Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Ventspils (4th, 44 pts) held a 22-point advantage over Jelgava (7th, 22 pts). Against a league average of 1.54 goals per team per game, Jelgava ran at 0.7 scored and 2.37 conceded, Ventspils at 1.48 and 0.93.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 0 Jelgava wins, 2 for Ventspils, 2 draws, at 1.25 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 25% of the wins in this matchup. Historically tight: 25% of the meetings went beyond two goals.
The venue was Zemgales Olimpiskā centra in Jelgava, with room for 2,500 spectators. On the scoreboard, Ventspils led 2-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 0-5.