Montenegro vs Latvia Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H
FT · HT 0–02 – 1
Nikola Krstović 70′Aleksa Maras 90+1′
Deniss Melniks 72′
Player of the matchVasilije AdžićMNE · 61′ played · 7 recoveries · 4 shots (1 on target) · 3 dribbles
7.6- Possession
- 50%50%
- Shots · on target in brackets
- 21 (7)15 (5)
- Corners
- 116
UEFA Nations LeagueMatchday 5Stadion Pod GoricomRef J. Brisard
This meeting
Minute by minute
45 of 130 updates- Attempt saved. Balsa Popovic (Montenegro) saves a header from Lukass Vapne (Latvia) in the bottom right corner. The cross was assisted by Janis Ikaunieks.
- Aleksa Maras from Montenegro receives a yellow card for excessive celebration.
- GoalGoal! Montenegro leads 2-1 against Latvia. Aleksa Maras scores for Montenegro with a right-footed shot from very close range into the bottom right corner.
- The fourth official has indicated there will be 4 minutes of added time.
- Roberts Savalnieks from Latvia receives a yellow card for a foul.
- Foul committed by Vladislavs Gutkovskis of Latvia.
- Aleksa Maras from Montenegro has a right-footed shot from the center of the box, but it is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Risto Radunovic's cross.
- Lukass Vapne from Latvia receives a yellow card for a bad foul.
- Lukass Vapne commits a foul for Latvia.
- Nikola Krstovic from Montenegro misses a header from the center of the box, sending it to the right. The attempt was assisted by Milan Vukotic, who provided a cross after a corner.
- Montenegro wins a corner after Deniss Melniks concedes.
- Andrej Djuric's right-footed shot from close range is saved in the bottom left corner by Rihards Matrevics. The attempt was assisted by Marko Jankovic.
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- Dennis Cirkin from Latvia receives a yellow card for a bad foul.
- Attempt missed. Janis Ikaunieks (Latvia) has a right-footed shot from the center of the box that goes to the left. He was assisted by Roberts Savalnieks with a cross.
- Deniss Melniks from Latvia has a header saved in the top center of the goal by Balsa Popovic from Montenegro. The attempt was assisted by Andrejs Ciganiks with a cross.
- GoalGoal! The match is now 1-1 between Montenegro and Latvia. Deniss Melniks scores for Latvia with a header from the center of the box into the bottom right corner, assisted by Andrejs Ciganiks' cross after a corner.
- Latvia is awarded a corner after Dusan Vukovic concedes.
- GoalGoal! Montenegro leads 1-0 against Latvia. Nikola Krstovic scores with a header from the center of the box into the bottom left corner, assisted by Marko Jankovic's cross after a corner.
- Roberts Uldrikis from Latvia has a header from the center of the box, but it is blocked. The attempt was assisted by Dennis Cirkin's cross.
- Dmitrijs Zelenkovs from Latvia receives a yellow card.
- Attempt saved. Rihards Matrevics (Latvia) saves a right-footed shot from outside the box by Milan Vukotic (Montenegro) in the center of the goal.
- Substitution for Montenegro: Andrej Djuric comes on for Vasilije Adzic.
- Marko Jankovic from Montenegro receives a yellow card.
- Sead Haksabanovic from Montenegro misses an attempt, shooting high and wide to the right from the left side of the box. He was assisted by Milutin Osmajic.
- Attempt missed. Vasilije Adzic from Montenegro takes a right-footed shot from the left side of the box, but it goes just a bit too high. Milan Vukotic provided the assist.
- The second half begins with the score at 0-0 between Montenegro and Latvia.
- The fourth official has indicated there will be 1 minute of added time.
- Montenegro wins a corner after Deniss Melniks concedes.
- Roberts Uldrikis commits a foul for Latvia.
- Stefan Savic of Montenegro receives a yellow card for a foul.
- Eduards Daskevics from Latvia is awarded a free kick on the right wing.
- Latvia is called offside. Eduards Daskevics is the player caught offside.
- Sead Haksabanovic commits a foul for Montenegro.
- Ognjen Gasevic from Montenegro is awarded a free kick on the left wing.
- Nikola Krstovic from Montenegro receives a yellow card.
- The match is delayed due to an injury to Dennis Cirkin from Latvia.
