Match Report
Level on 47 points, Metta / LU (1st) and Valmiera (2nd) met as equals in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Metta / LU 4.28 scored and 0.78 conceded per game, Valmiera 3 and 0.89, with the league averaging 1.82.
Six consecutive wins preceded this game for Metta / LU, having scored in 12 consecutive games. Valmiera came in having won five on the spin, having scored in 10 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 9 games: 2 Metta / LU wins, 4 for Valmiera, 3 draws, at 2.78 goals per meeting.
Slokas Stadionā staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,800. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Metta / LU: Rudolfs Klavinskis (78') · Valmiera: Lenny Manisa (53'), Fraj Kayramani (59')
Key stats
Possession: Metta / LU 45% · Valmiera 55% · Total shots: 32-6 · On target: 11-4 · Corners: 12-4