Match Report
Rīgas FS went into the game 1st in the table on 69 points; Riga sat 2nd on 65 — a 4-point gap. In league terms the two rates read 2.52/0.74 for Rīgas FS and 3/1 for Riga (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.5.
Momentum sat with Rīgas FS, winners of their last five, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Riga came in having won six on the spin, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
The sides have met 14 times in the GioScore results database: 4 wins for Rīgas FS, 5 draws and 5 for Riga, at 2.93 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 36% of meetings won. The fixture leans high-scoring: 64% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 71%. Recent editions have opened up: 4 goals per game across the last five meetings against 2.93 historically.
The match was played at Stadions Arkādija grass (capacity 2,500). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Riga led 1-0 at the break, before 5 more goals closed it at 3-3.
Goal scorers
Rīgas FS: Rostand Ndjiki (51'), Ziga Lipuscek (65'), Andrés Salazar (77' og), Stefan Panic (80') · Riga: Mohamed Badamosi (27'), Caio (53')
Key stats
Possession: Rīgas FS 46% · Riga 54% · Total shots: 7-13 · On target: 3-6 · Corners: 4-3