- Attempt missed. Roberts Uldrikis (Latvia) shoots with his right foot from the center of the box but misses to the right. He was assisted by Raivis Jurkovskis.
- Montenegro wins a corner after Rihards Matrevics concedes.
- Attempt missed. Vasilije Adzic from Montenegro takes a left-footed shot from a difficult angle on the left but misses to the left.
- Sead Haksabanovic from Montenegro receives a yellow card for a foul.
- Latvia is called offside. Dennis Cirkin is the player caught offside.
- First half begins.
- The match ends with Montenegro winning 2-1 against Latvia.
- The second half ends with Montenegro winning 2-1 against Latvia.
- The first half ends with the score tied at 0-0 between Montenegro and Latvia.
Team stats
46 figures- 50%Possession50%
- 21Shots15
- 7Shots on target5
- 4Big chances2
- 11Corners6
- 386Passes385
- 9Fouls11
- 6Yellow cards4
All 46 stats
- Attack
- 13Accurate crosses11
- 108Attacks86
- 3Big chances missed2
- 34Crosses24
- 52Dangerous attacks46
- 13Dribble attempts16
- 1Hit woodwork0
- 0Offsides3
- 33%Shot accuracy33%
- 2Shots blocked3
- 15Shots inside box12
- 12Shots off target7
- 6Shots outside box3
- 7Successful dribbles6
- Passing
- 28Accurate long passes18
- 320Accurate passes317
- 82%Forward passes %81%
- 18Key passes13
- 48%Long pass accuracy49%
- 58Long passes37
- 83%Pass accuracy82%
- 56Passes in final third34
- Defence
- 47Ball recoveries49
- 72Ball safe70
- 41Duels won40
- 14Goal kicks14
- 12Headers won12
- 8Interceptions10
- 4Saves5
- 12Tackles13
- 6Tackles won9
- Discipline
- 11Free kicks9
- 1Red cards0
- 1Second yellows0
- Other
- 3Injuries1
- 116Possession lost110
- 5Substitutions4
- 17Throw-ins17
What stands out
- 90'winning goal
Aleksa Maras's 90th-minute goal decided the match.Score by goal: 70' 1-0, 72' 1-1, 90+1' 2-1.
- 0–0half-time
The match stood at 0–0 at half-time before 2–1 after the break (2–1 full time).
Player leaders
this matchShots
- Vasilije AdžićMNE4 (1)
- Nikola KrstovićMNE4 (1)
- Roberts UldrikisLVA4 (1)
Big chances created
- Vasilije AdžićMNE1
- Andrejs CiganiksLVA1
- Marko JankovicMNE1
Passes
- Dmitrijs ZelenkovsLVA48/55
- Lukass VapneLVA45/47
- Igor VujacicMNE43/49
Progressive passes
- Igor VujacicMNE48 (98%)
- Dmitrijs ZelenkovsLVA46 (84%)
- Marko JankovicMNE44 (90%)
Final-third passes
- Marko JankovicMNE10
- Stefan SavićMNE9
- Milan VukoticMNE7
Key passes
- Andrejs CiganiksLVA3
- Marko JankovicMNE3
- Sead HaksabanovicMNE3
Ball recoveries
- Rihards MatrevicsLVA13
- Balsa PopovicMNE8
- Dmitrijs ZelenkovsLVA8
Duels won
- Roberts UldrikisLVA7/12
- Dmitrijs ZelenkovsLVA6/8
- Dennis CirkinLVA6/13
Dribbles
- Vasilije AdžićMNE3/4
- Dennis CirkinLVA2/4
- Andrija BulatovicMNE1/1
Tackles
- Lukass VapneLVA4
- Marko JankovicMNE2
- Andrija BulatovicMNE2
Clearances
Saves
- Rihards MatrevicsLVA5
- Balsa PopovicMNE4
Table
UEFA Nations League 2026/2027 · current| # | Team | P | W-D-L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4-1-0 | 9:5 | +4 | 13 | |
| 2 | 5 | 2-2-1 | 6:4 | +2 | 8 | |
| 3 | 5 | 1-2-2 | 5:6 | -1 | 5 | |
| 4 | 5 | 0-1-4 | 3:8 | -5 | 1 |
Referee
J. Brisard- Cards / match
- 3.99this match 11 (+7.01)
- Yellows / match
- 3.72this match 10
- Reds / match
- 0.27
- Penalties / match
- 0.2823% of matches
- Fouls / match
- 23.9this match 20
1.75Home 1.75 vs Away 1.97 yellows/match · 16–10 red · 9 coach cards1.97
40%Results in 100 recent matches · draw 29%31%
home winsaway winsAnalysed latest 100 of 127 career matches (97 with card data).
