2021
| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia U21 | 15 | L1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5/15 | 5-5 |
| Russia U21 | 15 | W1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10/15 | 13-3 |
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 U21 | 6 | 10 | 4 | -10 | DDLLL | 58 | -52 |
| Russia U21 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 18 | WWLWW | 48 | -47 |
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
The table gap was wide: 19 points between Russia U21 (1st, 23 pts) and Latvia U21 (6th, 4 pts). Latvia U21 had been under-performing their position — 58th on five-round form against 6th in the table.
The venue was Stadions Skonto in Riga, with room for 1,000 spectators. R. Tarajev took charge of the match — our records show 38 games refereed with an average of 0.5 yellow cards per game. Russia U21 led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 1-4 full-time score.
