Riga vs Kairat: Prediction, Stats and Preview
Europa Conference League · Thursday 15 October 2026 · 16:45 UTC · Stadions Skonto, Riga · updated 2026-10-09
Riga host Kairat in the Europa Conference League on Thursday 15 October 2026 at Stadions Skonto. On this season's numbers, Moneyball's model makes Riga slight favourites at 43%, in a match close to a coin toss, puts the draw at 35% and expects about 1.7 goals.
Moneyball's estimate
- Expected goals: Riga 1.02, Kairat 0.65.
- Over 2.5 goals: 24% · both teams to score: 31%.
- Most likely score: 0–0 (20%).
From each side's goals and expected goals this season (Sportmonks), pulled toward the league average while a side has played few matches (6 and 6 so far), through a Dixon-Coles score model. No bookmaker prices are in it; once the odds are out, the full model in the app reads them too.
Season statistics
| Riga | Per match this season | Kairat |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Matches | 6 |
| 2.0 | Goals scored | 0.8 |
| 1.0 | Goals conceded | 0.7 |
| 0.62 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.22 |
| 19.5 | Shots | 14.0 |
| 8.2 | On target | 5.2 |
| 57.7 | Possession % | 55.7 |
| 33% | Clean sheets % | 33% |
| 67% | Both teams scored % | 17% |
| 7.7 | Corners | 7.0 |
| 2.5 | Yellow cards | 1.8 |
| 6.61 | Average rating | 6.52 |
Averages per match from Sportmonks; Kairat in its domestic league.
The full analysis
Moneyball Odds prices every line of the match once bookmakers do: win, draw and loss, Asian handicaps and goals lines, with fair odds and the expected value of each.
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