Match Report
18 points separated the sides: Spartaks Jūrmala 6th on 40, Jelgava 7th on 22. On the form table Spartaks Jūrmala stood 1st over the last five rounds, despite being 6th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Spartaks Jūrmala 1.96 scored and 1.63 conceded per game, Jelgava 0.7 and 2.37, with the league averaging 1.54.
A win had eluded Jelgava for 5 matches.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 1 Spartaks Jūrmala win, 1 for Jelgava, 2 draws, at 3 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 25% of those meetings. 75% of these meetings featured a goal for each side.
The venue was Slokas Stadionā in Jurmala, with room for 2,500 spectators. Spartaks Jūrmala led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 5 goals for the 7-0 full-time score.