About Match
On the table this is a mismatch: Riga (2nd, 67 pts) hold a 35-point advantage over FS Jelgava (7th, 32 pts). On recent form Riga sit only 6th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Scoring rates set the scale: FS Jelgava 1.07 scored and 1.6 conceded per game, Riga 2.9 and 1.03, with the league averaging 1.46. A win here leaves FS Jelgava on 35 points and up to 6th, other results permitting.
11 meetings are on record — 0 won by FS Jelgava, 9 by Riga, 2 drawn, at 4 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 64% of the meetings.
The match takes place at Zemgales Olimpiskā centra (capacity 2,500).