2020/2021
| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 15 | D1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4/15 | 3-7 |
| Malta | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3/15 | 3-14 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | DDLDW | 31 | -28 |
| Malta | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | DDWWD | 16 | -14 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2020-10-13
In the standings it was Latvia 3rd on 7 points, Malta 2nd on 9 — separated by 2. Latvia had been under-performing their position — 31st on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Against a league average of 1.14 goals per team per game, Latvia ran at 1.33 scored and 0.67 conceded, Malta at 1.33 and 1.
The match was played at Stadions Skonto in Riga (capacity 1,000). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.
