Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Riga (2nd, 70 pts) held a 28-point advantage over Liepāja (4th, 42 pts). Riga's recent output lagged their position: 6th on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, Liepāja were scoring 1.37 and conceding 1.43, Riga 2.83 and 1, against a competition average of 1.45 goals per team per game.
Riga were unbeaten in 7, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
GioScore's database holds 16 meetings between the two: 2 for Liepāja, 13 for Riga and 1 drawn, at 2.88 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 63% of the meetings won by the home side.
The match was played at Stadions Daugava (capacity 5,083). On the scoreboard, Liepāja led 2-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-2.
Goal scorers
Liepāja: Ede Oloko (4'), Ede Oloko (27'), Abiodun Ogunniyi (58') · Riga: Mohamed Badamosi (17'), Abdulrahman Taiwo (90')
Key stats
Possession: Liepāja 43% · Riga 57% · Total shots: 9-18 · On target: 3-7 · Corners: 2-9