Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Babite (1st, 78 pts) held a 30-point advantage over Smiltene (8th, 48 pts). Smiltene had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 2nd in the league over the last five rounds against 8th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Smiltene 2.64 scored and 1.68 conceded per game, Babite 3.64 and 0.89, with the league averaging 2.21.
Smiltene arrived off three straight defeats. Babite came in having won six on the spin, having scored in 6 consecutive games. Smiltene had banked 1 of the last 15 points on offer; Babite, 15.
The venue was Piņķu stadions in Babītes novads, with room for 520 spectators.


