps his players compact, whilst allowing them to overload the wings and counter-press hard when in possession.
IF Vestri are a much less polished football team. The style of David Smari Lamude is to sit deep, stay compact and hit on the break, whilst his Vestri side do not have the same structural integrity as RFS. Lamude's plans are more about damage limitation than anything else, and they have not worked very well since he took over in 2023.
It's hard to imagine IF Vestri getting many chances in this game and the momentum is all with Rigas at the moment.
Vestri have hit a rough patch
Vestri are on a run of 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats in all competitions across their last 5, having been beaten 3-0 away by FK Qarabag in UEFA Europa League Qualification 2026, and then lost 2-5 at home to Fylkir Reykjavik in 1. Deild 2026.
This fixture has never been played before, but it is clear that RFS are the team in form at the moment and should justify their status as the bookies' darlings. The 1.15 home win price is a little tight for our money, but it is what it is, and the most likely outcome of this game is a home win.
Rigas are the only team to fit that category and they should make Vestri uncomfortable for long periods of Thursday's game.
- RFS like to boss possession, while Vestri will try to sit back and block up.
- This is a classic possession vs block game, which is usually won by the team with the ball on the top of their game.
- Martins Kigurs is RFS's danger man and the 2 goals in 2 games he has scored in UEFA Conference League Qualification 2026 so far are the best indication of where the goals may come from if you are a goal scorer wagerer.