Match strip & events
MNE 2–1 LVA · 5–4 yellow · 1–0 red1′HT90′Montenegro on top 50 of 90 min · MNE 62% · LVA 38% pressure · peaks MNE 90′, LVA 57′
- Full time 2–1
- Aleksa MarasYellow card
- Albert Aleksanjanfor Roberts Uldrikis
- Aleksa Maras2–1Goal · right foot · assist Dušan Vuković
- Roberts SavalnieksYellow card
- Aleksa Marasfor Andrija Bulatovic
- Lukass VapneYellow card
- Dennis CirkinYellow card
- Deniss Melniks1–1Goal · header · assist Andrejs Ciganiks
- Vladislavs Gutkovskisfor Antonijs Cernomordijs
- Nikola Krstović1–0Goal · header · assist Marko Jankovic
- Dmitrijs ZelenkovsYellow card
- Roberts Savalnieksfor Raivis Jurkovskis
- Janis Ikaunieksfor Eduards Daskevics
- Dušan Vukovićfor Sead Haksabanovic
- Andrej Djuricfor Vasilije Adžić
- Marko JankovicYellow card
- Stefan SavićSecond yellow
- Milan Vukoticfor Milos Brnovic
- Risto Radunovicfor Ognjen Gasevic
- Half-time 0–0
- Stefan SavićYellow card
- Nikola KrstovićYellow card
- Sead HaksabanovicYellow card
Ball territory & heatmap
920 ball coords29%MNE third 29% · Midfield 36% · LVA third 35%35%
Top ratings
XI avg 6.95 v 6.88
Vasilije AdžićMNE7.6- ACAndrejs CiganiksLVA7.5
Marko JankovicMNE7.4
Nikola KrstovićMNE7.4
Deniss MelniksLVA7.4
Season comparison
as the teams came into the match- Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
- 3.2Goals per game (both sides)1.93
- 87%Over 1.553%
- 73%Over 2.533%
- 47%Over 3.513%
- 60%Both teams scored40%
- 20%Clean sheets27%
- 27%Failed to score47%
- Montenegro at home v Latvia away
- 8Played7
- 3Won1
- 2Drawn2
- 3Lost4
- 12-12Goals (for-against)4-8
- 1.38Points per game0.71
- 63%Over 2.529%
- 25%Clean sheets29%
- 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
- 12-111st-half goals (for-against)3-10
- 10-152nd-half goals (for-against)6-10
- 45%Goals after half-time67%
- 80%Goal before half-time60%
- 6-5-4Half-time W-D-L1-8-6
- Corners & cards (last 15 matches each)
- 4.9Corners won / game4.3
- 3.7Corners conceded / game5.6
- 47%Over 9.5 corners53%
- 60%Won the corner count47%
- 1.67Yellow cards / game2.2
- 3.53Cards in the match / game3.8
- 53%Over 3.5 cards53%
- 3Red cards (total)0
Matchday 5
UEFA Nations League · the other 7 games- Armenia
1–1
Cyprus - San Marino
0–2
Belarus - Albania
2–0
Finland - Moldova
17:00
Kazakhstan - Luxembourg
19:45
Estonia - Bulgaria
19:45
Iceland - Slovakia
19:45
Faroe Islands
Match info
- Competition
- UEFA Nations League
- Season
- 2026/2027 · Matchday 5 of 24
- Stage
- League C
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Stadion Pod Goricom, Podgorica
- Capacity
- 15,230 · grass
- Weather
- 17 °C · moderate rain · humidity 77%
- Referee
- J. Brisard
- MNE coach
- Mirko Vučinić
- LVA coach
- Paolo Nicolato
- Hashtag
- #MNELVA
Match summary
Montenegro beat Latvia 2-1 in the UEFA Nations League, League C.
Across 4 previous meetings on record, Montenegro won 2 and Latvia won 0, with 2 draws (1.75 goals per game).
