Match Report
Riga, 2nd with 87 points, sat 32 points above Valmiera (4th, 55). Against a league average of 1.54 goals per team per game, Riga ran at 2.75 scored and 0.64 conceded, Valmiera at 2.08 and 1.08.
Riga were unbeaten in 15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 3 Riga wins, 3 for Valmiera, 2 draws, at 3.13 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 63% of the meetings. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 63% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 75%.
Stadions Skonto in Riga staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,000. On the scoreboard, Riga led 1-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-0 the final score.