Match Report
Valmiera went into the game 4th in the table on 55 points; Auda sat 3rd on 60 — a 5-point gap. Per game in the league, Valmiera were scoring 2.08 and conceding 1.08, Auda 1.75 and 0.94, against a competition average of 1.54 goals per team per game.
9 matches unbeaten backed Auda's arrival, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Over the last five, Valmiera had taken 3 of 15 points to Auda's 11.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Valmiera 4, draws 0, Auda 2, at 3.17 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. History points to goals: 83% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 83%.
J. Daliņa stadions staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,000. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-3.
Goal scorers
Valmiera: Alioune Ndoye (8'), Kristers Neilands (77') · Auda: Aleksejs Saveljevs (54'), Abdulrahman Taiwo (88'), Abdulrahman Taiwo (37')
Key stats
Possession: Valmiera 41% · Auda 59% · Total shots: 16-19 · On target: 6-10 · Corners: 2-8