Goals came from Nikola Krstović (70') and Aleksa Maras (90') for Montenegro and Deniss Melniks (72') for Latvia.
Montenegro — live results and scheduleLatvia — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this
Lineups
Starting XIs · ratings at full time- 17.3Balsa Popovic96′
- 217.2Andrija Bulatovic↓86′
- 156.0Stefan SavićYC RC
- 56.6Igor Vujacic96′
- 166.6Ognjen Gasevic↓46′
- 146.6Milos Brnovic↓46′
- 87.4Marko JankovicA YC 96′
- 177.6Vasilije Adžić↓60′
- 186.9Sead HaksabanovicYC ↓60′
- 97.4Nikola KrstovićG YC 96′
- 206.8Milutin Osmajic96′
- 237.2Rihards Matrevics96′
- 36.4Dennis CirkinYC 96′
- 46.7Oskars Vientiess96′
- 56.6Antonijs Cernomordijs↓71′
- 217.4Deniss MelniksG 96′
- 136.8Raivis Jurkovskis↓62′
- 147.5Andrejs CiganiksA 96′
- 156.8Dmitrijs ZelenkovsYC 96′
- 177.0Lukass VapneYC 96′
- 76.5Eduards Daskevics↓62′
- 207.0Roberts Uldrikis↓90+2′ 93′
- 3Risto RadunovicDF · ↑46′6.7
- 4Andrej DjuricDF · ↑60′6.3
- 11Milan VukoticMF · ↑46′7.2
- 19Aleksa MarasFW · G YC ↑86′7.2
- 22Dušan VukovićFW · A ↑60′6.8
- 6Slobodan RubežićDF
- 7Marko VesovicDF
- 10Stevan JovetićFW
- 12Danijel PetkovicGK
- 13Igor NikicGK
- 23Aleksa LatkovicMF
SubstitutesCoaches: Mirko Vučinić · Paolo NicolatoG goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off
- 9Vladislavs GutkovskisFW · ↑71′6.4
- 10Janis IkaunieksMF · ↑62′6.6
- 11Roberts SavalnieksDF · YC ↑62′6.3
- 18Albert AleksanjanMF · ↑90+2′
- 1Nils PurinsGK
- 2Daniels BalodisDF
- 6Danila PatijcuksMF
- 8Eduards EmsisMF
- 12Frenks OrolsGK
- 16Kristaps GrabovskisMF
- 19Kristers CudarsMF
Head-to-head
4 meetings on record since 20122-2-0Montenegro W-D-L · goals 5:2
2 MNE2 draws0 LVA- With Montenegro at home
- 1-2-0 (3:1)
- Goals per meeting
- 1.75
- Over 2.5 goals
- 25%
- Both teams scored
- 50%
- Won by the host
- 25%
- Latvia1–2MontenegroUEFA Nations League
- Montenegro0–0LatviaWC Qualification Europe
- Montenegro1–1LatviaFriendly International
- Montenegro2–0LatviaFriendly International
Form
last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off- 2-1W14 Nov
- 2-3L17 Nov
- 2-0W27 Mar
- 2-3L31 Mar
- 1-0W1 Jun
- 2-2D5 Jun
- 2-1W25 Sep
- 3-2W28 Sep
- 2-1W2 Oct
- 0-0D5 Oct
6-2-2goals 18:132.00pts/game
Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below
- 0-0D13 Nov
- 1-2L16 Nov
- 1-0W26 Mar
- 1-0W31 Mar
- 1-1D6 Jun
- 0-1L9 Jun
- 0-2L25 Sep
- 0-0D28 Sep
- 1-2L2 Oct
- 1-2L5 Oct
2-3-5goals 6:100.90pts/game
latest 5
- A
Cyprus1–2 - H
Montenegro1–2 - H
Cyprus0–0 - A
Armenia0–2 - H
Faroe Islands0–1
Goal timing
goals per 15-minute window · last 20 v 20 matches- 251-15
- 3216-30
- 8631-45+
- 2546-60
- 5461-75
- 4676-90+
24:28 goals 9:27Bar and top figure: scored. Red figure: conceded. A goal from minute 76 on in 45% v 40% of their matches.
- 131-15
- 0216-30
- 0631-45+
- 4546-60
- 2561-75
- 2676-90+
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