Match Report
39 points for FC Daugavpils (5th), 32 for FS Jelgava (7th): a 7-point gap. FC Daugavpils ranked just 10th in the league on five-round form despite their 5th table position. Per game in the league, FC Daugavpils were scoring 1.13 and conceding 1.13, FS Jelgava 1.03 and 1.58, against a competition average of 1.42 goals per team per game.
FS Jelgava had been beaten in four straight games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 10 games: 5 FC Daugavpils wins, 1 for FS Jelgava, 4 draws, at 1.5 goals per meeting. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 20% of meetings.
Stadions Celtnieks, capacity 4,070, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: FC Daugavpils led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
FC Daugavpils: Doukumo Wadulu Ayebadiepreye (11'), Joel Yakubu (47') · FS Jelgava: Roberts Melkis (56')
Key stats
Possession: FC Daugavpils 46% · FS Jelgava 54% · Total shots: 23-11 · On target: 8-5 · Corners: 10-0