
VEF Riga in the 2026-27 season have posted a 12-5 record, 1-1 in the Basketball Champions League and a 2-3 run in their last five games. They beat Lok. Plovdiv 85-83 away in the FIBA Europe Cup, lost to Viimsi 88-104 away in the Latvia-Estonian League, and then dominated Fribourg Olympic 97-65 away in the same cup. Their net rating in the Champions League sits at -2.7, ranking 37th of 54 teams and moving up from 52nd a few games ago. At home they are 6-3, averaging 92.6 points for and 78.1 against, while on the road they are 6-2, scoring 92.9 and conceding 83.8. J. Sears leads the team with 35.5 points and 5.0 assists per game, and L. Rodriguez averages 8.0 rebounds. The next match is a home FIBA Europe Cup game against Neftchi IK on 18 November 2026, where the odds suggest an 87% chance of victory.
| Split | Total scored | Total allowed | Home scored | Home allowed | Away scored | Away allowed | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All games (30) | 89.2 | 79.0 | 88.6 | 74.9 | 89.9 | 83.2 | 70% |
| vs Stronger (0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| vs Similar (8) | 86.6 | 89.6 | 87.2 | 84.2 | 85.7 | 98.7 | 38% |
| vs Weaker (21) | 89.5 | 74.6 | 87.6 | 68.2 | 90.9 | 79.3 | 81% |
| Over 166.5 (game total) | 50% of these 30 games | ||||||
| # | Team | GP | W | L | Win % | PF/g | PA/g | +/- | Over 166.5 | Home | Away | Close won | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 90.3 | 82.0 | +25 | 67% | 1-0 | 1-1 | - | WWL | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 81.0 | 87.3 | -19 | 67% | 1-1 | 1-0 | 100% | WLW | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% | 81.3 | 81.0 | +1 | 33% | 1-1 | 0-1 | - | LWL | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% | 80.7 | 83.0 | -7 | 50% | 1-0 | 0-2 | 67% | LLW |
| # | Team | GP | W | L | Win % | PF/g | PA/g | +/- | Over 166.5 | Home | Away | Close won | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% | 93.0 | 85.8 | +29 | 75% | 2-0 | 1-1 | 0% | WWLW | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% | 94.5 | 87.0 | +30 | 75% | 2-0 | 1-1 | 100% | WWWL | |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 81.0 | 83.8 | -11 | 75% | 1-1 | 1-1 | 100% | LLWW | |
| 4 | Slavia Prague ERA NBK | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0% | 81.2 | 93.2 | -48 | 75% | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0% | LLLL |
| # | Team | GP | W | L | Win % | PF/g | PA/g | +/- | Over 166.5 | Home | Away | Close won | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% | 81.0 | 71.0 | +30 | 0% | 2-0 | 1-0 | 100% | WWW | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 84.3 | 79.7 | +14 | 33% | 2-0 | 0-1 | 50% | WLW | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% | 74.7 | 77.7 | -9 | 0% | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0% | LWL | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% | 79.3 | 91.0 | -35 | 33% | 0-1 | 0-2 | - | LLL |
| # | Team | GP | W | L | Win % | PF/g | PA/g | +/- | Over 166.5 | Home | Away | Close won | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% | 81.0 | 72.0 | +36 | 25% | 2-1 | 1-0 | 67% | WLWW | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 80.2 | 72.2 | +32 | 25% | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0% | WWLL | |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 84.5 | 88.5 | -16 | 100% | 0-2 | 2-0 | 50% | LWWL | |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | 80.4 | 90.2 | -49 | 75% | 1-1 | 1-2 | 100% | WLLLW | |
| 5 | Denizli Basket | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 98.0 | 101.0 | -3 | 100% | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0% | L |
| # | Team | GP | W | L | Win % | PF/g | PA/g | +/- | Over 166.5 | Home | Away | Close won | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 90.7 | 71.7 | +57 | 0% | 2-0 | 0-1 | - | WLW | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% | 78.7 | 83.0 | -13 | 33% | 1-0 | 1-1 | - | LWW | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% | 81.0 | 88.7 | -23 | 67% | 1-1 | 0-1 | - | WLL | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% | 77.0 | 84.0 | -21 | 33% | 1-0 | 0-2 | - | LWL |
| # | Team | GP | W | L | Win % | PF/g | PA/g | +/- | Over 166.5 | Home | Away | Close won | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75% | 86.5 | 82.2 | +17 | 50% | 3-0 | 0-1 | - | WLWW | |
| 2 | Sabah Baku | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 83.5 | 83.5 | +0 | 50% | 2-0 | 0-2 | - | LLWW |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 86.5 | 88.5 | -8 | 75% | 2-0 | 0-2 | - | WWLL | |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% | 84.5 | 86.8 | -9 | 75% | 1-0 | 0-3 | - | LWLL |
| Full game | Scored | Allowed | Total | Margin | Won the game | Over 166.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 30 (30) | 89.2 | 79.0 | 168.3 | +10.2 | 70% | 50% |
| Last 30 at home (15) | 88.6 | 74.9 | 163.5 | +13.7 | 73% | 40% |
