Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Riga (2nd, 70 pts) held a 32-point advantage over FC Daugavpils (5th, 38 pts). Riga ranked just 6th in the league on five-round form despite their 2nd table position. Against a league average of 1.45 goals per team per game, Riga ran at 2.83 scored and 1 conceded, FC Daugavpils at 1.17 and 1.17.
The head-to-head ledger counts 13 games: 10 Riga wins, 1 for FC Daugavpils, 2 draws, at 2.54 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 31% of the wins in this fixture.
The referee was J. Keziks, with 15 matches in our database and 1.6 yellows per game on average. The venue was Sporta komplekss Ķeizarmežs, with room for 8,207 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Riga: Iago Siqueira (72') · FC Daugavpils: Abdoul Kader Traore (53')
Key stats
Possession: Riga 72% · FC Daugavpils 28% · Total shots: 16-5 · On target: 8-1 · Corners: 6-3