About Match
On paper the standings are lopsided — Riga 2nd with 67 points, Tukums 9th with 23, 44 apart. Recent form tells a different story for Riga: only 6th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Against a league average of 1.46 goals per team per game, Tukums run at 1.43 scored and 2 conceded, Riga at 2.9 and 1.03. Tukums would climb to 26 points with a win and up to 8th (other results held equal).
17 meetings are on record — 1 won by Tukums, 14 by Riga, 2 drawn, at 3.59 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 71% of the meetings.
Tukuma pilsētas stadions in Tukums, capacity 1,000, hosts the game.