| Last 30 away (15) | 89.9 | 83.2 | 173.1 | +6.7 | 67% | 60% |
| Last 10 (10) | 90.8 | 86.1 | 176.9 | +4.7 | 60% | 70% |
| Last 5 (5) | 88.0 | 84.6 | 172.6 | +3.4 | 60% | 60% |
| Last 30 games by opponent strength | ||||||
| vs Stronger | no games | |||||
| vs Similar (8) | 86.6 | 89.6 | 176.2 | -3.0 | 38% | 75% |
| vs Weaker (21) | 89.5 | 74.6 | 164.0 | +14.9 | 81% | 38% |
| Game total (line 166.5) | Team points (line 83.5) | Margin (win) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | All | Home | Away | All | Home | Away | All | Home | Away |
| Overall (8) | 160.1 | 163.0 | 155.3 | 76.4 | 80.4 | 69.7 | -7.4 | -2.2 | -16.0 |
| vs Stronger (7) | 155.4 | 155.5 | 155.3 | 72.3 | 74.2 | 69.7 | -10.9 | -7.0 | -16.0 |
| vs Similar (0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| vs Weaker (1) | 193.0 | 193.0 | - | 105.0 | 105.0 | - | +17.0 | +17.0 | - |
| % over line / win | 25% | 40% | 0% | 25% | 40% | 0% | 25% | 40% | 0% |
| % under line / loss | 75% | 60% | 100% | 75% | 60% | 100% | 75% | 60% | 100% |
| Shot type | Attempts per game | Made per game | Accuracy (made ÷ attempts) | League accuracy | Points per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏀🏀 2-pointers | 39.7 | 23.1 | 53.1% | 46.2 | |
| 🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers | 27.9 | 8.8 | 35.3% | 26.4 | |
| 🏀 Free throws | 26.0 | 18.4 | 72.1% | 18.4 |
| Shot type | Opponents' Attempts per game | Opponents' Made per game | Opponents' Accuracy (made ÷ attempts) | League accuracy | Points per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏀🏀 2-pointers | 37.9 | 19.4 | 53.1% | 38.8 | |
| 🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers | 28.1 | 9.1 | 35.3% | 27.3 | |
| 🏀 Free throws | 19.2 | 11.9 | 72.1% | 11.9 |
| Player | Comp | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Sears | BCL | 2 | 2 | 33.1 | 35.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 47.8% | 41.4% |
| Mareks Mejeris | BCL | 2 | 2 | 32.5 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 61.5% | 50.0% |
| L. Rodriguez | BCL | 2 | 2 | 28.0 | 15.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 55.0% | 50.0% |
| C. Asberry | BCL | 2 | 0 | 26.0 | 13.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 42.1% | 33.3% |
| Aigars Skele | BCL | 2 | 2 | 23.8 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 35.7% | 30.0% |
| Ojars Silins | BCL | 2 | 0 | 22.0 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 66.7% | 60.0% |
| A. Kelly | BCL | 2 | 2 | 16.9 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 30.0% | 0.0% |
| R. Aleksandrovs | BCL | 2 | 0 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| A. Ozols | BCL | 2 | 0 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - |
| Rodrigo Bumeisters | BCL | 2 | 0 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Rihards Berkolds | BCL | 2 | 0 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| J. Niedra | BCL | 1 | 0 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Metric | 2022 n=6 | 2023 n=6 | 2024 n=6 | 2025 n=6 | 2026 n=2 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points scored / game | 68.3 | 71.8 | 77.3 | 68.5 | 100.0 | |
| Points allowed / game | 79.0 | 76.0 | 80.3 | 80.0 | 95.0 | |
| Game total | 147.3 | 147.8 | 157.7 | 148.5 | 195.0 | |
| Over 156.5 | 33% | 33% | 33% | 33% | 100% | |
| Over 166.5 | 0% | 17% | 17% | 0% | 100% | |
| Over 176.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% | 0% | 100% | |
| Team points over 83.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% | 0% | 100% | |
| Win % | 17% | 33% | 17% | 17% | 50% | |
| Home win % | 33% | 67% | 33% | 33% | 50% | |
| Away win % | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | - | |
| Margin / game | -10.7 | -4.2 | -3.0 | -11.5 | +5.0 | |
| Won by 10+ | 17% | 0% | 17% | 17% | 50% | |
| Close games won (5 or fewer) | 0% | 50% | 0% | 0% | - | |
| Overtime % | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| 1st half total | 77.8 | 78.0 | 78.3 | 77.0 | 90.0 | |
| Won the 1st half | 17% | 33% | 0% | 33% | 100% | |
| 3-point attempt rate | 54% | 48% | 44% | 47% | 54% | |
| Effective FG% | 48% | 50% | 55% | 45% | 58% | |
| Pace | 70.3 | 71.8 | 71.6 | 73.0 | - |
| Date | Game | Score | Res |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Nov | Ventspils v VEF Riga Latvia-Estonian League | 85-96 | W |
| 11 Nov | Lok. Plovdiv v VEF Riga FIBA Europe Cup | 83-85 | W |
| 08 Nov | Viimsi v VEF Riga Latvia-Estonian League | 104-88 | L |
| 04 Nov | Fribourg Olympic v VEF Riga FIBA Europe Cup | 65-97 | W |
| 31 Oct | VEF Riga v Tartu Ulikool Latvia-Estonian League | 74-86 | L |
| 28 Oct | VEF Riga v Mykonos FIBA Europe Cup | 88-91 | L |
| 24 Oct | Valmiera Glass Via v VEF Riga Latvia-Estonian League | 89-97 | W |
| 21 Oct | CSM Oradea v VEF Riga FIBA Europe Cup | 92-84 | L |
| 17 Oct | VEF Riga v Parnu Latvia-Estonian League | 89-72 | W |
| 14 Oct | Neftchi IK v VEF Riga FIBA Europe Cup | 94-110 | W |
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