Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Riga (1st, 66 pts) held a 19-point advantage over Ventspils (3rd, 47 pts). Recent form told a different story for Ventspils: only 7th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Per game in the league, Ventspils were scoring 1.47 and conceding 1.34, Riga 1.84 and 0.66, against a competition average of 1.33 goals per team per game.
4 meetings are on record — 1 won by Ventspils, 2 by Riga, 1 drawn, at 1 goals per meeting. Whoever hosts gains little here: home teams have taken just 25% of the wins in this fixture. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 0% of the meetings.
Olimpiskā centra Ventspils Stadionā, capacity 3,250, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Riga led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Ventspils: Lucas Villela (71'), R. Mickevičs (90') · Riga: O. Laizāns (7')
Key stats
Possession: Ventspils 46% · Riga 54% · On target: 5-5 · Corners: 3-9